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A review by jaciacarlile
First Kill by Z Brewer
2.0
I did not finish this. The writing was noncommittal-- "No, he would use that pain, tuck it somewhere inside of him until he had the strength to find whatever had killed her and bring it to justice somehow." Really? Somewhere, whatever, somehow. All these words in one sentence to make it seem like this boy, who is supposed to be intellegent, is really just clueless.
Not only that, but this kid who is supposedly really young is the perfect son. Always great with his baby sister, does his chores without asking and without complaint, it can be inferred that he's a great student. I wish there were little boys in the world like this, but it just isn't so.
One of the biggest things that got to me is that he's bullied (in this case, treated like he's undeserving of friendship). Which, many kids experience bullying-- I certainly have!-- but the reason? He's too athletic. That is virtually unheard of in real social hierarchy situations because of the value placed on being good at running, kicking, and throwing. Like hell would these kids exclude him for being able to kick a ball on the roof of the school building, especially with how apologetic he is about it. I can see them hating him in high school if he's entirely full of himself, but most people can overlook that if he's good enough at sports. Which he obviously is, so it brings us back to: unrealistic. He just needed to be a special snowflake to have a special bond with his only friend; it was lazy writing. The only reason I'm giving this two stars is because the premise seemed interesting enough.
Not only that, but this kid who is supposedly really young is the perfect son. Always great with his baby sister, does his chores without asking and without complaint, it can be inferred that he's a great student. I wish there were little boys in the world like this, but it just isn't so.
One of the biggest things that got to me is that he's bullied (in this case, treated like he's undeserving of friendship). Which, many kids experience bullying-- I certainly have!-- but the reason? He's too athletic. That is virtually unheard of in real social hierarchy situations because of the value placed on being good at running, kicking, and throwing. Like hell would these kids exclude him for being able to kick a ball on the roof of the school building, especially with how apologetic he is about it. I can see them hating him in high school if he's entirely full of himself, but most people can overlook that if he's good enough at sports. Which he obviously is, so it brings us back to: unrealistic. He just needed to be a special snowflake to have a special bond with his only friend; it was lazy writing. The only reason I'm giving this two stars is because the premise seemed interesting enough.