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A review by celiapowell
The Declaration by Gemma Malley
2.0
I think this was a little too young for me - I enjoy YA books, but this one was guilty of having one of its characters narrate part of the story through awkward diary entries, which wouldn't have bothered me at a certain age, but does now. Also, excessive use of capital letters! Argh!
Our heroine, Anna, is a Useful Surplus, a child born in an age where due to a long life enabled by drugs, children are illegal - surplus to requirements. She was brought into the system when young, and has conformed to their requirements, hence her status as Useful. Then Peter, a teenage surplus is captured, and proceeds to change Anna's ideas about the world. And he says he knows her parents.
It's an interesting premise, but I didn't believe in the characters - the story starts in an fascinating place, and swiftly goes off on very unrealistic paths.
Our heroine, Anna, is a Useful Surplus, a child born in an age where due to a long life enabled by drugs, children are illegal - surplus to requirements. She was brought into the system when young, and has conformed to their requirements, hence her status as Useful. Then Peter, a teenage surplus is captured, and proceeds to change Anna's ideas about the world. And he says he knows her parents.
It's an interesting premise, but I didn't believe in the characters - the story starts in an fascinating place, and swiftly goes off on very unrealistic paths.