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thistlechaser) wrote2020-01-26 04:14 pm
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2020 book: Infinity Son
Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
Traditional or self-published: Traditional
Rating: Disliked (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
Was this a fantasy book? Was it superheroes? Was it just generic modern kids YA book? I couldn't tell you. I read almost a quarter of the book (23%) and for a book about a world where some people randomly get superpowers, it was just so dull.
It didn't help that I strongly disliked the two main characters. Brothers. One was obsessed with social media (I swear early on in the book it said it was set in the future, yet the main character talked endlessly about Instagram and YouTube). The other was a quiet, awkward gay boy. Even after reading a quarter of the book, I couldn't tell you more about him than that.
Ilove this author loved one of this author's books so much, but every single other book he's written, including this one, just did not work for me. Maybe that one book was a fluke...
If not for who the author was, I would have stopped reading a lot sooner. There was zero world building and both main characters were flat and unpleasant.
Currently reading: Disney Before the Story: Mulan's Secret Plan. How sad is it that this is the first book I've enjoyed all year, and it's for ages 5-8?
Partial book credits:
Point reached in this book: 23%
Previous abandoned book total: 117%
New total: 140% (one book)
Traditional or self-published: Traditional
Rating: Disliked (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
Was this a fantasy book? Was it superheroes? Was it just generic modern kids YA book? I couldn't tell you. I read almost a quarter of the book (23%) and for a book about a world where some people randomly get superpowers, it was just so dull.
It didn't help that I strongly disliked the two main characters. Brothers. One was obsessed with social media (I swear early on in the book it said it was set in the future, yet the main character talked endlessly about Instagram and YouTube). The other was a quiet, awkward gay boy. Even after reading a quarter of the book, I couldn't tell you more about him than that.
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If not for who the author was, I would have stopped reading a lot sooner. There was zero world building and both main characters were flat and unpleasant.
Currently reading: Disney Before the Story: Mulan's Secret Plan. How sad is it that this is the first book I've enjoyed all year, and it's for ages 5-8?
Partial book credits:
Point reached in this book: 23%
Previous abandoned book total: 117%
New total: 140% (one book)