Tracy Hewitt Meyer

This was my first book of this year that I stayed up past midnight to read. From the description I expected more development of Shaun with the stepfather and the fire, however we were through that in the first couple pages. The beginning was captivating and I was drawn in immediately, the middle took a little more work to get through, but the back third we were off to the races again as I was so intrigued to find out who all of these people are, what are they doing and where do we go from here. Even though the end wasn't necessarily a cliffhanger with unresolved storylines, it was left open enough to hint that we may see these disturbed teens again. Dystopian YA series have been a very popular genre for many years now and is only getting more popular. I think this has the potential to be a great series.… (más)

[2.25]

It may be a super quick read with a semi-interesing plot to capture you're attention, but I'm afraid that's all you'll find here.

I've read quite a few books that struggle with "show don't tell", but this may be the worst offender I've ever come across. In a story that should be packed with action, 90% of it is characters sitting around explaining the plot to each other. In one instance, a character explains for 3 pages what we just spent the previous chapter reading. It was incredibly tedious.

Clearly this is meant to be the set up for a series, and the author felt like a lot of groundwork needed to be laid down, but the dialogue plot dumps were just too heavy handed for me.

I was provided an ARC of Generation Annihilation in exchange for my honest review.… (más)

I gave Generation Annihilation a 3.5 stars. I found the authors descriptive writing beautiful and really captivating. It added so much to the story! However, I found the romantic interest was a bit rushed, forced and difficult to relate to. The action was very original but also felt a little rushed at the very start, almost like we were rushing to get to the climax. I felt like the beginning could've been fleshed out a little more, allowing us to really connect with the characters and become invested in their story. Although we definitely got that with Shaun, I didn't feel like I knew or even liked Cass. Fleshing out her backstory would've added depth to her character. Overall, not a bad read and definitely thrilled be to blast through the last 50% in one reading session.… (más)