Scan barcode
A review by irrelahvant
Troublemakers by Catherine Barter
2.0
I feel bad for giving it a pretty low rating when majority of those who read the book seem to enjoy it. The story revolves around 15-year-old Alena Kennedy. Lena's brother, Danny, has been her guardian, alongside his partner, Nick, eversince their mother passed away when she was three-years-old.
Overall, I found the plot to be very draggy, especially in the first quarter. Later in the story, tension starts to rise between the characters but that was it. The ending was abrupt and rushed (Or maybe it's just me).
In all honesty, I was not able to connect with Lena. I found her to be very frustrating and bratty. She had this 'My needs and emotions are more important than yours.' The way she treated Danny was straight up rude. She can not be trusted with emails like the Will and Jacob incident. Like????? Did she not think about it? The impact of it? She had to do what's ~~~~ morally right ~~~~~ It would have taken her like two minutes to call her brother like "Uh. Hi. Just to let you know that we're still continuing this argument like I'm still mad but I think your boss is lowkey shady."
Sometimes when I read her intentions or motivations that causes her to act a certain way, I cannot comprehend how she thought it was okay - like how she didn't possibly wonder that she had done had the possibly of her brother to lose his job. Like, she's fifteen! When I was fifteen, I didn't go snooping around people's business - I wanted to marry Logan Henderson.
ANYWAY - the ending was unsatisfying since the beginning portion had taken up alot of time that the buildup had lost its impact and suspense. So, when all have been revealed, it didn't feel rewarding. It didn't really answer the questions that were running around in my head.
Why was Lena excused for her negative and frustrating behaviour?
What happened to Mike?
What about Colombia and Nick?
WHAT WAS THE POINT OF OLLIE?
I'm being too picky about this but it was alot to take it and in the end, it still left me empty. Again, if you enjoy the book, that is great. Maybe I missed the symbolism or subtext of the story or I didn't get the characters fully. Maybe I'm missing something.
All in all, I didn't get the book.
Overall, I found the plot to be very draggy, especially in the first quarter. Later in the story, tension starts to rise between the characters but that was it. The ending was abrupt and rushed (Or maybe it's just me).
In all honesty, I was not able to connect with Lena. I found her to be very frustrating and bratty. She had this 'My needs and emotions are more important than yours.' The way she treated Danny was straight up rude. She can not be trusted with emails like the Will and Jacob incident. Like????? Did she not think about it? The impact of it? She had to do what's ~~~~ morally right ~~~~~ It would have taken her like two minutes to call her brother like "Uh. Hi. Just to let you know that we're still continuing this argument like I'm still mad but I think your boss is lowkey shady."
Sometimes when I read her intentions or motivations that causes her to act a certain way, I cannot comprehend how she thought it was okay - like how she didn't possibly wonder that she had done had the possibly of her brother to lose his job. Like, she's fifteen! When I was fifteen, I didn't go snooping around people's business - I wanted to marry Logan Henderson.
ANYWAY - the ending was unsatisfying since the beginning portion had taken up alot of time that the buildup had lost its impact and suspense. So, when all have been revealed, it didn't feel rewarding. It didn't really answer the questions that were running around in my head.
Why was Lena excused for her negative and frustrating behaviour?
What happened to Mike?
What about Colombia and Nick?
WHAT WAS THE POINT OF OLLIE?
I'm being too picky about this but it was alot to take it and in the end, it still left me empty. Again, if you enjoy the book, that is great. Maybe I missed the symbolism or subtext of the story or I didn't get the characters fully. Maybe I'm missing something.
All in all, I didn't get the book.