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emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Representation: Black characters
Score: Four points out of ten.
I wanted to read The Dysasters for a while now but never got around to do that until now. I picked it up alongside others from the library hoping that it would be enjoyable, but I lowered my expectations after seeing the ratings and reviews. When I read and finished The Dysasters, it was a disaster. The worst novel I've read in 2024 thus far. I'm sorry to say this, but the authors disappointed me the first time around.
It starts with the first two characters I see, Foster Stewart and Tate Nighthawk, living their separate lives until they, along with a tornado, meet in an American football game. The tornado threw everything into chaos and also killed Foster's friend, Cora, but that allows for the two to harness their ability to control air. That is a fast-paced beginning, almost too quick as Foster and Tate have to escape to another location after reading a message saying they're part of a scientist's genetic experiment, and other participants are after them. Did I mention the scientist faked his death and he's Tate's stepfather? What a bizarre twist.
My gripes with The Dysasters lie in the characters and worldbuilding. I couldn't connect or relate to any of the characters, even though Tate and Foster later develop a relationship, I couldn't feel any chemistry. Tate, Foster and other characters didn't have any attributes beyond their supernatural powers. Also, why did the authors have to kill off a Black person in Cora? Did they deem her as not critical enough to Tate and Foster? I would've loved to see some intriguing character dynamics with those three. The Black people's only descriptions were big and Black. Those two words can't fully define them. I'm sure there's more traits the authors could think of to add to those people. The worldbuilding is hilarious at best and atrocious at worst, because the genetic experiment wouldn't realistically work. Importing oxygen into embryos for air abilities and water for water doesn't make sense, as those cells already have those elements. If those injections happened, it would achieve nothing.
After the opening pages, the plot slowed so much I couldn't care for anything that occurred there anymore. The pictures didn't help either, other than to aid in visualising The Dysasters. The conclusion is a note. To summarise, The Dysasters was a YA urban fantasy novel that showed much promise, but after reading it and observing the flaws, it underwhelmed me and only earned two out of five stars.
Score: Four points out of ten.
I wanted to read The Dysasters for a while now but never got around to do that until now. I picked it up alongside others from the library hoping that it would be enjoyable, but I lowered my expectations after seeing the ratings and reviews. When I read and finished The Dysasters, it was a disaster. The worst novel I've read in 2024 thus far. I'm sorry to say this, but the authors disappointed me the first time around.
It starts with the first two characters I see, Foster Stewart and Tate Nighthawk, living their separate lives until they, along with a tornado, meet in an American football game. The tornado threw everything into chaos and also killed Foster's friend, Cora, but that allows for the two to harness their ability to control air. That is a fast-paced beginning, almost too quick as Foster and Tate have to escape to another location after reading a message saying they're part of a scientist's genetic experiment, and other participants are after them. Did I mention the scientist faked his death and he's Tate's stepfather? What a bizarre twist.
My gripes with The Dysasters lie in the characters and worldbuilding. I couldn't connect or relate to any of the characters, even though Tate and Foster later develop a relationship, I couldn't feel any chemistry. Tate, Foster and other characters didn't have any attributes beyond their supernatural powers. Also, why did the authors have to kill off a Black person in Cora? Did they deem her as not critical enough to Tate and Foster? I would've loved to see some intriguing character dynamics with those three. The Black people's only descriptions were big and Black. Those two words can't fully define them. I'm sure there's more traits the authors could think of to add to those people. The worldbuilding is hilarious at best and atrocious at worst, because the genetic experiment wouldn't realistically work. Importing oxygen into embryos for air abilities and water for water doesn't make sense, as those cells already have those elements. If those injections happened, it would achieve nothing.
After the opening pages, the plot slowed so much I couldn't care for anything that occurred there anymore. The pictures didn't help either, other than to aid in visualising The Dysasters. The conclusion is a note. To summarise, The Dysasters was a YA urban fantasy novel that showed much promise, but after reading it and observing the flaws, it underwhelmed me and only earned two out of five stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Full trigger warnings: Death of a friend and parents in the past, tornadoes, animal cruelty, fire, explosionsdreamerfreak's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Honestly would have enjoyed this more as a story from Mark's POV, I think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Racism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury