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A review by jim_bar
Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
5.0
This one felt a bit too real for me. As a "woulda, coulda, shoulda" sort of reflection novel, I loved it. The family dynamics were familiar as was the bullying, unfortunately. It was almost scary.
I wish I would've been able to read this in high school, but it came out a bit too late. Just to have a character I could identify this much with would've done wonders for me, I think.
Anyway, for the review. I enjoyed the writing style in this novel very much. I was fully invested in all of the characters introduced. Though some were a bit over the top, it simply added to the entertainment value and still somehow managed to be relatable. No spoilers, but the church stuff? Big yes. I've seen it happen. I know these people.
There was a gut punch halfway through the novel that hurt. Like, it left a bruise in the shape of Alaska on my stomach. Luckily, the novel bounced back. Sucky things still happened, but it all just felt believable.
I really have no other complaints. For what it's worth, I'm not a big fan of military plots, and I didn't even mind those segments either. All-around great book, but the gut punch dropped it a bit. I genuinely didn't think it was necessary.
I wish I would've been able to read this in high school, but it came out a bit too late. Just to have a character I could identify this much with would've done wonders for me, I think.
Anyway, for the review. I enjoyed the writing style in this novel very much. I was fully invested in all of the characters introduced. Though some were a bit over the top, it simply added to the entertainment value and still somehow managed to be relatable. No spoilers, but the church stuff? Big yes. I've seen it happen. I know these people.
There was a gut punch halfway through the novel that hurt. Like, it left a bruise in the shape of Alaska on my stomach.
Spoiler
Dave. I was so happy for Lucky to have Dave in his life, and when the revelation came out about him, it hurt. I worried that this would fall into an "all men suck" plot when it was looking amazing up until that point.I really have no other complaints. For what it's worth, I'm not a big fan of military plots, and I didn't even mind those segments either. All-around great book, but the gut punch dropped it a bit. I genuinely didn't think it was necessary.