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title: "Reading Everywhere: Book Review: Thumped, by Megan McCafferty"
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# Reading Everywhere: Book Review: Thumped, by Megan McCafferty

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## Monday, April 23, 2012

### Book Review: Thumped, by Megan McCafferty

McCafferty, Megan.

Thumped

. 304 p. 2012. Balzer + Bray. Hardcover $17.99. ISBN 9780061962769.

Last year, Megan McCafferty introduced the satirical dystopian world of

[*Bumped*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061962759/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=readineveryw-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061962759)

, in which teen pregnancy is revered and two long-lost twin sisters become victims of society's out-of-whack ideals. (Read

[my review of *Bumped*](https://readingeverywhere.com/2011/04/bumped-by-megan-mccafferty.html)

.)

The plot of

[*Thumped*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061962767/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=readineveryw-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061962767)

picks up right where

Bumped

left off and charges full steam ahead without an obvious rehash of the previous volume. If you're hazy on the details of

Bumped

, the first few chapters of this sequel might be a little confusing, but McCafferty smoothly weaves in the details of the first book as the story progresses.

Like its predecessor,

Thumped

is satire, with moments of laugh-out-loud humor, but sometimes the plot and characters seem a little scattered. There's a lot going on, and some of the secondary storylines (like: what's going on between Zen and Ventura Vida?) felt underdeveloped and didn't add anything to the book's main plot. I found

Bumped

hilarious, smart, and unexpected, whereas

Thumped

doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the table. At the same time, it's definitely a fun read, and it ends with a positive message.

Bottom line: if you liked

Bumped

, you'll enjoy

Thumped

. I liked it!

[*Thumped*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061962767/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=readineveryw-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061962767)

will be available in bookstores everywhere on April 24. ARC for review kindly picked up for me at ALA Midwinter by my friend Lalitha of

[Masala Reader](http://masalareader.wordpress.com/)

.

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