A review by gabs_myfullbookshelf
Feedback by Robison Wells
4.0
Feedback is Variant's sequel. I was really hoping that this would be as spectacular as the first, but it was sadly not. In fact, at some parts in this book I was debating putting it down because, quite frankly, some parts of this book are disgusting.
First, it had some super repulsing parts, mainly the box cutter scenes. (It's what the kids do to make sure no one's a robot, and it was seriously grossing me out. I was trying not to gag, I kid you not.) when Benson mentions seeing the 'pink of bone' I literally almost lost it. I mean, ewww! That's not exactly a wonderful mental image! Also, there was this one part where I all I could think was, "Well. That escalated fast." Some people complained about this in Variant, but I didn't see it. In Feedback, I understood what they were talking about.
But, the story was still mostly enjoyable. When Robinson Wells wasn't bringing up the dreaded box cutter, I was really engrossed in Feedback. It's the kind of story that you just get completely swept up in; not as much as Variant, but still very good. Benson and Becky's relationship developed even more, and you find out some things about Maxfield Academy at the end that clear up a lot of confusion you might have from the first book.
So, four stars. It didn't live up to all of my expectations, but I wasn't too disappointed.
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First, it had some super repulsing parts, mainly the box cutter scenes. (It's what the kids do to make sure no one's a robot, and it was seriously grossing me out. I was trying not to gag, I kid you not.) when Benson mentions seeing the 'pink of bone' I literally almost lost it. I mean, ewww! That's not exactly a wonderful mental image! Also, there was this one part where I all I could think was, "Well. That escalated fast."
Spoiler
It's the part where one of the characters, Isaiah ends up getting beaten to death. First, they're doing interviews with him. Then, some random yelling. Then, Isaiah ends up getting murdered. Ummm....okay....I guess these kids have tempers?But, the story was still mostly enjoyable. When Robinson Wells wasn't bringing up the dreaded box cutter, I was really engrossed in Feedback. It's the kind of story that you just get completely swept up in; not as much as Variant, but still very good. Benson and Becky's relationship developed even more, and you find out some things about Maxfield Academy at the end that clear up a lot of confusion you might have from the first book.
So, four stars. It didn't live up to all of my expectations, but I wasn't too disappointed.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/