I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley. Previous to reading The Fixer I had read both the first book in Barens Raised by Wolves series (didnt like it) and her The Naturals series (loved it). I didn't enjoy this book as much as Barnes' The Naturals series. This was still an engaging YA political thriller.
Tess ends up traveling to DC to live with her sister who and finds out she is a fixer for politicians and big wigs in DC. What follows is both a mystery and a thriller involving Tess trying to solve the mystery behind the death of a Supreme Court Justice; meanwhile Tess's sister is also working on the case. When people start dying Tess begins to realize how very serious the situation is.
This story follows an interesting premise, but I am not a huge fan of reading about politics and conspiracy theory. Aside from all the "fixing" and politics in here there is a nice side plot about the strained relationship between Tess and her sister.
Tess is okay as a character; although she makes a lot of bad decisions throughout this book. Her and her sister cause a lot of issues because they dont talk to and trust each other; which was frustrating for me as a reader.
The story is fairly engaging and its paced pretty well. I just had some trouble really getting into the subject matter. When I finished the book I was mostly like eh, that was okay.
Overall this was an okay YA political thriller. Political thrillers really arent my thing, so I wasnt all that enamoured with the subject matter. I ended up thinking everything about the story was okay but not great. I guess I would recommend if you are a fan of political thrillers, personally this book was not really my cup of tea.
Tess ends up traveling to DC to live with her sister who and finds out she is a fixer for politicians and big wigs in DC. What follows is both a mystery and a thriller involving Tess trying to solve the mystery behind the death of a Supreme Court Justice; meanwhile Tess's sister is also working on the case. When people start dying Tess begins to realize how very serious the situation is.
This story follows an interesting premise, but I am not a huge fan of reading about politics and conspiracy theory. Aside from all the "fixing" and politics in here there is a nice side plot about the strained relationship between Tess and her sister.
Tess is okay as a character; although she makes a lot of bad decisions throughout this book. Her and her sister cause a lot of issues because they dont talk to and trust each other; which was frustrating for me as a reader.
The story is fairly engaging and its paced pretty well. I just had some trouble really getting into the subject matter. When I finished the book I was mostly like eh, that was okay.
Overall this was an okay YA political thriller. Political thrillers really arent my thing, so I wasnt all that enamoured with the subject matter. I ended up thinking everything about the story was okay but not great. I guess I would recommend if you are a fan of political thrillers, personally this book was not really my cup of tea.
