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A review by readingthestars
The Burnouts by Lex Thomas
2.0
What...just happened. A lot of things just don’t make sense. Also, they did Will SO DIRTY! What was even going on with that government truck? What? The pregnancy ending annoyed me, and calling Will “the weaker one” (because you know that it was talking about him) isn’t fair to him at all. Yes, he relied on others a lot and considered himself to be the weaker brother, but he wasn’t, truly. He spent so much time in the school without David and managed to survive (with questionable actions, but still). Him being reduced to a “weak” boy who’s desperately in love is just...not true.
It’s been painfully obvious throughout the entire series that it’s written by men - especially when it comes to Lucy’s character, and ESPECIALLY in this last book. The line “The hallway was as empty as her uterus” made me cringe SO. HARD. Who thought that was a good line to put in there? I bet they all felt very clever with that sentence, but it’s so not an okay thing to say? I’m still in shock that somebody thought that was a good and alright thing to write. Lucy just went through a miscarriage, one of the hardest things a human can experience, and you follow it with THAT? It’s not a joke - it’s a baby and a mother who is heartbroken.
In terms of being unrealistic...I get they were trying to escape but WHY would you release all the teenagers without knowing if the cure is ready and waiting for them? Also, wouldn’t the parents be scared or worried? Obviously they want to see their kids but still.
I’ve been thinking about this the entire time I was reading the series, but it’s especially true at the end of this book. I hate the endless competition between Will and David over Lucy (which you can probably chalk up to me not liking love triangles). Does Will’s whole worth and life really need to depend on whether or not he’s with Lucy?
The series also felt too forced. Whole thing was rushed, which I initially went with because I like quick books. But it was like they were just monopolizing on the fame that dystopian had after The Hunger Games and Divergent. I liked all the characters fine enough, but like I said above, painfully obvious the women were written by men. Loved the second book, but this third one missed the mark for me.
It’s been painfully obvious throughout the entire series that it’s written by men - especially when it comes to Lucy’s character, and ESPECIALLY in this last book. The line “The hallway was as empty as her uterus” made me cringe SO. HARD. Who thought that was a good line to put in there? I bet they all felt very clever with that sentence, but it’s so not an okay thing to say? I’m still in shock that somebody thought that was a good and alright thing to write. Lucy just went through a miscarriage, one of the hardest things a human can experience, and you follow it with THAT? It’s not a joke - it’s a baby and a mother who is heartbroken.
In terms of being unrealistic...I get they were trying to escape but WHY would you release all the teenagers without knowing if the cure is ready and waiting for them? Also, wouldn’t the parents be scared or worried? Obviously they want to see their kids but still.
I’ve been thinking about this the entire time I was reading the series, but it’s especially true at the end of this book. I hate the endless competition between Will and David over Lucy (which you can probably chalk up to me not liking love triangles). Does Will’s whole worth and life really need to depend on whether or not he’s with Lucy?
The series also felt too forced. Whole thing was rushed, which I initially went with because I like quick books. But it was like they were just monopolizing on the fame that dystopian had after The Hunger Games and Divergent. I liked all the characters fine enough, but like I said above, painfully obvious the women were written by men. Loved the second book, but this third one missed the mark for me.