Crazy House

Weird School Prison Torture.
I feel like this book was written for tweens but then has adult content which while not graphic, it's just thrown around with no real repercussions or depth.
Concerning Topics Include but are not limited to; Murder, Medically Induced Murder, Coerced Suicide, Teacher Grooming and Sexual Assault, Teen Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Lobotomy

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?

I enjoyed the fast pace of this novel and was drawn into the characters but the difficulty I had was in fully believing it. While the dystopian world was similar to other books such as The Hunger Games I didn't really feel like I understood how this world evolved and existed as it did. On reflection I have raised the rating from 3 stars to 4 stars. My enjoyment outweighed my question on believability and so I have raised the rating from 3 stars to 4 stars.