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heatherday916 's review for:
The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest
3.5 Stars.
The name is a bit misleading, as it's not really a game in the sense that another popular YA series would lead you to believe. And I can see the frustrations voiced by other reviewers that a book published in 2016 in America and purporting to address "The Gender Game" would include only cisgender characters (at least, so far). But, I tend to be a reader who just wants good entertainment from my YA reading. And this was that. The characters were engaging and the storyline kept me turning the pages. Some elements felt a bit superficial, some plot points were too easily predicted, but that balanced with the quick pace of the read. And I was caught completely off-guard by the betrayal at the end, so I appreciate the story for catching me unawares there. I'm not completely sold on the series, but interested enough to pick up Book 2 and see where the story goes from here.
The name is a bit misleading, as it's not really a game in the sense that another popular YA series would lead you to believe. And I can see the frustrations voiced by other reviewers that a book published in 2016 in America and purporting to address "The Gender Game" would include only cisgender characters (at least, so far). But, I tend to be a reader who just wants good entertainment from my YA reading. And this was that. The characters were engaging and the storyline kept me turning the pages. Some elements felt a bit superficial, some plot points were too easily predicted, but that balanced with the quick pace of the read. And I was caught completely off-guard by the betrayal at the end, so I appreciate the story for catching me unawares there. I'm not completely sold on the series, but interested enough to pick up Book 2 and see where the story goes from here.