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A review by acitygirlsthoughts
Crazy House by James Patterson
2.0
This is based on Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy, but more confusing and nonsensical. We follow Cassandra (Cassie) Greenfield as she tries to find her missing twin sister Rebecca (Becca) while Becca was kidnapped and arrested, put in jail, beaten and starved, all because she is a part of the Outsiders, a rebel group against the United, America's government. But we don't know this until the end, which is pointless and left me confused while reading.
The United are rich people who control other Americans by forcing them to live in "cells," communities where they have to live and work a certain way. Each cell is governed by a provost (pretty much a mayor). When kids are kidnapped and missing Becca and Cassie's provost - Provost Allen - says they deserve it, but Cassie doesn't believe him. Along with his son Nate they continue searching for Becca until Cassie is kidnapped. Nate and another kid find out where Cassie and Becca are held, break in, and help them escape, but not without being abused.
James Patterson shouldn't have waited until the end to state why Becca and Cassie were kidnapped. I don't understand why Ms. Strepp, the head of the prison, kidnapped Outsiders, abused them, and starved them to prepare for war if she is an Outsider herself. This book emotionally pulled me in, and the escape scene gave me an adrenaline rush, but overall this book was not only confusing in plot and (some) characters, but had rushed scenes. I borrowed this because I've never read Patterson's works but heard positive remarks about him, so I decided to give this story a read. Frankly, I'm disappointed.
The United are rich people who control other Americans by forcing them to live in "cells," communities where they have to live and work a certain way. Each cell is governed by a provost (pretty much a mayor). When kids are kidnapped and missing Becca and Cassie's provost - Provost Allen - says they deserve it, but Cassie doesn't believe him. Along with his son Nate they continue searching for Becca until Cassie is kidnapped. Nate and another kid find out where Cassie and Becca are held, break in, and help them escape, but not without being abused.
James Patterson shouldn't have waited until the end to state why Becca and Cassie were kidnapped. I don't understand why Ms. Strepp, the head of the prison, kidnapped Outsiders, abused them, and starved them to prepare for war if she is an Outsider herself. This book emotionally pulled me in, and the escape scene gave me an adrenaline rush, but overall this book was not only confusing in plot and (some) characters, but had rushed scenes. I borrowed this because I've never read Patterson's works but heard positive remarks about him, so I decided to give this story a read. Frankly, I'm disappointed.