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A review by thestarman
Unearthed by Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman
ADULT READER REVIEW:
YA VERDICT: 3+ stars?
ADULT VERDICT: 2.2 stars. Good concept (teen tomb raiders on alien planet, with fate of Earth possibly at stake), but frustrating focus and ending. Perhaps best enjoyed by the younger end of the YA readership (under age 17?).
Younger readers will mostly dig this more than I did, so ignore my thoughts below if society has deemed you too young to buy alcohol legally.
3.3 star concept,
- minus 0.5 stars for scene-split ending
- minus 0.5 stars for romance over reality
- minus 0.25 stars because boys do NOT think like this
- minus 0.1 star for eye-rolling kisses/heart flutters
+ PLUS 0.25 stars for a criminal (of sorts) protagonist
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= 2.2 stars
I should deduct another 0.25 stars for excessive info-dumps, but I don't want to be too negative here, because this could easily have been a 3.5+ star book with more focus, realism and terror -- and far less tween-level swooning.
It couldn't decide if it was an insta-love swoon fest, or an actual story. But there was action, and temple exploration, and some intrigue along the way.
There's a Book 2, if you aren't too mad to buy it after the #!@*% mid-scene ending* of UNEARTHED.
* Authors who revert to such shenanigans should be forced to sell their books with a warning on the front: THIS BOOK IS INCOMPLETE. IT ENDS ARTIFICIALLY IN MID-SCENE. HA HA HA!
PARENTS & PRUDES: Strangely hormone-free, considering age of the 2 main characters.
YA VERDICT: 3+ stars?
ADULT VERDICT: 2.2 stars. Good concept (teen tomb raiders on alien planet, with fate of Earth possibly at stake), but frustrating focus and ending. Perhaps best enjoyed by the younger end of the YA readership (under age 17?).
Younger readers will mostly dig this more than I did, so ignore my thoughts below if society has deemed you too young to buy alcohol legally.
3.3 star concept,
- minus 0.5 stars for scene-split ending
- minus 0.5 stars for romance over reality
- minus 0.25 stars because boys do NOT think like this
- minus 0.1 star for eye-rolling kisses/heart flutters
+ PLUS 0.25 stars for a criminal (of sorts) protagonist
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= 2.2 stars
I should deduct another 0.25 stars for excessive info-dumps, but I don't want to be too negative here, because this could easily have been a 3.5+ star book with more focus, realism and terror -- and far less tween-level swooning.
It couldn't decide if it was an insta-love swoon fest, or an actual story. But there was action, and temple exploration, and some intrigue along the way.
There's a Book 2, if you aren't too mad to buy it after the #!@*% mid-scene ending* of UNEARTHED.
* Authors who revert to such shenanigans should be forced to sell their books with a warning on the front: THIS BOOK IS INCOMPLETE. IT ENDS ARTIFICIALLY IN MID-SCENE. HA HA HA!
PARENTS & PRUDES: Strangely hormone-free, considering age of the 2 main characters.