gingeavenger's review against another edition
5.0
A great book! It really let you see the differences between people and that even in a community were everyone is the same that people are trying to stand out.
spicy_penguin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
melbsreads's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Trigger warnings: death, medical experimentation, dystopian society, gun violence, violence, blood, mentions of animal death, death of a parent (in the past)
Oh boy. This was published in 2012 and even if I didn't know that, I would have instantly known that just from reading the book. It feels like a combination of every popular YA dystopian book series from the peak of dystopian fiction - Divergent, Matched, Delirium, The Selection, The Hunger Games. There's a love triangle. There's a protagonist who's meant to be the perfect girl but finds herself realising that the world she lives in is not all it's made out to be. There's a weird "everyone gets part of their brain removed" plot line. And the whole thing just felt...generic and emotionless. All in all? Not for me.
Oh boy. This was published in 2012 and even if I didn't know that, I would have instantly known that just from reading the book. It feels like a combination of every popular YA dystopian book series from the peak of dystopian fiction - Divergent, Matched, Delirium, The Selection, The Hunger Games. There's a love triangle. There's a protagonist who's meant to be the perfect girl but finds herself realising that the world she lives in is not all it's made out to be. There's a weird "everyone gets part of their brain removed" plot line. And the whole thing just felt...generic and emotionless. All in all? Not for me.
gemmaduds's review against another edition
3.0
One of our fantastic reps from Hodder gave me this as a reading copy and it looked instantly like something I would love. I got into it straight away and found it really quick and easy to read. The characters (although I couldn't really connect to any of them, especially Evie) were all very different and the brothers Raffy and Lucas were particularly interesting.
The one thing that really stuck out to me as being a little irritating was the fact that everyone's eyes flash with emotions that can't quite be read by anybody else. Also, a few times the with-holding of information gets me in a tizz just as much as it did to Evie (perhaps that's the sign of great suspense).
All in all it's a really good read for young adults that I know will go down well.
The one thing that really stuck out to me as being a little irritating was the fact that everyone's eyes flash with emotions that can't quite be read by anybody else. Also, a few times the with-holding of information gets me in a tizz just as much as it did to Evie (perhaps that's the sign of great suspense).
All in all it's a really good read for young adults that I know will go down well.
paperbackmo's review against another edition
2.0
Goo concept and plot line.
Thought it would pull me into the story a bit more than it did, kinda felt like I didn't really 'bond' much with the characters
Why does there always have to be a love-triangle in YA books nowadays?!
Thought it would pull me into the story a bit more than it did, kinda felt like I didn't really 'bond' much with the characters
Why does there always have to be a love-triangle in YA books nowadays?!
mgnraisin's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up because I remember really enjoying 'The Declaration' and thought it might be similar. The general story is alright and I like the idea behind it but the writing is very poor, none of the characters are likeable and there's no suspense or lingering twists to speak of. I also kept getting very annoyed when "A's, B's, C's and D's" were mentioned... misplaced apostrophes in a novel are enough to make me hate the whole thing. I'll probably still read the two sequels as I'm not one for stopping mid way through a series and they'll be semi-enjoyable rubbish if nothing else.
chloereadsbooksyoutube's review against another edition
5.0
Third time reading (24.07.20) and I still love it!