kt01's review against another edition
3.0
*2.5
Not the best writing, world or mystery, but a fast read
Not the best writing, world or mystery, but a fast read
just_cress's review
5.0
Love this book!It's so addictive.I just hope I get the rest of the novels in the series. The Setting;The setting is great.Futuristic London ?That's just...creative! In addition to that,the people are being ruled by''The Authorities''and they have this system where children are separated from their parents at the age of five and taken to residental schools.They stay at schools until they are sixteen and ready to explore the world.They also have a pairing committee who choose their life time partners at sixteen years and finally pair them at the age of 20. In the first book,Luke is the youngest person to qualify to be an FI.He rarely has time to celebrate when he is called for his first case ever.As the story progresses,Luke finds out he's being framed for the murder .Two other people get killed and now it's up to him to find out who framed him up...before it's too late! The way he solved the murder(with his mobile aid to law and crime andgirlfriend Jade Vernon) was super cool.This is a must read for Y.A fiction lovers!
stvarnisvijetjegrozan's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
k_lupin's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
traditionson's review
5.0
I have read this book so many times even before previously published and fell in love with the whole world and very different take on forensic science. It is a well built world and cleverly crafted tale with an interesting character dynamic. I can’t wait to finally read more of the series.
ty_pical's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
thelibraryofethos's review
4.0
This was much better than I had been expecting. I had had this one on my To-Read list for a long time, since my brother read it ages ago, but it was always one that I kept on putting off because it didn't look too interesting.
I was wrong! I actually did really enjoy this book. The quality of the writing wasn't spectacular, there wasn't enough characterisation or world building, but there was enough to make it good. There was little bits and pieces which told you that actually Luke lives in a very different society than we do, but I almost felt like it wasn't explored enough. Characters were pretty weak, there wasn't enough life to them. and the fact that Luke was a troublemaker... the jokes he made were seriously nerd jokes. but it was bearable.
It wasn't one of those books that calls to you, that you wish you were reading all hours of the day, but it did have a certain pull to it - whenever I started reading I found it very hard to put down.
Overall, pretty good book. I would recommend and I will probably read the next one (want to find out what happens!)
I was wrong! I actually did really enjoy this book. The quality of the writing wasn't spectacular, there wasn't enough characterisation or world building, but there was enough to make it good. There was little bits and pieces which told you that actually Luke lives in a very different society than we do, but I almost felt like it wasn't explored enough. Characters were pretty weak, there wasn't enough life to them. and the fact that Luke was a troublemaker... the jokes he made were seriously nerd jokes. but it was bearable.
It wasn't one of those books that calls to you, that you wish you were reading all hours of the day, but it did have a certain pull to it - whenever I started reading I found it very hard to put down.
Overall, pretty good book. I would recommend and I will probably read the next one (want to find out what happens!)
m_delaney's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
homeschooledbookworms's review
4.0
This was much better than I had been expecting. I had had this one on my To-Read list for a long time, since my brother read it ages ago, but it was always one that I kept on putting off because it didn't look too interesting.
I was wrong! I actually did really enjoy this book. The quality of the writing wasn't spectacular, there wasn't enough characterisation or world building, but there was enough to make it good. There was little bits and pieces which told you that actually Luke lives in a very different society than we do, but I almost felt like it wasn't explored enough. Characters were pretty weak, there wasn't enough life to them. and the fact that Luke was a troublemaker... the jokes he made were seriously nerd jokes. but it was bearable.
It wasn't one of those books that calls to you, that you wish you were reading all hours of the day, but it did have a certain pull to it - whenever I started reading I found it very hard to put down.
Overall, pretty good book. I would recommend and I will probably read the next one (want to find out what happens!)
I was wrong! I actually did really enjoy this book. The quality of the writing wasn't spectacular, there wasn't enough characterisation or world building, but there was enough to make it good. There was little bits and pieces which told you that actually Luke lives in a very different society than we do, but I almost felt like it wasn't explored enough. Characters were pretty weak, there wasn't enough life to them. and the fact that Luke was a troublemaker... the jokes he made were seriously nerd jokes. but it was bearable.
It wasn't one of those books that calls to you, that you wish you were reading all hours of the day, but it did have a certain pull to it - whenever I started reading I found it very hard to put down.
Overall, pretty good book. I would recommend and I will probably read the next one (want to find out what happens!)
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