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shutupnread 's review for:
Secret Society
by Tom Dolby
The whole idea of a cult that allowed people to live in privileged style is quite alluring so I was fascinated and looking forward in reading Secret Society. However, I realized while I was reading that the book just didn't draw me in. I found myself skimming a lot of the passages, trying to get ahead of the story to see when something would actually happen. And a lot of things happened but they were either all packed together so it was too fast or it just wasn't very enticing to me.
The characters, Phoebe, Lauren, Nick and Patch were developed but they had a lot of loopholes in it. I felt like there were a lot of information on them but I felt as if I didn't really know them. It seemed like they were just skimming through the water and not going in deep enough. Also, the writing style has each of the kid's perspectives so it kept changing and became kind of confusing after a while.
Another interesting aspect I realized was about the Secret Society. There seemed to be a lot of information about how it began and what it did but there were a ton of information that were still unrevealed. And that bothered me a lot because I never found out everything that made it seem more believable and it just seemed like vital pieces were missing.
The best thing I liked was probably the cover. I thought it was very attractive and, no, I don't swing that way, but I thought it depicted the whole plot pretty well.
Overall, Secret Society reminded me of the Private series and a bit of the Beautiful American series so if you enjoyed those, you can check this one out too.
The characters, Phoebe, Lauren, Nick and Patch were developed but they had a lot of loopholes in it. I felt like there were a lot of information on them but I felt as if I didn't really know them. It seemed like they were just skimming through the water and not going in deep enough. Also, the writing style has each of the kid's perspectives so it kept changing and became kind of confusing after a while.
Another interesting aspect I realized was about the Secret Society. There seemed to be a lot of information about how it began and what it did but there were a ton of information that were still unrevealed. And that bothered me a lot because I never found out everything that made it seem more believable and it just seemed like vital pieces were missing.
The best thing I liked was probably the cover. I thought it was very attractive and, no, I don't swing that way, but I thought it depicted the whole plot pretty well.
Overall, Secret Society reminded me of the Private series and a bit of the Beautiful American series so if you enjoyed those, you can check this one out too.