This book is about being ordinary, and I felt like it was an ordinary book. Why? I’ll tell you.
I did appreciate the diversity. We had Mikey who had anxiety and what I think is OCD. We had big and gay Jared. And Henna (I’m not quite sure what she is). We had Mel, an ex–anorexic. All the odd indie kids. It was an interesting cast, I thought that was pretty cool.
I did like all the weird shiz happening. The rips. The indie kids. I’m a sucker for a good paranormal mystery. (Anyone remember Martin Mystery? Oh man... That was my childhood.)
I have always been a lover of action. Always. I adore fight scenes and tension and drama.
I didn’t get that in this book. I felt like it could have explored the ordinary more. Maybe the group could have been involved in the rifts and whatnot. Not as indie kids but as people living in an endangered town.
So you can tell that I was disappointed by the lack of something interesting. The story was so laid back. The characters barely participated in anything interesting. I felt cheated.
The romance was annoying. They obviously liked each other. Mikey, at least, obviously liked Henna. You could tell. He noticed everything about her. Even the little things.
But the way he was so jealous was irritating. You like her. Doesn’t mean you have the right to be her watchdog. She can fall in love. She can be heartbroken. You’re her friend first. Be reasonable, man.
And Mikey just fell flat. He was supposed to be interesting and all, but he felt like the jealous boyfriend most of the time. I wanted the narrator to be Jared or Nathan. Ooh. Nathan would be a cool narrator.
Rating: 3/5
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