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A review by katacate
UnWholly by Neal Shusterman
4.0
Rounding up. Honestly, I enjoyed this sequel. It wasn't mind-blowing or anything but it was a solid sequel to an odd/interesting story. I decided to read it because I knew I would enjoy it enough to finish it after a long series of DNF's or should-have-DNF's.
The good:
We're getting more answers to the world. One of the reasons I didn't finish Unwind the first time I tried was because it was just a weird premise. It takes a lot to convince me that people would just be okay with killing teens as a compromise to abortion rights. That being said, we're getting more bread crumbs in this one as to why/how that came about.
I really liked the inclusion of Cam. I'm torn on him as a character but that's the point. I think he raises a lot of questions and should make for some interesting answers down the road.
The bad:
Having read the Arc of the Scythe, this book felt more predictable and the characters all the same. All of the characters you've grown to enjoy, some with their own romance plot-lines, all separate and go on an adventure to stick to someone/something that's causing the world to be how it is. Yes, a lot of books do that, but there's something about Shusterman's writing that feels like the same formula series to series. That isn't a bad thing though! Like I said, I decided to sit down and read this one because I knew what I was getting and knew I'd enjoy it. But the main characters are very similar to the MC's of that series. All that's to say, if you're expecting something completely different, this isn't the book for you.
The good:
We're getting more answers to the world. One of the reasons I didn't finish Unwind the first time I tried was because it was just a weird premise. It takes a lot to convince me that people would just be okay with killing teens as a compromise to abortion rights. That being said, we're getting more bread crumbs in this one as to why/how that came about.
I really liked the inclusion of Cam. I'm torn on him as a character but that's the point. I think he raises a lot of questions and should make for some interesting answers down the road.
The bad:
Having read the Arc of the Scythe, this book felt more predictable and the characters all the same. All of the characters you've grown to enjoy, some with their own romance plot-lines, all separate and go on an adventure to stick to someone/something that's causing the world to be how it is. Yes, a lot of books do that, but there's something about Shusterman's writing that feels like the same formula series to series. That isn't a bad thing though! Like I said, I decided to sit down and read this one because I knew what I was getting and knew I'd enjoy it. But the main characters are very similar to the MC's of that series. All that's to say, if you're expecting something completely different, this isn't the book for you.