A review by kai93
Shooter by Caroline Pignat

3.0

B-

It was a quick, mostly enjoyable if somewhat predictable read. I didn’t really find the different viewpoint characters had particularly different voices. Hogan sounded like Alice and I sometimes had to go back to the beginning of the chapter to see who the viewpoint character was supposed to be. I wasn’t fond of the portrayal of Noah, a character with autism. It really came off as stereotype-y to me. There was a fair bit of suspension of disbelief needed to fully enjoy the novel

Spoiler

Just one example: it took an inordinate amount of time for this group of intelligent 18 year olds to figure out why a school shooter might want a few hundred ball bearings

and the fact that there is an actual shooter on the loose in the school seems almost an afterthought to the kids trapped in the washroom. The comparison to The Breakfast Club is apt BUT not organic. This is a book that intentionally tried to recreate The Breakfast Club. Whether you think that’s a good thing or a bad thing will probably determine whether you like this book or hate it.