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A review by sadie1202
Wayward by Chuck Wendig
3.0
Thanks for NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for providing the ebook!
First of all, the first book Wanderer was a great read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Second, Chuck Wendig is a very good writer and storyteller.
Wayward picks up the story 5 years after the end of the last isntalment. It does not explore as many topics or characters as the last one (which was a lot but not overwhelming), which makes it much more straightforward and easier to follow. And because of that, it is unnecessarily longer, and there are a lot of moments where the dialogues and storylines become quite predictable and.... boring. I do think if it was cut down to about 2/3 of the length or shorter, it'd be a better and more satifying follow-up.
First of all, the first book Wanderer was a great read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Second, Chuck Wendig is a very good writer and storyteller.
Wayward picks up the story 5 years after the end of the last isntalment. It does not explore as many topics or characters as the last one (which was a lot but not overwhelming), which makes it much more straightforward and easier to follow. And because of that, it is unnecessarily longer, and there are a lot of moments where the dialogues and storylines become quite predictable and.... boring. I do think if it was cut down to about 2/3 of the length or shorter, it'd be a better and more satifying follow-up.