robinorozco 's review for:

An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King

4.0

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While in the thick of it, I found this story to be terrifying, amazing, crazy, and kept me guessing how it would end. I needed to keep reading. The characters I both enjoyed and despised, needless to say I was convinced this was going to be my favorite book of the year. However, the ending of this book left me for want. It flopped at the end, it was dry and made the rest of the greatness in this novel, much less great. If I were to rate the first 3/4 of the book, i would give it 5 stars, no questions asked. The last 1/4th, 2-3 stars, maybe even one. So I settle on 4, but really give it 3.5-4.