Well hello there readers!

How’s your December going? I’ve been mainly playing catchup since my grad school semester ended early and started on my second draft of The Ruins. Wish me luck!

Anywho, back to this post. I finished another book! This time I read Missing Pieces (Replica #17) by Marilyn Kaye.

I haven’t been feeling the last few books in this series, so I was hoping this one would be a knockout. Let’s see how things went!

Series Review Links

Book Review: Amy, Number Seven (Replica #1)

Book Review: Pursuing Amy (Replica #2)

Book Review: Another Amy (Replica #3)

Book Review: Perfect Girls (Replica #4)

Book Review: Secret Clique (Replica #5)

Book Review: And the Two Shall Meet (Replica #6)

Book Review: The Best of the Best (Replica #7)

Book Review: Mystery Mother (Replica #8)

Book Review: The Fever (Replica #9)

Book Review: Ice Cold (Replica #10)

Book Review: Lucky Thirteen (Replica #11)

Book Review: In Search of Andy (Replica #12)

Book Review: The Substitute (Replica #13)

Book Review: The Beginning (Replica #14)

Book Review: Transformation (Replica #15)

Book Review: Happy Birthday, Dear Amy (Replica #16)

Blurb

Something weird is happening to talented students at Parkside Middle School. It’s as if someone — or something — is stealing what makes each of them special. And it starts with the jocks. The star quarterback “loses his arm.” The top sprinter becomes slow as molasses. The basketball team’s high scorer can’t shoot into the hoop. Amy watches all this in bewilderment. Then, as others at school suffer a loss of their talents, Amy decides it’s time for action. But she doesn’t have a clue what she’s up against. . . .

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The Review

Oh man, another bummer. This book was okay, but overall I felt disappointed.

This time, Parkside Middle School is throwing a talent show! The only thing is, athletes and others showing great talent are losing their abilities. Literally. As the strange phenomenon turns into a crisis, Amy takes it upon herself to get to the bottom of this scandal, whatever the cost.

I think what worked most for me with this book was the mystery element. I liked the sports events that Amy and her friends attended and got to see what was happening and the twists and turns that came with that. It was exciting. However, that’s about where things stopped being good for me.

What irked me most was ironically Mega Man. Yep, you heard me, Mega Man. The author used a backstory of Mega Man in relation to a character that just didn’t work. I’ve been a fan almost my entire life of Mega Man, and it just didn’t seem like any research was conducted on the topic. Not cool.

There were also some character developments that I didn’t like. Eric’s character seems to have made a 180 for seemingly no reason. While he has entered high school officially, I don’t think that was enough of an explanation to justify the new personality shift. I did like that Amy and Tasha turned a new leaf and were trying to be inclusive of other students, but it didn’t make up for the bits that made no sense.

Naturally, this book escalated into an action-packed adventure, but the science behind it just didn’t make enough sense to me to be believable. I’m hoping that future books put a more realistic spin on scifi, because this just doesn’t take you there. Oh well, on to the next one!

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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