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A review by ashley_earley
The Scattering by Kimberly McCreight
1.0
DNF @ 63%
I just could not finish this! Writing was quick. Not nearly as well-written as the first in the series though. Disappointing. The thrill was lacking as well. I saw no other reason to finish it. If it wasn't such quick writing, I probably wouldn't have but it's an easy read. Like a James Patterson novel.
So yeah, writing was quick but lacking in keeping me entertained with the story. Wasn't gripped at all. Don't care what happens to any of the characters anymore. Also a lack of emotional depth.
I see no reason to finish this series. Why would I spend my money on a book I know I won't like? It's dumb. I don't care if it's fast. This book was even more of a disappointment than the first one. At least with The Outliers, there was the tense thrill of Jasper and Wylie going to find Cassie. I had thought it was suspense and then it got all weird with the "reading of emotions" ability (aka Outlier) so yeah the first book ended kind of weird. But the second book....just a flat, boring disaster.
On a side note, the Teresa character...totally. Pissed. Me. Off. We only see her briefly and get a relatively short description but it was enough for me. Can we not write homeschooled characters and not label them as socially awkward, quiet, and etc.!? I have yet to find a book that has a homeschooled character that DOESN'T sound ridiculously stereotypical. (If someone does, please recommend!) I just get SO EFFIN TIRED of it! I stop reading books if it does include a homeschooled that's "socially incompetent" because it's ridiculous, judgmental, untrue in MOST cases, and just flat out ignorant! (Jennifer L. Armentrout's book The Problem with Forever is a good example. I got why the character was the way that she was but I could not stand it.) Writers, DO YOUR RESEARCH! STOP BEING STUPID AND GOING THE EASY ROUTE FOR HOMESCHOOLED CHARACTERS!
So many reasons why I'm giving this book a 1-star rating. It was just ridiculous. Very disappointed because I met the author in person at BookCon before the release of the first book and it sounded cool and thriller-ish. And I was let down.
Now that I think about it, I've read a few books this year that I've given 1-star ratings....that's pretty upsetting. I'm either getting picky or the books just really sucked, because I almost never give out 1-star reviews lol!
Anyway, I would not recommend these books.
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-Ashley Earley
I just could not finish this! Writing was quick. Not nearly as well-written as the first in the series though. Disappointing. The thrill was lacking as well. I saw no other reason to finish it. If it wasn't such quick writing, I probably wouldn't have but it's an easy read. Like a James Patterson novel.
So yeah, writing was quick but lacking in keeping me entertained with the story. Wasn't gripped at all. Don't care what happens to any of the characters anymore. Also a lack of emotional depth.
I see no reason to finish this series. Why would I spend my money on a book I know I won't like? It's dumb. I don't care if it's fast. This book was even more of a disappointment than the first one. At least with The Outliers, there was the tense thrill of Jasper and Wylie going to find Cassie. I had thought it was suspense and then it got all weird with the "reading of emotions" ability (aka Outlier) so yeah the first book ended kind of weird. But the second book....just a flat, boring disaster.
On a side note, the Teresa character...totally. Pissed. Me. Off. We only see her briefly and get a relatively short description but it was enough for me. Can we not write homeschooled characters and not label them as socially awkward, quiet, and etc.!? I have yet to find a book that has a homeschooled character that DOESN'T sound ridiculously stereotypical. (If someone does, please recommend!) I just get SO EFFIN TIRED of it! I stop reading books if it does include a homeschooled that's "socially incompetent" because it's ridiculous, judgmental, untrue in MOST cases, and just flat out ignorant! (Jennifer L. Armentrout's book The Problem with Forever is a good example. I got why the character was the way that she was but I could not stand it.) Writers, DO YOUR RESEARCH! STOP BEING STUPID AND GOING THE EASY ROUTE FOR HOMESCHOOLED CHARACTERS!
So many reasons why I'm giving this book a 1-star rating. It was just ridiculous. Very disappointed because I met the author in person at BookCon before the release of the first book and it sounded cool and thriller-ish. And I was let down.
Now that I think about it, I've read a few books this year that I've given 1-star ratings....that's pretty upsetting. I'm either getting picky or the books just really sucked, because I almost never give out 1-star reviews lol!
Anyway, I would not recommend these books.
www.ashleyearley.com
www.ashleyearleybooks.tumblr.com
www.ashleyearleywrites.blogspot.com
-Ashley Earley