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A review by laurenl5876
Scream Site by Justina Ireland
1.0
There is no nice way I can express this: Awful.
Maybe I'm being so harsh because I'm low on sleep and didn't get my much needed coffee, but this book was such a disappointment.
The synopsis was so intriguing and sounded like the perfect Halloween read. I really expected something scary and gruesome. Instead I got a half hearted mystery chock full of blandness.
The writing right from the beginning was something I knew I would not be vibing with, but I wanted to push through to give this book a chance. After all, there had to be something promising? Nope. I was wrong. It was so much telling rather than showing. Instead of showing a character's fear, Ireland told us how scared the character was. It was lots of information that the reader could figure out, but instead I was thrown all of these statements that I already knew, because I read the book. It felt so elementary and simplistic. I honestly wondered if I mistook this book for a middle grade. (I like middle grade, but when expecting a thriller, I'd rather not read it in middle grade style)
The plot was also lackluster. There should have been more suspense and build, but in the end, I just didn't care when it came to the reveal. I wasn't shocked, and it felt so cliché.
I could spill the tea even more, but instead I'm going to get my coffee, because that seems like a good way to spend my time instead of ranting.
Maybe I'm being so harsh because I'm low on sleep and didn't get my much needed coffee, but this book was such a disappointment.
The synopsis was so intriguing and sounded like the perfect Halloween read. I really expected something scary and gruesome. Instead I got a half hearted mystery chock full of blandness.
The writing right from the beginning was something I knew I would not be vibing with, but I wanted to push through to give this book a chance. After all, there had to be something promising? Nope. I was wrong. It was so much telling rather than showing. Instead of showing a character's fear, Ireland told us how scared the character was. It was lots of information that the reader could figure out, but instead I was thrown all of these statements that I already knew, because I read the book. It felt so elementary and simplistic. I honestly wondered if I mistook this book for a middle grade. (I like middle grade, but when expecting a thriller, I'd rather not read it in middle grade style)
The plot was also lackluster. There should have been more suspense and build, but in the end, I just didn't care when it came to the reveal. I wasn't shocked, and it felt so cliché.
I could spill the tea even more, but instead I'm going to get my coffee, because that seems like a good way to spend my time instead of ranting.