Metaltown

Les Miserables meets Newsies, minus all the singing and dancing numbers. Sounds amazing, right? Well, I personally wouldn’t call it amazing, but it was an okay book. There were parts that had me bored beyond tears and other parts that were able to get my heart racing. For the most part though, the book was just below average. Ty and Colin live a life of starvation and poverty. They work in Metaltown, a fictitious factory-based town. I think Simmons did a great job of getting the tone and feel of the book down. The story is told through three main points of view, those of Ty, Colin, and Lena. Lena is a spoiled, rich girl and has no idea what life is like for Ty and Colin. But that doesn’t stop Colin from falling for her and pretty much forgetting about Ty. That hurt me because I liked Ty so much more. After everything, I still don’t see much of a point to the book, but it was interesting enough. Although this isn’t my favorite book by the author, I’ll still continue to pick up any and all books by her.