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kaleskorner's review
1.0
I am very disappointed by this one but when you are ten pages from the end and don't want to finish because it's not good -- that's a bad sign.
This book was not as advertised and that always bothers me. The twist wasn't a twist and it was frankly, dumb. I was expecting a survival story and got supernatural BS and a cliffhanger ending which felt more like a cop out.
Also it was confusing. Half the time I had no idea what was going on. It was very hard to follow and a lot of the characters decisions made little to no sense.
The only reason this isn't a one star (or a DNF because it almost was) is because I did like the friendships in it and I thought the beginning was intriguing. But overall it fell flat and I couldn't have cared less.
This book was not as advertised and that always bothers me. The twist wasn't a twist and it was frankly, dumb. I was expecting a survival story and got supernatural BS and a cliffhanger ending which felt more like a cop out.
Also it was confusing. Half the time I had no idea what was going on. It was very hard to follow and a lot of the characters decisions made little to no sense.
The only reason this isn't a one star (or a DNF because it almost was) is because I did like the friendships in it and I thought the beginning was intriguing. But overall it fell flat and I couldn't have cared less.
malinalexander's review
4.0
Alright so this was WILD from start to finish!
Things I LOVED:
1) A GREAT main female character, cool-headed, realistic 16 year old, that just doesn't happen everyday ya know. Written by a white American dude, and YET it was NOT a manic pixie dream girl or a Mary-Sue, she was REAL. With real flaws, and not just some random "oh hi I have a dark past and I drink/smoke a lot but that just makes me even more badass and hot. She was sometimes scared, at times when any 16 y.o would have been, she was sometimes selfish, at times when you know you'd have been too, she was sometimes slow to understand things and yet, those were all real flaws that never made her seem like a bad character. She was still fierce and lovable and full of strength and emotions, and that was amazing to read.
2) The plot. The story. I mean I just went and told my friends "GUYS this is a book about that chick whose dad works on a top secret project and then she's at school and suddenly the alarm rings and the military are surrounding them and there's a virus loose in there and she's gotta save the day!". And yes. That makes EVERYONE want to read this book.
3) The fact that it still somehow manages to stick to YA novels clichés (I LOVE THOSE SO MUCH): there's a new boy in school who somehow shows interest in HER, the girl isn't too popular yet somehow she become the leader of their little group, she's a poor kid in a school full of rich douchebags, and the best cliché of them all, it's her birthday and it MEANS somethings is happening!
4) The writing style. Great, flowing, easy, quick-paced. Not too many descriptions but just enough. Good dialogues, too!
Things I didn't like:
1) Kinda slow-paced in the middle, when the kids are running away. Not much is happening and it feels like lasts a little too long. Sometimes it feels like we're not discovering things fast enough, there's so many questions popping up during the entire book and you just think... is the ending gonna reveal it all at once? That's gotta be some wild chapter!
2) SPOILER alert: WHAT THE HELL WITH THE ENDING? Is this book supposed to be the first one of a trilogy or something? Because I couldn't find information about that anywhere!! And if it's not, and it's a stand-alone novel, the WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FU**?? How does that answer our questions? It better had a next installment. And it better arrive soon. Because damn I should never have started to read a book that literally just came out when it ends on a freakin' cliffhanger. I mean there's NO WAY this book doesn't have a next installment. That would just be the author making a huge joke there. RIGHT??
I'm gonna go calm down and read something else now.
Things I LOVED:
1) A GREAT main female character, cool-headed, realistic 16 year old, that just doesn't happen everyday ya know. Written by a white American dude, and YET it was NOT a manic pixie dream girl or a Mary-Sue, she was REAL. With real flaws, and not just some random "oh hi I have a dark past and I drink/smoke a lot but that just makes me even more badass and hot. She was sometimes scared, at times when any 16 y.o would have been, she was sometimes selfish, at times when you know you'd have been too, she was sometimes slow to understand things and yet, those were all real flaws that never made her seem like a bad character. She was still fierce and lovable and full of strength and emotions, and that was amazing to read.
2) The plot. The story. I mean I just went and told my friends "GUYS this is a book about that chick whose dad works on a top secret project and then she's at school and suddenly the alarm rings and the military are surrounding them and there's a virus loose in there and she's gotta save the day!". And yes. That makes EVERYONE want to read this book.
3) The fact that it still somehow manages to stick to YA novels clichés (I LOVE THOSE SO MUCH): there's a new boy in school who somehow shows interest in HER, the girl isn't too popular yet somehow she become the leader of their little group, she's a poor kid in a school full of rich douchebags, and the best cliché of them all, it's her birthday and it MEANS somethings is happening!
4) The writing style. Great, flowing, easy, quick-paced. Not too many descriptions but just enough. Good dialogues, too!
Things I didn't like:
1) Kinda slow-paced in the middle, when the kids are running away. Not much is happening and it feels like lasts a little too long. Sometimes it feels like we're not discovering things fast enough, there's so many questions popping up during the entire book and you just think... is the ending gonna reveal it all at once? That's gotta be some wild chapter!
2) SPOILER alert: WHAT THE HELL WITH THE ENDING? Is this book supposed to be the first one of a trilogy or something? Because I couldn't find information about that anywhere!! And if it's not, and it's a stand-alone novel, the WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FU**?? How does that answer our questions? It better had a next installment. And it better arrive soon. Because damn I should never have started to read a book that literally just came out when it ends on a freakin' cliffhanger. I mean there's NO WAY this book doesn't have a next installment. That would just be the author making a huge joke there. RIGHT??
I'm gonna go calm down and read something else now.
spoth's review
3.0
Listened to the audiobook version, which was very well performed.
This book seems to hit all the YA tropes (heroine with mysterious father, born in unusual circumstances, not nearly as pretty as her friend, mysterious crushworthy boy, incompetent adults failing to save the world) but does them well, and refreshingly ditches a few others.
This book seems to hit all the YA tropes (heroine with mysterious father, born in unusual circumstances, not nearly as pretty as her friend, mysterious crushworthy boy, incompetent adults failing to save the world) but does them well, and refreshingly ditches a few others.
reader_fictions's review
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
The Well’s End by Seth Fishman is rather an odd book, one that goes through several genre changes as you read through it. I know that’s something that doesn’t work for a lot of people, so I think this book will be pretty hit or miss with people. While I definitely liked the contemporary parts at the beginning best, I did enjoy the whole book quite a bit, and will definitely be curious about whatever Fishman writes next.
Read the full review at A Reader of Fictions.
The Well’s End by Seth Fishman is rather an odd book, one that goes through several genre changes as you read through it. I know that’s something that doesn’t work for a lot of people, so I think this book will be pretty hit or miss with people. While I definitely liked the contemporary parts at the beginning best, I did enjoy the whole book quite a bit, and will definitely be curious about whatever Fishman writes next.
Read the full review at A Reader of Fictions.
shidoburrito's review
5.0
Wow! I heard good things but this book was great! I love me suspenseful, science fiction, mysteries! A great gateway book or teen read-a-like for Michael Crichton. It's not space SciFi, but biological. It starts out with a mysterious virus that is rapidly aging the infected in a posh college. Soon all staff are dead and people in hazmat suits are not letting the students leave! Then the book just gets better as a group tries to find out what's going on and it turns out to be something so much more. A great book!
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