Reviews

Traición by Scott Westerfeld

liwybookclub's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

poppysbooks22's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

kellerko's review against another edition

3.0

At multiple points I was thinking this is childish or this is so superficial, and then I remind myself that this is a YA book and that’s to be expected. Overall an interesting path for society and a pretty fun read.

mmoshier's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

pallavi_vats's review against another edition

2.5

2.5

I definitely see the point the author tried to make but it ultimately failed 
The premise is good, execution is ugly :)

Rouge by Mona Awad is better

janadiebeere's review against another edition

2.25

The beginning of this book was really not great, and it gave me a lot of bad will towards the rest of it. I thought once the story got going, it was actually quite fun, and there were some details that I really enjoyed

(like the twist with the oil getting infected and that's why society crumbled)

.  I think the reason I disliked the beginning so strongly was mostly just a strange choice in descriptions and names, the cat vomit-coloured sky, all the names being so infantile (middle pretties, littlies, etc.) and alongside that, the absolute lack of interest of Tally in her surroundings. It kept taking me out of the story, and even when it got better, it just kind of stuck around. I do think it was refreshing to read a ya dystopia that did not focus heavily on the character's romance (especially considering the boom of those in the 2010s); however, I do wish the characters and their pull towards each other had been a little more fleshed out. It really felt like they just all of a sudden kissed for no reason. All in all it was fun and a fast and easy read. 

rj_owen's review against another edition

2.0

This was my first attempt at getting into the current YA craze. I have not really read too many YA books that have come out except Hunger Games, and I really loved those so I thought that there may have been something else out there for me. This one seemed to have good ratings, so I gave it a shot.

It just wasn't my cup of tea. The premise sounded decent, and I totally got the underlying message that I think the author was going for, but reading it was kind of a bore. Except for a few hoverboard action type sequences, it was all like "you're ugly. I want to be a pretty. uglyville, pretty town." blah blah etc. etc. I feel like it could have been a little less obvious, but I guess it is geared for younger audiences, so I'm not sure what I should expect from books like this.

One thing that I do know, while this first in a trilogy of books does end on somewhat of a cliffhanger, I won't bother continuing the series. Especially since it seems to be more about the pretties and their "bubbly" lingo just makes me want to cringe.

breweird's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

liakeller's review against another edition

3.0

Kin’s battle book - didn’t love it, but I can see the draw to the young adult crowd. Some good action - left me really wanting a hoverboard....

fairestskyebooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5