M A Bennett seems to have a thing for stereotypes and "working class" kids going to posh schools because both have been in the 2 books I've read by her so far. Frankly I dislike the excessive amount of stereotypes she uses in her books especially given some can actually been seen as offensive, also, the use of the word "faggot" was disgusting even if it was used by bullies and as an insult, there is no need for that kind of language to be used even if you want the situation to be realistic.
Okay, onto the actual story, I'm just going to bullet point because there's really no point in going into a lot of detail.
-The main character is awful and yes he tries to redeem himself but I think it was all too little too late.
-The other characters are okay but no one changes at all except maybe Flora who was probably my favourite character in the entire book.
-The "plot twist" was obvious for a lot of the book.
-It took far too long making you see how Link was treated at school. You didn't need 100 pages of terrible school life, flash backs would have worked better.
-I got so bored about hear about all the desert island books Link had read and share similarities with his situation, I get it, it's meant to be Lord Of The Flies for the modern era.
-The narrator (Link) patronises the reader and is occasionally unreliable.
-A lot of the book is unbelievable and outlandish, especially the Epilogue.
-"Fishes" is not a damn word.
I gave it 2.5 stars but rounded up to 3 stars because it did get better but only really past the 200 page mark when things really started to happen on the on the Island.
Some people may love this book but to me it just tried too hard to be like the classic desert island books that there are so many of.
Okay, onto the actual story, I'm just going to bullet point because there's really no point in going into a lot of detail.
-The main character is awful and yes he tries to redeem himself but I think it was all too little too late.
-The other characters are okay but no one changes at all except maybe Flora who was probably my favourite character in the entire book.
-The "plot twist" was obvious for a lot of the book.
-It took far too long making you see how Link was treated at school. You didn't need 100 pages of terrible school life, flash backs would have worked better.
-I got so bored about hear about all the desert island books Link had read and share similarities with his situation, I get it, it's meant to be Lord Of The Flies for the modern era.
-The narrator (Link) patronises the reader and is occasionally unreliable.
-A lot of the book is unbelievable and outlandish, especially the Epilogue.
-"Fishes" is not a damn word.
I gave it 2.5 stars but rounded up to 3 stars because it did get better but only really past the 200 page mark when things really started to happen on the on the Island.
Some people may love this book but to me it just tried too hard to be like the classic desert island books that there are so many of.