Feedback

2.5 stars. This is hard for me. I adored Variant. I was really looking forward to the sequel. I counted the months, even. Alas, I was thoroughly disappointed. The book was very dull. It got "exciting" halfway through but just for a fleeting moment—the good stuff was gone as soon as it came. I was hopi......more

Pretty fantastic.......more

I know what you're all thinking: Rob Wells wrote another book? Beardy guy, loves a good sweater? Huh, okay. I mean, sure his first book, VARIANT, was fantastic, and there was a huge plot twist that we didn't see coming. But it's not like he could do it again. Don't let the Cosby sweater fool you. FEE......more

I had high expectations for this sequel to fill in the missing links Variant left the reader. At first it seemed like things were getting there, albeit slowly, with an extra helping of a few more gaps along the way. Benson's behavior seemed a bit erratic at times, but then again who's to say how a no......more

I described Variant as vivid but bland, and I would describe Feedback as stagnant and frustrating. It's a book where a lot seems to be happening, but nothing much happens at all. One of the issues I think is Benson as a character. He's impulsive, irrational and difficult to connect to. In Variant th......more