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A review by notcatpee
Broken Lands, Volume 1 by Jonathan Maberry
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
For context, I read the Rot and Ruin series in highschool, between around 2015-2016. I loved them. I still have a soft spot in my heart for the characters, and it was a pleasant surprise that they're back in this new series.
Unfortunately the new set of characters just don't resonate the same. Maybe I'm older now (and am too old). They just feel very forced and flat. I love the attempt at diversity, and that maybe more teens will relate to the new characters. But... it all seems forced. Very clumsy, ham-fisted, and spattered everywhere and anywhere throughout. I don't need to be reminded that a character is "curvy" in the final battle. I already know she is.
Still, a very good action-forward read. Maberry never disappoints with that.
I only hope that the current teens reading this connect to the new characters as much as I did with the first crew. It's hard to objectively step back to assess, now that I'm older.
Also I have beef with how a certain ending bit was tied off and from which perspective it was shown but I'm not going to spoil exactly what.
Unfortunately the new set of characters just don't resonate the same. Maybe I'm older now (and am too old). They just feel very forced and flat. I love the attempt at diversity, and that maybe more teens will relate to the new characters. But... it all seems forced. Very clumsy, ham-fisted, and spattered everywhere and anywhere throughout. I don't need to be reminded that a character is "curvy" in the final battle. I already know she is.
Still, a very good action-forward read. Maberry never disappoints with that.
I only hope that the current teens reading this connect to the new characters as much as I did with the first crew. It's hard to objectively step back to assess, now that I'm older.
Also I have beef with how a certain ending bit was tied off and from which perspective it was shown but I'm not going to spoil exactly what.