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A review by ameserole
Select by Marit Weisenberg
3.0
Second time read. First time review.
Select was interesting. I feel like I liked it a heck of lot more the first time I read it.. but since I never actually wrote a review back in April - I felt like I should dive back into it beforehand. So like I said earlier.. it was interesting enough to keep me turning the pages BUT I did also find myself getting bored with it.
The characters were just okay. I did like Julia and John together though and I really hope that their characters grow a lot more in the next book. Liv, Julia's half-sister, was an okay kind of character but there were definitely times where she kind of rubbed the wrong way. I completely hated their parents Victoria and Novak. They just felt so creepy and I didn't really feel the love between them.
Besides the whole creepy family dynamic, I guess this book sort of had a "love triangle"? Angus - Liv - Julia because Julia had a crush on Angus for like EVER.. yet Angus and Liv dated. Then John came into the picture and everything was good for Julia. Well, until things sort of hit the fan. Liv and Angus broke up and he got jealous that Julia was with John. In the end, I didn't like that little shit head for ruining things and I still hope that Julia and John are still together in the next book.
Other than the whole romance, this book gave hints about this new world/place for them to move to. Think of it as like a cult ... but for special people with special abilities. The adults only care about getting more kids for their family line (which was creepy) and the kids were sort of separated into groups (like divergent - I guess) and forced to adapt. Again, it was a weird book and I'm probably the worst person to describe this world right now because I just want to go to sleep.
Overall, I honestly can't say anything other than it being interesting. I really hope that the second book is bit more entertaining and can hold my interest longer than 10 seconds. Here's to hoping!
Select was interesting. I feel like I liked it a heck of lot more the first time I read it.. but since I never actually wrote a review back in April - I felt like I should dive back into it beforehand. So like I said earlier.. it was interesting enough to keep me turning the pages BUT I did also find myself getting bored with it.
The characters were just okay. I did like Julia and John together though and I really hope that their characters grow a lot more in the next book. Liv, Julia's half-sister, was an okay kind of character but there were definitely times where she kind of rubbed the wrong way. I completely hated their parents Victoria and Novak. They just felt so creepy and I didn't really feel the love between them.
Besides the whole creepy family dynamic, I guess this book sort of had a "love triangle"? Angus - Liv - Julia because Julia had a crush on Angus for like EVER.. yet Angus and Liv dated. Then John came into the picture and everything was good for Julia. Well, until things sort of hit the fan. Liv and Angus broke up and he got jealous that Julia was with John. In the end, I didn't like that little shit head for ruining things and I still hope that Julia and John are still together in the next book.
Other than the whole romance, this book gave hints about this new world/place for them to move to. Think of it as like a cult ... but for special people with special abilities. The adults only care about getting more kids for their family line (which was creepy) and the kids were sort of separated into groups (like divergent - I guess) and forced to adapt. Again, it was a weird book and I'm probably the worst person to describe this world right now because I just want to go to sleep.
Overall, I honestly can't say anything other than it being interesting. I really hope that the second book is bit more entertaining and can hold my interest longer than 10 seconds. Here's to hoping!