shmoley's review against another edition
3.0
It has good morals, and a good idea on how humans met there end (of the Rusty era) but this book just doesn't do it for me. The writing, it's simply not my style. The transitions are shaky and sometimes it took me a while to figure out what happened, although I do plan on reading the next book just for the sake of it
onewell's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crikhopit's review against another edition
2.0
Young adult science fiction novel about unwilling teenagers having operations to become "Pretty." The writing wasn't great, the plot was okay, but the characters were one-dimensional and uninteresting. I won't be finishing the series.
ashleysimon's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
alyssakatherine's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
geo_ix's review against another edition
4.0
So I'm between giving this a 3.5-4 only because while I thought the plot and every new technology was awesome and deserves 5 stars, I felt like this dragged out for so long, only to have everything happen super fast at the end. I mean sure, there were a few chapters based on adventure like finding the smoke, and such, but I felt like it focused more on her feeling bad for being a spy, than actually showing the relationships evolve. The only one I really got to know was Shay, which makes sense it's a lot about her, but I think skimming over the David parts made the ending weird. I mean I just do t feel like you'd think some guy will come save you when he found out you lied about everything you spoke about and ended up having his dad "killed". (I seriously don't think that's the case people) any who. Yeah. That's all I guess! Just wish I could have gotten into it before the last 'part' as I tried so hard to read this and kept going to find better things after a few pages every time I read it.... Whoops
stonefruitbutch's review against another edition
4.0
going back and reading my favorite books from childhood explains my tastes in books as an adult
marsmatranga's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Free joey king from the clutches of tally Youngblood, this book was such a flop