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A review by ashleighmacro
S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett
2.0
I'm so disappointed that this has ended up being my first two star novel of the year! The premise of this novel is so intriguing, it sounded like the perfect October read, and even the first few chapters were making me think that some serious shit was about to go down. There were so many hints about how bad things were going to get and about Greer being a murderer (Greer tells the story in past tense, quickly revealing that terrible things were coming to hook the reader in) that I was on the edge of my seat in no time.
Fast forward a few more chapters and things had slowed down to the pace of a snail. I was getting so impatient that I was actually starting to skim read, something I never, ever normally do. There were unnecessarily lengthy descriptions to set the scene, and Greer was starting to upset me with her The Princess Diaries insults and regularly reused phrases such as "I'm not going to lie," and "I'll be honest with you."
It was only right near the end of the novel that things picked up again, but even then I found the big reveal hugely disappointing, and following that the extra chapter or so completely unsatisfactory.
I'm really frustrated that this book ended up being so disappointing because the ingredients for a masterpiece are all there. It just falls really flat and I wonder whether it's partly because of the hints early on that make the ending feel completely over hyped.
Anyway. Let's move on and hope that my next read is a good'un!
Fast forward a few more chapters and things had slowed down to the pace of a snail. I was getting so impatient that I was actually starting to skim read, something I never, ever normally do. There were unnecessarily lengthy descriptions to set the scene, and Greer was starting to upset me with her The Princess Diaries insults and regularly reused phrases such as "I'm not going to lie," and "I'll be honest with you."
It was only right near the end of the novel that things picked up again, but even then I found the big reveal hugely disappointing, and following that the extra chapter or so completely unsatisfactory.
I'm really frustrated that this book ended up being so disappointing because the ingredients for a masterpiece are all there. It just falls really flat and I wonder whether it's partly because of the hints early on that make the ending feel completely over hyped.
Anyway. Let's move on and hope that my next read is a good'un!