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A review by justjoel
Strikers by Ann Christy
2.0
I'm usually terrified of self-published YA dystopian novels, because they're usually little more than poorly written and edited fanfiction versions of popular trilogies in the genre. Strikers, however, does not fall into that category. I didn't find spelling errors on every page, and the book was different enough to not feel derivative of any other series.
That's not to say it was without issues. While I don't want to get into spoiler territory, I am curious as to how the man at the head of the line recognized Karas toward the beginning of the novel. My inability to suspend disbelief over such a pivotal plot point almost led to me putting down the book early on.
But I stayed with it, and found it to be an okay read. It wasn't groundbreaking. but it was different enough to interesting, and the author was clever enough to leave quite a few loose ends that I'm sure will be picked up in future books. While I can see where others might be intrigued by the world she laid out, I'm not planning on continuing the series. I'm not opposed to reading more from the author, but I just don't feel like this particular series is for me.
2 out of 5 stars.
That's not to say it was without issues. While I don't want to get into spoiler territory, I am curious as to how the man at the head of the line recognized Karas toward the beginning of the novel. My inability to suspend disbelief over such a pivotal plot point almost led to me putting down the book early on.
But I stayed with it, and found it to be an okay read. It wasn't groundbreaking. but it was different enough to interesting, and the author was clever enough to leave quite a few loose ends that I'm sure will be picked up in future books. While I can see where others might be intrigued by the world she laid out, I'm not planning on continuing the series. I'm not opposed to reading more from the author, but I just don't feel like this particular series is for me.
2 out of 5 stars.