You know, I’m getting pretty tired of people saying, “If you like this then you’ll like this,” when there’s almost nothing of the two have in common.
That’s kind of the same with this book.
Now this was recommended for fans of Stranger Things and as you all know, I am one of those fans.
In a way, I see why people would say that since this book is centered around a group of friends and have some science fiction to it but that’s as far it’ll come in common with Stranger Things and I’ll admit I was a bit bummed because this book was confusing and almost hard to finish.
This book was about these group of kids who come across this thing that fell from the sky which affected them and they’re basically trying to figure out what is going on and why it happened.
Now, judging from the cover, I was expecting a book about a group of teens from a small town who come across aliens or something like that but unfortunately they’re no aliens but their are supernatural in this story and it is more centered friendship and grief.
This book was also more emotional than I expected towards the end, which I wasn’t ready for at all and it’s kind of sad but yet hopeful? I guess, I don’t know. Also, this book got mad confusing a lot of times and it was hard to sit and read this book because sometimes I would get bored and do something else.
In conclusion, this book did tell a good story and had it’s many flaws and was also hard to finish. If you’re looking for a book with weird kids in small towns with some supernatural and also emphasizes friendship and grief, then this is your book.
I give this book three stars!
Thanks for reading! đź’›
-Cayla
Almost everyone in the small town of Splendor, Ohio, was affected when the local steel mill exploded. If you weren’t a casualty of the accident yourself, chances are a loved one was. That’s the case for seventeen-year-old Franny, who, five years after the explosion, still has to stand by and do nothing as her brother lies in a coma.
In the wake of the tragedy, Franny found solace in a group of friends whose experiences mirrored her own. The group calls themselves The Ordinary, and they spend their free time investigating local ghost stories and legends, filming their exploits for their small following of YouTube fans. It’s silly, it’s fun, and it keeps them from dwelling on the sadness that surrounds them.
Until one evening, when the strange and dangerous thing they film isn’t fiction–it’s a bright light, something massive hurdling toward them from the sky. And when it crashes and the teens go to investigate…everything changes.
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