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Outcast Book One A Living Out Loud Novel eBook Denise Jaden

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Outcast Book One A Living Out Loud Novel eBook Denise Jaden

Definitely an enjoyable read that kept me going. I can't really remember any times I was bored. It's not perfect, but the biggest flaw I can really think of is the typos. It seems to be an indie book based on the publication information, so it's perhaps expected but still counts against it. Fewer typos and obvious editing errors than other indie books I've read, if that counts as a compliment, though.


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Outcast Book One A Living Out Loud Novel eBook Denise Jaden Reviews

Kass has been living her life in the outskirts, not fitting in or really even caring since her mother abandoned her and her father became secluded due to his mental illness. When she sees what she thinks is her mother returned to find her, Kass uncovers more truths and lies about her family, but at the cost of her last family member. Just when she feels alone, Kass has a random encounter with quiet, nerdy Eli who knows more about struggle and compassion than Kass could ever hope for. Can the two of them get to the truth about Kass' family as well as discover each other?

Solving a few different mysteries was the main plot of Outcast, but the book was so character driven. The author made you care about Kass and Eli, so much so that to me at least, it was the best part of the story. The mystery(s) was interesting and very twisty and I wanted answers but I really enjoyed getting to know all the characters even more so then solving the problem. The book is dual narrated by Kass in the present, trying to piece together how she ended up tied to a wheel chair in a random hospital room with putting together her last few days in flashbacks and then by Eli from the past as he met Kass. The narrations came at the same conclusion but from two different voices and two different styles and I think that was really unique way to present the mystery.

I sat down to read a few chapters one lazy weekend morning and next thing I realized it was 2 hours later and I was almost finished with the book. The story was able to suck me into the pages so easily due to a mix of the ease of the writing, the likable interesting characters and the complicated twisty mystery. Outcast was my first book by Denise and I enjoyed her delivery method as well as the overall package of the book.

Outcast is the first in a series which makes me happy because I would love for something good and positive to come for Kass. This story was pretty dark and sad, I just wanted to hug Kass repeatedly and tell her she is not alone and I want nothing more but to have something wonderful happen for her in the future. Also Eli was so incredibly wonderful I want more Kass-Eli bonding time, especially since this book did not end with ANY closure for her, him or them in general. The next book in the series sounds like an entirely different plot and genre so I am really excited to see how their lives continue.

​I am voluntarily reviewing an advance, complimentary copy of this book.
In an effort to create a provocative and steamy novel, Outcast struggles to maintain its edgy young adult voice at a cost to its overall narrative, and as a result, it ultimately fails on both accounts. This is to say Denise Jaden’s novel is a disappointment. From its convoluted writing style to the lackluster characters, Outcast felt like a trainwreck that kept getting worse.

Starting at the beginning, Kass, our supposedly spunky protagonist but not really, wakes up and finds herself strapped to a wheelchair. The reader is constantly reminded that she is strapped to a wheelchair because Jaden’s redundant writing style emphasizes this fact way too often. It seemed she had an obsession with this phrase, “strapped to a wheelchair,” If you think I am using the phrase, “strapped to wheelchair” way too much, then this is how I felt just reading the first chapter. In the first few pages, Jaden imbeds this phrase in almost every paragraph. Her repetition had to be one of my biggest gripes with the book, and I had numerous issues with the book.

The book is told through two points of views, one of which is completely unnecessary. Eli’s characterization serves no other function other than a “sexy” plot device who is there to either drive Kas around or describe her attractive indifference. Jaden soley uses his point of view to tell, not show, Kass’s personality or lack thereof from an outsider’s view point. His perspective never moves forward the plot, and it seems as though the voices of the two protagonists overlap more often than not. There is a lack of distinction between the two voices, and Jaden could have written the whole book just from one character’s eyes.

In addition to the writing style, the narrative plot makes absolutely no sense. The word “no” does not exist in any of the character’s vocabulary. For example, Kass is able to persuade a worker from the psychiatric hospital to free her from the binds of the wheelchair. The worker, Patrick, is well aware that he should not release anyone from the confines of the chair, but Kass is able to convince him to let her go and explore. I would like to give some additional details that Patrick mentions in this conversation. There are other people that are tied in wheelchairs, he would face consequences from his boss should he release anyone, and yet Kass is able to to sway him to do so. This is not a singular incident. When Kass is facing expulsion from her principal in a flashback, Eli manages to convince the principal not to. The principal states he is done with Kass’s rude behavior since it has been an ongoing issue and has been wanting to to expel Kass for quite some time now, yet Eli, using his cancerous mother as a pivot advises the principal not to do so.

Jaden also forgets to let the audience know key details such as Kass having smoke bombs in her backpack or a lighter in her pocket. I do not want to give anything away from the book, but it feels like a wannabe deus ex machina. There is no mention of the lighter and the smoke bomb throughout the whole book, and suddenly, they are there and crucial to the book. It seemed like Kass by extension Jaden were pulling objects out of nowhere at the time she needed them.

Lastly, I was left with many questions at the end. While leaving the reader with the question is valid to set up the sequel, Jaden’s book feels unfinished and unconcluded. The questions I had developed questions throughout the book, and I expected some of them to be answered. Nothing was answered. In the end, I just had more questions in addition to my previous ones beforehand.

I did not enjoy this book at all, and while I applaud Jaden for finishing novel length work, I could not get over the convoluted plot, the unlikable characters, and the dull writing style.
Alot of back and forth, unanswered questions and loose ends. It plays out like a tv series where you don’t get the end.
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This book took me a while to get into it was so back and forth. Kass is strong and level til Hope shows up in her life then she throws the whole thing outta wack!!! Kass wakes up strapped to a wheel chair and it gets crazy from there her memories are foggy and her family is missing. This book wasn't anything like I thought and the ending was crazy.
Mass and Eli both have only memories of their mothers. Kass the troublemaking teen and Eli the geeky boy. Together they rescue her mom and dad from a horrible situation and become friends. I read this book as my O book in an alphabet reading challenge, but it ended up being a really good book.
Definitely an enjoyable read that kept me going. I can't really remember any times I was bored. It's not perfect, but the biggest flaw I can really think of is the typos. It seems to be an indie book based on the publication information, so it's perhaps expected but still counts against it. Fewer typos and obvious editing errors than other indie books I've read, if that counts as a compliment, though.