Review: The Dysasters by Kristin Cast and P.C Cast

The Dysasters by P.C. Cast
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  I'm a bit behind on posting this review as this was released on Tuesday (February 26, 2019).  Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing me with a physical ARC to review.

I really enjoyed this. It is a fast paced YA fantasy/sci-fi. It has elements of seris like X-men, Captain Planet, and Smallville (all things I like), and puts them in a book. I received an ARC which had comic-esque drawings in it to go with the storyline and they were a really cool addition to the reading experience.

I will say the dramatic dialogue between Tate and Foster got old after awhile. Foster was pretty disrespectful most of the time and most of the time for no good reason. It made her pretty unlikable. I think the characters could have been a little more well developed versus relying on them bickering all the time. This book is heavy on the dialogue. Once you get past the angsty teenage stuff, the book itself is pretty good. I really liked Bastien and Charlotte, I'm looking forward to getting to know them more as the series progresses. I'm interested to see how each of the elemental pairs interact with their evil elemental counterparts. We come to learn that an evil genius scientist has genetically modified 4 older children to be able to control the elements, but their modifications weren't stable. To stabilize and cure his original "children" he created 4 elemental pairs. Tate and Foster are the first of the pairs and they can control Air, they also must find and protect the other 3 pairs from the evil doctor and his progeny. I'm really looking forward to meeting the next 2 pairs of elementals and seeing how each of the 4 pairs masters their element and if and how they defeat the Core Four and evil Dr. Rick.

This book has a little bit of everything, action, romance, superpowers, morally gray characters, and a diverse cast. It is definitely targeted for the YA audience but as a YA reader myself I didn't mind. There is definitely profanity, but the romance isn't overwhelming. I am anxiously awaiting the next installment.



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