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A review by krakentamer
Impulse by Steven Gould
4.0
This book was almost as infuriating as the last one - and by that I'm referring to the fact that the protagonist (here, Davey and Millie's daughter Cent) finds herself caught up in a situation where there are people being very mean and evil to innocents who cannot defend themselves. As in the previous book, this left me with a feeling of impotent rage as I was forced to sit by the side and just watch helplessly as these people were hurt, harassed, and worse.
The first half of the book was pretty much a retread of Mean Girls, but eventually the story took a darker turn.
It seemed that the pacing (is that the correct term?) of the story was a bit off as the first part (Mean Girls redux) was a slow burner, and then the rest of the book rushed through the action, with some elements left unresolved. At the rate that it was going I was fully expecting it to end on a cliff-hanger, but it all skidded to a stop in a single chapter (or 2).
I've been enjoying this series quite a bit more than I first expected to, and I'm looking forward to the next one.
Audiobook notes: the narrator (Emily Rankin) did a fine job, giving distinctive voices to the characters, including the males. The only obvious mispronunciation was on the seemingly simple "ethernet".
The first half of the book was pretty much a retread of Mean Girls, but eventually the story took a darker turn.
It seemed that the pacing (is that the correct term?) of the story was a bit off as the first part (Mean Girls redux) was a slow burner, and then the rest of the book rushed through the action, with some elements left unresolved. At the rate that it was going I was fully expecting it to end on a cliff-hanger, but it all skidded to a stop in a single chapter (or 2).
I've been enjoying this series quite a bit more than I first expected to, and I'm looking forward to the next one.
Audiobook notes: the narrator (Emily Rankin) did a fine job, giving distinctive voices to the characters, including the males. The only obvious mispronunciation was on the seemingly simple "ethernet".