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Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (view source)
Revision as of 15:33, 12 October 2020
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However, there are some niggles. The characters are, by and large, stocks - not much more than cardboard cutouts. We have the prom queen, the motherly one and the tarty one in the girls. We have the jock, the geek and the loner amongst the boys. I would have liked a little bit more depth here. And annoyingly, the plot arc for each character fits far too neatly with their "type". I think readers would appreciate people stepping outside their usual roles and I think the novel would have gained enormously for it.
Even so, the concept is great and the pace is great too. Those not worrying too much about character development will enjoy ''Monument 14'' immensely and those looking for something with a bit more sophistication will still find the general set-up thought-provoking. Recommended with only slight reservations. We also have a review of Laybourne's [[Sky on Fire (Monument 14) by Emmy Laybourne|Sky on Fire (Monument 14)]].
I think you might also enjoy [[Siege by Sarah Mussi]], a tense, shocking and ''very'' affecting story of a school shooting and siege set in a dystopian near future. There's also [[The Enemy by Charlie Higson]], an action-packed future catastrophe novel with chases and Lord of the Flies rivalries.