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sassenachthebookwizard 's review for:
The Similars
by Rebecca Hanover
Interesting...If you ever watched the movie The Island with Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johansson, this is the YA adaptation but set in a Vermont boarding school. Or at least, that's what kept popping into my brain (and now I wanna go watch it).
The writing is sort of disorienting which isn't a bad thing. I actually think this is a strength as it really helped me connect with Emma's pov. That being said, her reaction to reveals was a little underwhelming and not super believable. I know it's in the distant future and genetics have really changed but other than those advances being explained, the world still felt very 2019.
I don't quite get The Similar powers. It wasn't really explained which was sort of frustrating because memory flashbacks were really throoughly explained. The Similars characters themselves definitely need to be fleshed out. Some have a role in the plot but a few are just THERE (also, every cafeteria scene with them made me think of the Cullen's in Twilight which rofl)
I hope there's more of Gravelle in the sequel cause he's fucked up. Dude got some serious revenge issues and takes thinga to the extremes. That's the kinda villain I want to return and keep escalading. I also need to understand wtf is happening with the Headmaster. I'm so lost and curious about the testing and holograms and such.
The book itself takes on a lot of current hot button to in 2019 Nnorth America like xenophobia, citizenship, where science needs to draw the line, privilege fearing the challenge of status quo that tend to come from lower class.
My real "bone to pick" and how blatantly information that is important is just shoved in at the right time. It was so abrupt and made NO SENSE, especially the random intro of the Quarry. Like the author couldn't figure out how to get it in there so it was just randomly inexplicably shoved in.
I'll definitely read the sequel but I'm concerned that there was a cover change for the paperback. If book #2 hardcover doesn't match book #1 hardcover, I won't be buying it. WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE IT?! THIS COVER IS AMAZING!
The writing is sort of disorienting which isn't a bad thing. I actually think this is a strength as it really helped me connect with Emma's pov. That being said, her reaction to reveals was a little underwhelming and not super believable. I know it's in the distant future and genetics have really changed but other than those advances being explained, the world still felt very 2019.
I don't quite get The Similar powers. It wasn't really explained which was sort of frustrating because memory flashbacks were really throoughly explained. The Similars characters themselves definitely need to be fleshed out. Some have a role in the plot but a few are just THERE (also, every cafeteria scene with them made me think of the Cullen's in Twilight which rofl)
I hope there's more of Gravelle in the sequel cause he's fucked up. Dude got some serious revenge issues and takes thinga to the extremes. That's the kinda villain I want to return and keep escalading. I also need to understand wtf is happening with the Headmaster. I'm so lost and curious about the testing and holograms and such.
The book itself takes on a lot of current hot button to in 2019 Nnorth America like xenophobia, citizenship, where science needs to draw the line, privilege fearing the challenge of status quo that tend to come from lower class.
My real "bone to pick" and how blatantly information that is important is just shoved in at the right time. It was so abrupt and made NO SENSE, especially the random intro of the Quarry. Like the author couldn't figure out how to get it in there so it was just randomly inexplicably shoved in.
I'll definitely read the sequel but I'm concerned that there was a cover change for the paperback. If book #2 hardcover doesn't match book #1 hardcover, I won't be buying it. WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE IT?! THIS COVER IS AMAZING!