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I'm torn how to rate this book.
On levels of pure unadulterated enjoyment, I would totally give this book a 5. I laughed out loud, I cried my eyes out, I read lines like a freaking speed reader to get to the end of this. It had everything I look for in a novel.
This found footage type of book is super fun to read, but you have to do it right. Because the problem is that character development can get lost in the shuffle. So while this book was a riotous and wild ride, filled with every type of everything you could want in a sci-fi book, I didn't connect with the characters, at times, as much I wanted to. Kady was pretty good there toward the end, and AIDAN was a ton of fun, but Ezra was never more than a blip for me. Like I didn't even miss him when.
I think there was a lot to gain from the side characters, but golly gee, there were so many of them that I got lost at times, trying to figure out who was who. So freaking many characters that ended up sidelined, dropped, or killed brutally. Which I totally get! I mean, this book was supposed to be brutal.
I dunno. I'm not sure what this book was missing that didn't make me want to shout from the rooftops that EVERY DAMN PERSON should read it, because I really did enjoy it. *shrug* Give it a try and see what you think. And then get back to me if you figure it out.
Can't wait to read the next ones! (and by the way, so happy that ending wasn't a total cliffhanger! I was prepared, but totally relieved that there was an ending.)
PS- This is a side note that I hope doesn't get me into trouble with the goodreads gods, but if you like this found footage style, I HIGHLY recommend House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I first read this book uh... 15 years ago? And it has haunted me ever since. THIS is a book that gets down in your bones and never leaves. Haunting, creepy, interesting, and so well done. It's pretty much genius.
Enjoy!
On levels of pure unadulterated enjoyment, I would totally give this book a 5. I laughed out loud, I cried my eyes out, I read lines like a freaking speed reader to get to the end of this. It had everything I look for in a novel.
This found footage type of book is super fun to read, but you have to do it right. Because the problem is that character development can get lost in the shuffle. So while this book was a riotous and wild ride, filled with every type of everything you could want in a sci-fi book, I didn't connect with the characters, at times, as much I wanted to. Kady was pretty good there toward the end, and AIDAN was a ton of fun, but Ezra was never more than a blip for me. Like I didn't even miss him when
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he diedI think there was a lot to gain from the side characters, but golly gee, there were so many of them that I got lost at times, trying to figure out who was who. So freaking many characters that ended up sidelined, dropped, or killed brutally. Which I totally get! I mean, this book was supposed to be brutal.
I dunno. I'm not sure what this book was missing that didn't make me want to shout from the rooftops that EVERY DAMN PERSON should read it, because I really did enjoy it. *shrug* Give it a try and see what you think. And then get back to me if you figure it out.
Can't wait to read the next ones! (and by the way, so happy that ending wasn't a total cliffhanger! I was prepared, but totally relieved that there was an ending.)
PS- This is a side note that I hope doesn't get me into trouble with the goodreads gods, but if you like this found footage style, I HIGHLY recommend House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I first read this book uh... 15 years ago? And it has haunted me ever since. THIS is a book that gets down in your bones and never leaves. Haunting, creepy, interesting, and so well done. It's pretty much genius.
Enjoy!