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A review by abookwormwithwine
The Completionist by Siobhan Adcock
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5
[b:The Completionist|36373248|The Completionist|Siobhan Adcock|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515193108s/36373248.jpg|58060589] by [a:Siobhan Adcock|123833|Siobhan Adcock|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1518002924p2/123833.jpg] was such a strange book, and I think for that reason alone it will be pretty unforgettable.
The Completionist is about Carter Quinn, a 24-year-old Marine back from an ongoing war against a rebel group. The place he lives is now called New Chicago and the world is a completely different place from what it used to be. There is now a major fertility crisis that has made it hard for women to even have a child, let alone the new standards that make it hard for them to raise them. On top of that water is gone and has been replaced with something called H2.0, but most people use a type of sanitizer because they can't afford to have H2.0 run to their homes. Carter is dealing with unexplained physical symptoms that are basically taking over his life, all while his older sister Fred is pregnant and his other sister Gard has vanished.
The book switches between present and Carter's time as a Marine, both pretty disturbing to read about but especially the war parts. There are also messages to Carter from his sisters while he was gone interspersed throughout the book that go backwards in time. This was a very interesting way to read the book, and I enjoyed that part of it. The major mystery in the book is what happened to Gard, but I found it hard to really focus on that with all the symptoms that Carter is experiencing. I felt like a lot of the book was overshadowed by Carter's symptoms when we are in his POV which made it hard to focus on what was going on.
I was also pretty bored with the start of the book and didn't get into it until I was around the 80-something page mark. The ending was left pretty open-ended as well, but that didn't bother me as much as it will some people. I just think that this book wasn't executed in a way that really had me invested in the characters and I wish there would have been more world-building not seen through the eyes of a drunk/struggling Carter.
Final Thought: I really want to read more dystopian novels, and while this book gave me that, it wasn't in quite the format I would have preferred. I'm not really sure who to recommend this book to, but I think if the synopsis grabs your attention you should give it a shot. It was also a fast read despite starting out slow for me, and I didn't find myself wanting to skim anything. I really want to know what more people think about it so check it out and let me know!
The Completionist in 3-ish words: Complex, Dangerous, Unexpected
[b:The Completionist|36373248|The Completionist|Siobhan Adcock|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515193108s/36373248.jpg|58060589] by [a:Siobhan Adcock|123833|Siobhan Adcock|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1518002924p2/123833.jpg] was such a strange book, and I think for that reason alone it will be pretty unforgettable.
The Completionist is about Carter Quinn, a 24-year-old Marine back from an ongoing war against a rebel group. The place he lives is now called New Chicago and the world is a completely different place from what it used to be. There is now a major fertility crisis that has made it hard for women to even have a child, let alone the new standards that make it hard for them to raise them. On top of that water is gone and has been replaced with something called H2.0, but most people use a type of sanitizer because they can't afford to have H2.0 run to their homes. Carter is dealing with unexplained physical symptoms that are basically taking over his life, all while his older sister Fred is pregnant and his other sister Gard has vanished.
The book switches between present and Carter's time as a Marine, both pretty disturbing to read about but especially the war parts. There are also messages to Carter from his sisters while he was gone interspersed throughout the book that go backwards in time. This was a very interesting way to read the book, and I enjoyed that part of it. The major mystery in the book is what happened to Gard, but I found it hard to really focus on that with all the symptoms that Carter is experiencing. I felt like a lot of the book was overshadowed by Carter's symptoms when we are in his POV which made it hard to focus on what was going on.
I was also pretty bored with the start of the book and didn't get into it until I was around the 80-something page mark. The ending was left pretty open-ended as well, but that didn't bother me as much as it will some people. I just think that this book wasn't executed in a way that really had me invested in the characters and I wish there would have been more world-building not seen through the eyes of a drunk/struggling Carter.
Final Thought: I really want to read more dystopian novels, and while this book gave me that, it wasn't in quite the format I would have preferred. I'm not really sure who to recommend this book to, but I think if the synopsis grabs your attention you should give it a shot. It was also a fast read despite starting out slow for me, and I didn't find myself wanting to skim anything. I really want to know what more people think about it so check it out and let me know!
The Completionist in 3-ish words: Complex, Dangerous, Unexpected