Was the ending revelation really necessary? I think not. That was way too big of an issue to throw out at the very end of the book. It made absolutely no sense to me and really killed the ending. Overall, a good young adult book, until the end. Very poor decision making on that one. It was obvious that something was going on with Sasha and that we would eventually find out, but of all the things that could be the problem, that is what they picked??? It had nothing at all to do with what the rest...

This was a pretty good book. It is really directed toward YA but it kept me interested and reading. I've actually been enjoying more of James Patterson's YA novels lately than his adult books.

I'll give this book four stars if only because of Theo and Jude - a terrific narrator and a terrific Stiles, and even better, a Stiles they actually, on the page, write as openly bi rather than leaving it ambiguous and up to our headcanons. Sasha deserves mention too, because she's a very complicated character, much more so than I tend to expect Patterson to deliver. Though maybe that's his cowriter Emily Raymond's hand at work. Overall, this story is a longer one than it should be, and a little...

Okay, if the entire narration is from a guy, why does the cover show a girl and state "getting kicked out of school is the best thing that ever happened to her" [a highly dubious claim]? Seriously, this is Theo's story but they make it appear like it's all about Sasha. It also claims to be a "raw darkly humorous story," but I never saw any humor in it, and the plot devices are fairly obvious (other than a totally gratuitous denouncement at the end). SPOILERS AHEAD, READ AT YOU OWN RISK...You wer...

This book was very heart lifting and showed what some teenagers have to go through, even in a family, like Sasha. James Patterson is a very captivating and motivating author.

Theo Foster is a good student, an eleventh grader at Arlington High School where he is editor of the school newspaper. His Dad passed away six months ago and now another terrible thing has happened. He has been expelled, disciplined for disruptive behavior at school. Theo created a secret Twitter account where he posted school gossip and harmless rumours. The administration knew about it but let it go until he maliciously posted a photo that tarnished the reputation of a star athlete and the hig...

This book has fallen in my esteem since I finished it. I probably would have rated it at like a 2 or 3 a week ago, but as I think about it and talk about it more and continue to try to think through the story... I just like it less and less as I find myself truly identifying my problems with it. It's not the book it's marketed as - that's the main thing I want the people reading this review to know. It plays itself as this "teamwork, group dynamic, high school mystery" and it really isn't. The m...

Quick read- if it was any longer it would have felt like it was dragging on because there was very little plot. VERY LITTLE. Most of the story was just setup and then in the last couple of pages there was a small reveal to resolve the story. (view spoiler)[ I was kinda upset at how the authors just threw Sasha's rape storyline in there- it seemed like they had to come up with a *shocking* secret for her but they didn't want to linger on it any more, so they just went *OH HER FATHER WAS RAPING HE...

One hard story. Kids going through the most horrific things life could throw at them, only to be covered up by adults who don't want a scandal or worse. Sad to say, it often happens in real life. And it's horrifying.

Last year I read my first ever James Patterson novel - Crazy House. It was an interesting read with a great concept and I hold out hope there will be a sequel because it definitely lent itself to one. So when I spotted another Patterson book on my local library’s website, I requested it,mostly because Expelled sounded a lot like One Of Us Is Lying, one of my favourite reads last year and I was intrigued to see how Patterson pulled it off.To be completely honest, Expelled is your run of the mill

This book was a quick read, and frankly not an attention grabber. 3.5 stars most certainly. I feel this book tried to be extremely interesting but it would just tell you instead of showing you what was so interesting.

I picked this book up while I was reading another that was really heavy for me. So, I got into this book thinking I was about to get a book where some kids get expelled and just start trying to find out why and who framed them. But did I get that really? No. And here I am to list all of the problems I had with this book, because I HATED IT that much. 1) The unoriginality in characters: Theo is a typical "normal" not popular, but not a nobody at school. Sasha is the "not like other girls" girl, w...

Remember when I was saying how the new theme in teen books seems to be The Breakfast Club with a mystery twist. Expelled by James Patterson and Emily Raymond is another book on that theme. In the case of Expelled though, they are at the Do not pass Go, Do not collect $200 but instead of going straight to detention they have been expelled. Will Foster had a secret twitter account where he exposed the school student's secrets - he was his school's version of Gossip Girl. Except when a photo is pos...

The plot was mediocre, unsuspenseful, and predictable. Generally disappointing.

Another quick little Breakfast Club "who dunnit". Enjoyable and a fast read.

Expelled, by James Patterson, was not one of my favorite books. I would give this book four stars for a couple of reasons. This book didn’t make me want to keep flipping the pages as much as I would have liked. It had a good story line and was suspenseful but I couldn’t relate to the characters that much. These are a few reasons why I rated this book four stars. The first reason why I didn’t love Expelled is because I couldn’t relate to any of the characters. One of the characters is Theo. He i...

No. No. Protagonist was dull and not developed. Lots of big subject matter (suicide! abuse!) that was handled incredibly irresponsibly. This book made me so mad.

This one had a lot of potential to be a solid contemporary mature YA story - Breakfast Club-esque, social media, some darkness and intrigue without being depressing. BUT then the story goes somewhere WAY dark, but not until way toward the end and almost as an afterthought, although it was slightly foreshadowed throughout the book. As the reveal approaches I was almost yelling DO NOT GO THERE. Thanks to the publisher for providing me with an ARC for review.SPOILER BELOWHere's why - it's not fair

It was an okay read. Took a lot longer than needed to get to its point. I can only give it 3 stars.

Theo is expelled for posting a party pic online. The only problem, Theo didn't really post the photo. He involves some other students that were expelled at the same time to help him find out who was behind the photo. A not-so-great updated version of The Breakfast Club. A group of teens get expelled from school, but some aren't exactly guilty of the charges. A quick YA read that is part contemporary and part mystery. Theo is mostly self-centered, but in the way that is normal for teenagers. Some...