Moneyland: Book One by Michael BoturMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
OK, so first things first. It took me such a long time to finish this book! When I started it still had its old cover - the new one is an absolute bomb!
This book is very much outside of my usual reading. I like dystopian, yes, but I think it is more geared towards younger readers. So, for me, it was is a bit dull and slow in the beginning. Things start to get better about the half-way point.
There are a lot of great points in this book, like 1) Lots of swearing loved it; add's more realism to the story. 2) There is no cuddling in this story, the characters here are young, yes, but they are ruthless because their life is ruthless. 3) No unnecessary "sweetness", things are not dialled-down here, things get fucked up, as they do in life.
I initially started with a lower rating originally but persevered till the end (great last chapter) and my rating gradually got higher. This book has some very good ideas "hidden" in it and the writing is consistent, sometimes annoying (ALL THAT SHOUTING!) but works well for the story.
Have another book by the same author on my to-read list. Will go now and see what it is all about...
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