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A review by thesummer
Scorched Earth by Robert Muchamore
4.0
I was happy with this book, and I did enjoy it. However, I felt it wasn't as good as some of the previous books in the series, and especially not as great as the original CHERUB novels.
I felt that the plot was really slow at points, and while I've always admired Robert Muchamore's realism and down-to-earth-ness, with this book, it got a bit too dry. What I really loved about CHERUB was the interactions with the characters and the relationships between them, but we really didn't get as much of that in this book. Thus, a bit disappointing.
Rosie's death didn't really upset me as much as it should have- I think Muchamore should have tried for more emotion rather than being super realistic about grief.
The really excellent part, however, was when the Allies came in to liberate the city. It was written very well, the reactions and just everything- the idea that after years of horridness, it was finally over- really got to me and that's when i started crying.
I was not at all happy with the epilogue. I think that Henderson was always too callous about killing, and Luc was a bully, to be sure, but even bullies can grow up and do good in the world.
I felt that the plot was really slow at points, and while I've always admired Robert Muchamore's realism and down-to-earth-ness, with this book, it got a bit too dry. What I really loved about CHERUB was the interactions with the characters and the relationships between them, but we really didn't get as much of that in this book. Thus, a bit disappointing.
Rosie's death didn't really upset me as much as it should have- I think Muchamore should have tried for more emotion rather than being super realistic about grief.
The really excellent part, however, was when the Allies came in to liberate the city. It was written very well, the reactions and just everything- the idea that after years of horridness, it was finally over- really got to me and that's when i started crying.
I was not at all happy with the epilogue. I think that Henderson was always too callous about killing, and Luc was a bully, to be sure, but even bullies can grow up and do good in the world.