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A review by cameronjames
Barefoot in the City of Broken Dreams by Brent Hartinger
4.0
I first have to say that here Brent has successfully wrote a book that didn't make me roll my eyes once. I was of course wary at the start, he'd gotten such a good deal, it'd all happened so quickly, I worried for the obvious cliché to follow and yet somehow you managed to avoid that cliché like the plague. I enjoyed the prospect of the story and enjoyed the new take this series has taken, I however was quite surprised at the lack of mention of Min and Gunnar - but it could just be that I am an avid fan of the Russel Middlebrook Series but of course understand how this book is also a standalone so can sort of see were he was coming from - I do have to add though that I fully enjoyed the return of Otto (and kind of shipped Otto and Russel - again).
I found Russel to be believable and related immensely with him, I even understood all the ghost stuff, if that tells you anything! But I thought overall with the relatable main character and the strong non-cliché storyline this book is a brilliant read that has managed to keep me intrigued and turning the pages.
I wouldn't say there were any bad points to the book, I'd feel it'd be wrong to say there were bad bits, although admittedly there were bits where I couldn't completely see where things were going - for example early bits with Daniel, I found the character odd and struggled to see his direction but of course as the story progressed I saw what kind of direction it was supposed to take.
I found Russel to be believable and related immensely with him, I even understood all the ghost stuff, if that tells you anything! But I thought overall with the relatable main character and the strong non-cliché storyline this book is a brilliant read that has managed to keep me intrigued and turning the pages.
I wouldn't say there were any bad points to the book, I'd feel it'd be wrong to say there were bad bits, although admittedly there were bits where I couldn't completely see where things were going - for example early bits with Daniel, I found the character odd and struggled to see his direction but of course as the story progressed I saw what kind of direction it was supposed to take.