A review by kaitp617
Shooter by Caroline Pignat
4.0
Alice, Noah, Isabelle, Hogan, and Xander all live drastically different lives with drastically different mindsets, yet during this terrifying lockdown together, they find out they have a lot more in common than they realized.
This book was so unique in it's different writing styles--it's told through journal entires, regular POV, schedules, text messages, etc. There's a depth to these characters that I am surprised to have found, considering this novel is told over the span of sixty minutes. I love how these characters had negative traits, and even introducing their depth and backstories didn't erase those traits (yes, Izzy is conceited and full of herself, and she wants more out of life. see? these things don't have to be mutually exclusive with a "but" waiting to happen!).
Overall this was a quick and easy read, only two days, and contained some great characters that I know I will be thinking about for a while. The shooter plot has been done again and again, but Pignat creates a novel that shows you more about the characters she has created in this time of need instead of focusing on the aftermath of a school shooting. I was pleasantly surprised with this novel!
This book was so unique in it's different writing styles--it's told through journal entires, regular POV, schedules, text messages, etc. There's a depth to these characters that I am surprised to have found, considering this novel is told over the span of sixty minutes. I love how these characters had negative traits, and even introducing their depth and backstories didn't erase those traits (yes, Izzy is conceited and full of herself, and she wants more out of life. see? these things don't have to be mutually exclusive with a "but" waiting to happen!).
Overall this was a quick and easy read, only two days, and contained some great characters that I know I will be thinking about for a while. The shooter plot has been done again and again, but Pignat creates a novel that shows you more about the characters she has created in this time of need instead of focusing on the aftermath of a school shooting. I was pleasantly surprised with this novel!