A review by svlaw97
External Forces by Deborah Rix
4.0
Pretty coolio book.
It was actually overall extremely creative and interesting to read. I had only a few complaints, but otherwise it was really well written and had astounding description of what was happening except for a few parts near the end.
Some of the things that I like was the idea of having no defects as a child and the notion that this (minus the whole genetic thing) could happen to us in the future. We could become to terrible as to cut off other humans from necessary supplies of life because of the consequences of our actions today. Anyway, like I was saying, the whole "no Deviants allowed" concept really caught my attention for two reasons. The first is that I'm learning about the Spartans and how they did that too. But also I sort of connected it to today's society in a way. Think about it: don't we exclude people who are strange and different from the majority of others? If not near you, then look at the world around you; I guarantee its there somewhere. We cut off and ostracize people who deviate from the normality of society. This then causes them to, like the Deviants, be afraid of being different, when they shouldn't be.
Being more specific to the story, I thought the explanation of Jess's deviance was absolutely brilliant. It made complete sense and almost scientifically explained it, even though that doesn't usually happen. Next, interesting shipping of Matt and Jess, not that I'm complaining about it. It just didn't originally occur to me at first that they would be good for each other. The further I got in though and looking back on it, I am definitely a Matt and Jess shipper (is there a name out there for them???). Another little detail that I loved reading, was whenever Jess used her deviance, everything would slow down and it was so cool to read it through her perspective. I do however want to see it through someone else's perspective too....
One of the faults that I found (this is highly opinionated too, so it may just be me) is that I didn't think the characters were developed to their full potential. It was hard to connect with them and get to know them. I have to say though, Pete had a pretty good characterization I thought. Even though he had a small part, you could use his expressions and words to get to the point of knowing what his character's intentions were.
The only other problem I had with it was that it was somewhat confusing, especially toward the end. So much just happened all at once and I feel like there wasn't enough explanation. But, I guess that is something that could be explained in the next book.
The ending was phenomenal; there was a bit of a cliffhanger, but for the moment there's time to regroup and get a plan together while waiting for their imminent danger. Also, Matt and Jess are alright, which is always a plus.
It was actually overall extremely creative and interesting to read. I had only a few complaints, but otherwise it was really well written and had astounding description of what was happening except for a few parts near the end.
Some of the things that I like was the idea of having no defects as a child and the notion that this (minus the whole genetic thing) could happen to us in the future. We could become to terrible as to cut off other humans from necessary supplies of life because of the consequences of our actions today. Anyway, like I was saying, the whole "no Deviants allowed" concept really caught my attention for two reasons. The first is that I'm learning about the Spartans and how they did that too. But also I sort of connected it to today's society in a way. Think about it: don't we exclude people who are strange and different from the majority of others? If not near you, then look at the world around you; I guarantee its there somewhere. We cut off and ostracize people who deviate from the normality of society. This then causes them to, like the Deviants, be afraid of being different, when they shouldn't be.
Being more specific to the story, I thought the explanation of Jess's deviance was absolutely brilliant. It made complete sense and almost scientifically explained it, even though that doesn't usually happen. Next, interesting shipping of Matt and Jess, not that I'm complaining about it. It just didn't originally occur to me at first that they would be good for each other. The further I got in though and looking back on it, I am definitely a Matt and Jess shipper (is there a name out there for them???). Another little detail that I loved reading, was whenever Jess used her deviance, everything would slow down and it was so cool to read it through her perspective. I do however want to see it through someone else's perspective too....
One of the faults that I found (this is highly opinionated too, so it may just be me) is that I didn't think the characters were developed to their full potential. It was hard to connect with them and get to know them. I have to say though, Pete had a pretty good characterization I thought. Even though he had a small part, you could use his expressions and words to get to the point of knowing what his character's intentions were.
The only other problem I had with it was that it was somewhat confusing, especially toward the end. So much just happened all at once and I feel like there wasn't enough explanation. But, I guess that is something that could be explained in the next book.
The ending was phenomenal; there was a bit of a cliffhanger, but for the moment there's time to regroup and get a plan together while waiting for their imminent danger. Also, Matt and Jess are alright, which is always a plus.