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A review by lydiaewinters
Hold Fast by Blue Balliett
2.0
DNF'd page 38
This is a book written for middle school kids. I am 36 years old and I have never been so bored in my life. I can't imagine a single kid willingly reading this.
I love to read. I love to write. I love words. Yet I could barely slog through a couple chapters. Dash felt pretentious. I immediately was turned off by house constant talking like an English teacher (not the fun kind, but the kind that would suck all the joy out of reading.
I just can't get into a book that reads like it was written entirely to sound literary and intelligent. I want a good story. And when I pick up a middle school mystery I intended it to be something a kid would actually read.
This is a book written for middle school kids. I am 36 years old and I have never been so bored in my life. I can't imagine a single kid willingly reading this.
I love to read. I love to write. I love words. Yet I could barely slog through a couple chapters. Dash felt pretentious. I immediately was turned off by house constant talking like an English teacher (not the fun kind, but the kind that would suck all the joy out of reading.
I just can't get into a book that reads like it was written entirely to sound literary and intelligent. I want a good story. And when I pick up a middle school mystery I intended it to be something a kid would actually read.