Ava

My thoughts on Scatter are complicated. On one hand, I thoroughly enjoyed it; on the other hand, the writing was not great.

Both Danny and Focus felt unique and fully fleshed out. The romance felt alive and at times had my toes curling. The premise was intriguing, and the world-building was well done.

However, a lot of the writing fell flat. The rest of the characters were extremely two-dimensional and felt like copy-and-pasted NPCs used for set dressing. There was an excessive amount of unnecessary exposition and a tendency to tell rather than show. The narrative would constantly undercut itself. Trying to build tension, then ruining it before the payoff by reminding the reader that everything was going to be okay and the stakes weren't actually real.

Scatter reads like a book that's scared of itself. Scared to actually be what's it's trying to be.

I don’t want to sound too harsh; when I say I thoroughly enjoyed it, I really do mean that. This book is not a masterpiece, but I'm very glad I read it. If you're looking for a sapphic superhero romance, this is worth the read, but don't expect too much.