Scan barcode
A review by rosalindwulf
Errant by Montrez
5.0
Weird disclaimer to start: I am currently on the ARC team for Montrez, but I purchased and read this book before joining that team. Take this review with all of that in mind, please.
Have you ever felt so immersed in a book that the characters almost felt like friends? That's errant.
I'm a really slow reader, and if I put a book down I tend to get distracted for days at a time. Or weeks. It's never the book's fault, I just have ADHD. But what CAN be attributed to the book, specifically Errant in this case, is how it manages to draw you back into reading. For me, I'd get the idle thought "Oh I should grab my kindle" and immediately Errant would be in my brain going "oohh, don't you want to know how Savannah's doing? What about Geezer? KO? Rox? Tristan? EVERYONE?" Honestly it was weird for me, because usually I don't feel that connected to characters. But these characters were so vivid, so fully formed that they were almost like real people that I wanted to go visit.
Honestly, I don't know how Montrez did it. She manages to pack so much character into the smallest things; the tiredness in someone's eyes, the sheen of their leather jacket as they turn their back to you.
As far as the plot, I have to say I'm hooked. I get the same vibes that every great YA spec fic gives me in the first book; where there's been all this action and adventure and heartbreak, and then you get to the end and you realize that the author was only just setting the stage.
Also, not once did I find myself glancing down to the "time left in this chapter" indicator out of boredom. Anticipation as I try to figure out pwhat's going to happen next? Oh heck yeah. Did I glance down to see if I could squeeze in another chapter before I needed to stop reading? Definitely. But I'm an antsy, easily bored person, and none of my usual "get this over with" attitudes activated. Not one.
Before I ramble on forever, I'll summarize. This book is filled with great characters, it's the perfect pace for me (fast-ish), and it'll grip you from the get-go. 100% worth a read.
Have you ever felt so immersed in a book that the characters almost felt like friends? That's errant.
I'm a really slow reader, and if I put a book down I tend to get distracted for days at a time. Or weeks. It's never the book's fault, I just have ADHD. But what CAN be attributed to the book, specifically Errant in this case, is how it manages to draw you back into reading. For me, I'd get the idle thought "Oh I should grab my kindle" and immediately Errant would be in my brain going "oohh, don't you want to know how Savannah's doing? What about Geezer? KO? Rox? Tristan? EVERYONE?" Honestly it was weird for me, because usually I don't feel that connected to characters. But these characters were so vivid, so fully formed that they were almost like real people that I wanted to go visit.
Honestly, I don't know how Montrez did it. She manages to pack so much character into the smallest things; the tiredness in someone's eyes, the sheen of their leather jacket as they turn their back to you.
As far as the plot, I have to say I'm hooked. I get the same vibes that every great YA spec fic gives me in the first book; where there's been all this action and adventure and heartbreak, and then you get to the end and you realize that the author was only just setting the stage.
Also, not once did I find myself glancing down to the "time left in this chapter" indicator out of boredom. Anticipation as I try to figure out pwhat's going to happen next? Oh heck yeah. Did I glance down to see if I could squeeze in another chapter before I needed to stop reading? Definitely. But I'm an antsy, easily bored person, and none of my usual "get this over with" attitudes activated. Not one.
Before I ramble on forever, I'll summarize. This book is filled with great characters, it's the perfect pace for me (fast-ish), and it'll grip you from the get-go. 100% worth a read.