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This was quite possibly one of the most terrible books I have ever read. And I only read it due to lack of other reading material and sheer boredom.
First, the reading comprehension level is for a second grader. Yet, the content of the book is more for teens. That, alone, makes it difficult to become involved in the book. Second, the only adjective the author seems to know is "slender". I think the word must have been on every page - everyone in the book is slender, I get it, enough already. Third, the plot itself is overly simplistic. This book is happening to 16 year olds, yet the action in it and the thoughts of the characters are more on a 12 year old level. None of the events were frightening, and I never felt a build up of tension. On the contrary, many of the "challenges" faced by the characters seemed absurdly silly to me.
Lastly, Julian was so much more interesting than Jenny's boyfriend. Julian was the only remotely interesting character, so the ending just took the book to a whole other level of bad.
First, the reading comprehension level is for a second grader. Yet, the content of the book is more for teens. That, alone, makes it difficult to become involved in the book. Second, the only adjective the author seems to know is "slender". I think the word must have been on every page - everyone in the book is slender, I get it, enough already. Third, the plot itself is overly simplistic. This book is happening to 16 year olds, yet the action in it and the thoughts of the characters are more on a 12 year old level. None of the events were frightening, and I never felt a build up of tension. On the contrary, many of the "challenges" faced by the characters seemed absurdly silly to me.
Lastly, Julian was so much more interesting than Jenny's boyfriend. Julian was the only remotely interesting character, so the ending just took the book to a whole other level of bad.
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