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A review by jayseejewel
The Roar by Emma Clayton
4.0
7.5/10
A really interesting concept that would have been amazing if not limited by its target audience's (middle-grade) style of writing
Pros:
- a really interesting setting, concept, and twist at the end (I still think about it and how it relates to modern society)
- a good overarching plot
- pretty solid characters and villains
Cons:
- this story was really limited by the fact that it was written for children. There are a lot of annoying tropes and cliches that can overshadow how great the story overall is. (Ex: (spoiler) I must tell you this important thing but I'll wait to write it in a letter, which you will then conveniently lose to delay the mystery.)
- the characters were at times cliche and illogical or even downright annoying
- the story dragged at the end and I considered putting it down at points
A really interesting concept that would have been amazing if not limited by its target audience's (middle-grade) style of writing
Pros:
- a really interesting setting, concept, and twist at the end (I still think about it and how it relates to modern society)
- a good overarching plot
- pretty solid characters and villains
Cons:
- this story was really limited by the fact that it was written for children. There are a lot of annoying tropes and cliches that can overshadow how great the story overall is. (Ex: (spoiler) I must tell you this important thing but I'll wait to write it in a letter, which you will then conveniently lose to delay the mystery.)
- the characters were at times cliche and illogical or even downright annoying
- the story dragged at the end and I considered putting it down at points