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A review by folwocket
The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Again a solid 4 star rating from me. There are some clumsy points in the story so far, but this one evolves around the kids of Martin and Gwen.
As i don't want to spoil the story, here are at least some character informations.
While Brewster is a bit of a flat character, Mattie really surprised me in her ways of thinking. Other than that Sid and Gilbert did quite of a show this time.
Jimmy is missing in this book, but maybe i am the only one liking him.
The Brits annoy only a little bit which is great.
Overall, i got what i expected from the series. There are some funny moments, some life lessons and a superb last pupil/teacher talk in the very last chapter. 5 stars for Mattie here.
Finally, as this seems to be the last part of the series, here my short rating from best to worst:
As i don't want to spoil the story, here are at least some character informations.
While Brewster is a bit of a flat character, Mattie really surprised me in her ways of thinking. Other than that Sid and Gilbert did quite of a show this time.
Jimmy is missing in this book, but maybe i am the only one liking him.
The Brits annoy only a little bit which is great.
Overall, i got what i expected from the series. There are some funny moments, some life lessons and a superb last pupil/teacher talk in the very last chapter. 5 stars for Mattie here.
Finally, as this seems to be the last part of the series, here my short rating from best to worst:
- An unwelcome quest In my opinion the best book in the whole series. Cool story (if you are a MMO freak like me), Jimmy makes a good personal progress, and the author finally learned his trade.
- Fight an flight Dragons... And a medieval setting. Worked for me.
- The vexed generation Great characters and very funny moments. Missed Jimmy a bit though.
- Off to be the wizard First book in the series. The author had a bit of clumsy writing style, the story had a huge break in it and was quite lenghty but still a good fourth place.
- Out of spite, out of mind While half 3/4 of the book where very good, the end absolutely destroyed it for me. Also i cannot stand the two Brits and now they were four of them. To many timelines. Tiring book.
- Spell or high water The author learned quite a bit how to maintain a storyline. But this whole Atlantis and Brit thing just killed the book for me. The best part was the story about Jimmy. The rest quite turning off.
All in all a nice series, with a lot of funny characters and moments. Though the Brits killed quite a lot for me. I wish there would be another one where Philip would meet a not so stupid and bland Brit. Thumbs up for Martin and Gwen and their children. Well done.