The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

Weisubei

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

Getting a little bit of reading while the little one asleep 🙊🙊

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Grrlbrarian

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

Just started this cracking yarn! Perfect for when you want to read about someone else‘s uncomfortable adventures while you‘re curled up cozy ☕️🧦📖

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GatheringBooks

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

#QuotsyOct21 Day 21: #Eerie

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hwestfall

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

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I think audiobooks are going to get me out of my reading slump. I love all the books Jonathan Stroud writes!

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Jari-chan

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

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This is the last book by Jonathan Stroud I'll ever read. I'm done with him. For good this time. If it wasn't for a Buddy Read with my friend, I would've DNF this book right at the beginning. There's a huge difference between a strong female lead and an egocentric brat. The world building is flat and oversimplyfied. The plot could've been good, but one has to care about the MCs to enjoy it, and I couldn't care less ⬇

Jari-chan for those two. It got a little better when new characters were introduced that weren't totally dull, but even those two couldn't save the book for me.
I used to love the first book about Bartimaeus, but it seems like it was the only good book Stroud wrote in my eyes. Or, more precise, Stroud simply can't write good female characters. Kitty and Scarlett are the proof. At least IMO.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo 3y

julesG Second your first but last sentence. Neither I nor my son liked Kitty. I kind of liked this book, but not because of the main character. 3y

Jari-chan @julesG Glad to hear I'm not alone with that opinion 😅 3y

TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 😁 3y

Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you 😁 3y

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readingjedi

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

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A weak Pick. I enjoyed this but it is not without flaws. Scarlett is a total Mary Sue - at 18 she is able to overpower every full grown man she meets, is endlessly resourceful, resilient to pain & always comes out on top (eyeroll) She also physically bullies Albert when she first meets him (not cool) There is also a lot of killing & the attitude towards violence is somewhat casual which makes it seem gratuitous. Cont. in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

readingjedi Cont. from above. There are hints to Scarlett's back story that might explain her propensity to violence but it's not addressed in this book. The plot has shades on La Belle Sauvage especially the section in the raft but this is far less cerebral. It's basically just a chase with fights. It is very YA in tone & I felt very much "not the target audience." A lot of fun but a little lacking in depth. 3y

Jari-chan Uh, I was about to buy the book, but reading your review I guess it's totally not a book for me 😅 3y

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readingjedi

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

This one is up next. Love this cover, reminds me a bit of Peter Pan in Scarlet ... I guess when that word's in the title the cover is always going to be red!

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IReadThereforeIBlog

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

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Jonathan Stroud‘s YA post-apocalyptic fantasy thriller (the first in a new series) sets up solid character and world-building against an otherwise straightforward chase plot with enough action and brutal death to hold my attention despite the twists being a little obvious and the antagonists a little two dimensional. That said the unresolved mysteries and hints at a wider arc mean that I will definitely read the sequel.

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CatAndKindle

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud

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Fast-paced adventure in a Wild West-style, post apocalyptic Britain with bank robbers, monsters, and all manner of exciting capers. It might be aimed at young teens and tweens but it is an exciting read for us older folks too.

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