Talk:High School Story: Class Act, Book 1/@comment-27680174-20181008162714

I'm just hoping this succeeds where Book 3 failed. Truth be told, I was not a fan of Book 3. I wouldn't say I hated it, but it definitely felt lackluster compared to the previous two books.

Similar to Across the Void, I thought that the plot was all over the place. The writers couldn't decide if the main focus was prom, the tension between Berry and Hearst club members, or Brian harassing Myra.

And basically every character and interaction felt really overdramatic. I'm not sure what High School was like for the writers, but I can attest that my High School experience was not that dramatic. We had rivalries with other schools, but they were all in good fun. We weren't constantly at each other's throats and labeling the other school as "wimpy" or "pure evil". There was even a mixer/dance in Chicago every fall for schools from surrounding areas and everyone got along fine.

It got to the point where I found the original gang really unlikable. I thought they were just getting worked up over the tiniest thing which was really irritating. I'm actually glad that there is a new group of protagonists.