Jeremy

Feels too much like the authors tried to write a mashup of Hunger Games and Maze Runner without any real backstory and flat characters. This is too bad since I really enjoyed the Maximum Ride books. There are a few good moments in the book (“the kid”, whom ironically has the most personality out of all of the characters without us ever knowing his name, brings some laughs and has a fun dialect to read), but all in all wanted a bit more story. Also, what's up with going all Sopranos on us with that ending?

This book had a great ominous vibe throughout it as we follow the impostor living someone else's life. It had great twists that even I, the avid thriller movie and book lover, did not see coming. My only true issue with the book is I feel the tag "Home can be the most dangerous place of all" could be a give-away to the plot Recommended read!

The cover of the book draws you in, the premise capsizes your attention and has some good twists intertwined...but ultimately the story wraps up too quickly leaving you wondering if that's it. Let's just say I was happier with my imagined twist ending than the true “non-twisty” one.

I picked up this book because I was looking for a fun romp in the sci-fi side of things and this one had good reviews.
I don't know what I was expecting from this book, but I sure didn't expect a new found love for science. Ryan has found a way to get across scientific concepts in a humorous yet super understandable way. There were many times I thought to myself “it's THAT easy? I should try it out!”
I started out listening to this book and 3/4 of the way through actually went to B&N to get a physical copy to see all of the illustrations. I should point out this is the first time I have bought a physical book in years. This was the best kind of “bait and switch” (from my experience, at least) that a reader can happily run into.
“How To Invent Everything” should be required reading in grade school. Shoot, I think North should write a whole curriculum. Looking forward to what's next with this great author.

Really wanted to enjoy this book because I enjoyed The Martian. It unfortunately turns out to be a jaunt down young adult literature lane littered with unnecessary amounts of profanity, 20-something year old angst, and a plot that starts off interesting but ultimately goes...well...not too far honestly. Here's to hoping the author's next book returns to The Martian style.

Interesting premise, humorous and thrilling storylines, but felt a bit preachy with the social commentary (although I agree, it nails the online community conspiracy crowd) The ending felt...anticlimactic. Not bad by any means, but the “John dies at the end” series was far more enjoyable.