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A review by nhdk
S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett
3.0
I have mixed feelings about S.T.A.G.S. Broadly it was an easy read, that I finished comfortably in a day and that is typically a good sign, books that take me ages are usually a slog for a bad reason.
The story is about bullying, a conspiracy at England’s oldest private school, and the class divide. It starts out making a bold claim about the main student’s and to avoid spoilers I won’t go into detail, but that claim, I felt, doesn’t really come to fruition. Which made the ending a bit of a disappointment, although there was a somewhat predictable twist right at the end.
It’s a simple plot that’s easy to follow with pretty engaging characters, I liked the scene setting too, although the first 15% of the book reads very bizarrely. It’s almost like a shopping list. I think it could have done with a further edit to make the description flow better.
The main character was likable, and the constant references to films could have been a big risk – a cheat for metaphors and description, but actually, I quite liked how the character viewed the world and compared it to movies.
Overall, this was an okay book. It was a good, quick read, with characters I liked to hate, but it didn’t blow me away. That being said, I probably would read another book by this author.
The story is about bullying, a conspiracy at England’s oldest private school, and the class divide. It starts out making a bold claim about the main student’s and to avoid spoilers I won’t go into detail, but that claim, I felt, doesn’t really come to fruition. Which made the ending a bit of a disappointment, although there was a somewhat predictable twist right at the end.
It’s a simple plot that’s easy to follow with pretty engaging characters, I liked the scene setting too, although the first 15% of the book reads very bizarrely. It’s almost like a shopping list. I think it could have done with a further edit to make the description flow better.
The main character was likable, and the constant references to films could have been a big risk – a cheat for metaphors and description, but actually, I quite liked how the character viewed the world and compared it to movies.
Overall, this was an okay book. It was a good, quick read, with characters I liked to hate, but it didn’t blow me away. That being said, I probably would read another book by this author.