A review by thereadrose
S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett

2.0


Be forewarned, this review contains spoilers.
And I don’t want anyone to be discouraged from reading it if they are excited for this book, like I was. But, with that being said... this review is basically one large rant on why I didn’t like this book. Frankly, two stars was generous.

I really wanted to like this book... but it just missed the mark so many times.
First off, with the cover saying “One Deadly Weekend,” I was really expecting... more. I mean, one person dies and it’s not even during the event, not only that but he commits suicide! When it comes to the others, there were way too many close calls and it wasn’t even shocking when it happened. It wasn’t only easy for me to guess... but the author (she) TELLS you that something is about to happen in the beginning of the chapter. Which she so happens to put in parentheses as if she’s talking to the reader which spoils the entire chapter.
Another thing, this book is basically chalk full of annoying movie references, in the most random, yet frequent manner. It felt like they were just tossed in, to me, it didn’t help the plot or the writing. It just became a nuisance.
Greer’s obsession with Henry was annoying. Scratch that. The more I read, the more she seems convinced that if a boy is at all nice to her, then they must obviously like her. 🙄🙄🙄 Greer’s character in general was just lacking. She easily gave into peer pressure and was very back and forth with her plans. Greer just wasn’t the strong independent female like I wanted her to be. I wanted her to be a survivor. Not someone who changes their beliefs and instincts just because a cute boy looked at her.
This book reminds me of a practice piece. Like, something that an author may use as a warm up to get all of their bad ideas out of the way. If there is such a technique, this book is the perfect example.