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A review by kayteaface
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
3.0
Unfortunately, this didn't live up to what I'd hoped it'd be. I thought the synopsis was great but there were numerous things throughout the rest of the book that I had problems with.
To start off, I didn't particularly like the characters. The little kids were bearable to a point but the main "big kids" were .. ugh, so self-involved, extremely stereotypical, and the way they treated and spoke to each other just had me rolling my eyes. To enjoy a book, I don't feel like I need to connect to all of the characters, but when you're reading 250+ pages and can't take to a single character? That was difficult.
Next, the writing style. I know it was supposed to be in a somewhat journal-ish format, but I felt like the writing was really dumbed down and quite amateur. At one point, it made me wonder if I'd actually picked up a book aimed at preteens rather than more mature readers. But then hello boob-groping, sex talk, child molesters, and shootouts. This book is definitely not for the preteens.
I really did like the premise though, and for that alone I've given a 3 star rating. I just would've liked for the writing to be taken up a notch.
To start off, I didn't particularly like the characters. The little kids were bearable to a point but the main "big kids" were .. ugh, so self-involved, extremely stereotypical, and the way they treated and spoke to each other just had me rolling my eyes. To enjoy a book, I don't feel like I need to connect to all of the characters, but when you're reading 250+ pages and can't take to a single character? That was difficult.
Next, the writing style. I know it was supposed to be in a somewhat journal-ish format, but I felt like the writing was really dumbed down and quite amateur. At one point, it made me wonder if I'd actually picked up a book aimed at preteens rather than more mature readers. But then hello boob-groping, sex talk, child molesters, and shootouts. This book is definitely not for the preteens.
I really did like the premise though, and for that alone I've given a 3 star rating. I just would've liked for the writing to be taken up a notch.