Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice)'s Reviews > Catalyst

It isn't often that I give books I manage to finish reading one star, mainly I DNF at an earlier stage but with Catalyst, that was a different story. Because of the short length, I decided to plough through and see if the storyline and characters were going to be appealing and compelling. Sadly, it was neither of those things. I enjoyed Forge and Chains both by the same author when I read them aged fourteen as a high school student but since then, the writing style doesn't quite sit well with me.

Kate Malone lives with her Dad who is a reverend and after applying for College, a fire occurs nearby meaning one of her nemesis having to move in as the house is being rebuilt. Will say trigger warning for death as a young character does die towards the end of the story which was upsetting to read. I couldn't connect with Kate or any of her fellow classmates, the plotline was disjointed and some of the actions undertaken by the main character Kate to be childish and questionable. The ending was also abrupt leaving me with more questions than answers.

Very disappointed, will not be reading any more books by this author.