Thomas's Reviews > Catalyst

"Catalyst" is about Kate Malone, the somewhat typical straight-A acheiving cross-country running unsatisfied daughter of a preacher. At the beggining of the book the main conflict comes from the pressure she experiences while she waits to get accepted (or rejected) by MIT. Then, she runs into the ever so unfriendly neighbor girl Teri Litch. That really mixes up the plot, and the story.

While I enjoyed reading this book, it was no where close to as good as Laurie Halse Anderson's "Speak". One of the really good things about this book was the plot, but at some points the execution of the character's wasn't as powerful as I thought they should've been. I also thought the ending was a bit rushed, but it was still a pretty good read.