Scenters by Andrew Connan

**Nota Bene: Some spoilers are present in this review.

Read at your own risk**

Links for Book Descriptions: Goodreads & Library Things

 

I won this book in a First Reads Giveaway on Goodreads.

 

The idea of Scenters was original and interesting. The book had such great potential but I felt that the plot points and characters could have been fleshed out more.

 

The book at 174 pages and very large font is fast paced (I think I read it in less than an hour). I normally don't see fast paced as a negative thing but I was left wishing this book to have more pages.

Mr. Thrapp, as the antagonist, was intriguing but was kinda flat.

 

Beyond just being "evil", I did not understand the purpose of his actions - ie. why was he taking the birds out of people? His letter to his mother was curious and I wish the content would have been addressed more later as I felt it had the potential to reveal more about his background.

 

Also, I have an idea what the "birds" represent but I wish it was explained at some point.

 

The book ended with many questions left unanswered for me: What does Uncle Tito know? What was Thrapp's motive? How many more Scenters are out there and how do they use their powers (for good or evil)?

My Verdict: Three stars out of Five