A review by melbsreads
The Killables by Gemma Malley
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.