I
hate when a sequel disappoints…I loved Monument 14 and really was excited for
the sequel. My first issue was that it was only 210 pages, what?!? It
read more like an online novella than the actual second book in the
series. The book ends with another cliffhanger
and an apparent continuation in the series and not sure if I will tune in. This just felt rushed and incomplete…overall
a disappointment.
Book
Description From Booklist
The toxic cloud released in Monument 14 (2012) split our
struggling group of kids into two factions: those like Alex, 13, who are using
the junked school bus in hopes of reaching the Denver airport, where supposedly
assistance awaits; and those who remained barricaded inside the superstore,
including Alex’s 16-year-old brother, Dean. There is some hastiness to
Laybourne’s prose here, but the trade-off is a fair one: the split point of
view accelerates the drama as the bus is hijacked, the superstore breached, and
certain characters learn to use their toxin-induced homicidal rage to reach
their goals. Pretty darn breathless by the end. Grades 8-11. --Daniel Kraus
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