Reviews

The Tomb by S.A. Bodeen

bibliovino's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Fast paced plot and interesting premise, the idea of this first book in a new YA series is solid. I didn’t feel like it was fully developed, especially in regard to the virtual world we start in. I think we could have stayed in Alexandria far longer and had many more clues as to the outside world before coming into the Tomb. The characters are a little flat and the tone a bit histrionic, but that’s a typical style for this kind of YA. I think young readers would still be entertained and tempted to continue the series.

catm9's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

scriptrix's review

3.0

This had an interesting premise but where was the rest of it?? Felt like half a book. And there's not even a sequel that I can find. D: DON'T DO THAT TO READERS!!! 

I also felt like the plot got sidelined by the romance too much in the second half. With a word count under 300 pages and so many plot threads left untied, I found myself resenting romance when I usually enjoy it. 

kawarwick's review

3.0

I couldn’t get into the story. It seemed choppy and the ending was predictable.

fruitylish's review

5.0

It was too short. =(
But I enjoyed every word of it.

hajar_888's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.25

suzannedix's review

3.0

I’m not going to finish this one but I got the gist. It’s a bit of a slow start (and also fairly similar to Haddix’s Running Out of Time) but I think middle schoolers will think it’s an interesting concept.

bethadele's review

3.0

I certainly didn’t hate it, but the ending is exasperating.

vickycbooks's review

Not too hot. Messy and needs more thought + building into the world. I think the concept had potential but it needed to be fleshed out more.

smatthew459's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0