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This was inoffensive really, but I found myself bored out of my gourd, wishing for better storytelling on every single page. It had no panache, no style, no sense of mystery or true foreboding. It was just meh. Average in every way. I will probably read the second book to see if the author can spin her uninteresting start into something better, but as it is this is a Hunger Games clone by an author who seems to have half the talent. I hope I am wrong, otherwise, I just wasted an entire day on drivel.

With all that said, if you love YA dystopia, you will probably rate this slightly higher than I did. It is truly inoffensive with a couple of scenes of decent action.

nivi_a's review against another edition

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2.25

It was strange.

I was so uneasy ever since Mare started to act as a Silver.

There was this feeling of dread that everything was wrong.

And in the end it was.

I always knew Maven was bad news but I thought he'd become evil because Mare will eventually choose Cal. This is just... Shit.

And I kinda hate the circumstances. I hate the betrayals. I didn't like Cal enough to feel sad for him. I didn't like Maven enough to hate him. I hated Mare too much for playing with the boys (Cal, Maven, Kilorn) to pity her. Is it that common to feel something towards multiple boys at once and hurt everyone in the end?

I'm seeing this in lots of books and it sucks. It makes the female lead's character weak.

In the end all I felt was a sense of unease. Like I would've been better off without knowing this story.

I thought she'd become the queen by the end of the book but thank God she didn't. That would've been disastrous.

dani_15's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

emmmalibrary's review against another edition

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5.0

Alors déjà on va commencer par le fait que j’en ai rêvé carrément de ce livre tellement il m’a retourné le cerveau ! C’est pas un coup de cœur, mais clairement il n’était pas loin du tout. J’ai adoré suivre l’évolution de Mare et j’ai bien accroché avec son personnage, par contre LE PLOT TWIST ?! J’avais envie de tout casser mais vraiment. Je me suis sentie tellement trahie, tout autant que Mare. Quand bien même je m’attendais à ce que le traitre (je dirais pas qui) en soit un, je m’attendais pas à autant de méchanceté dans sa personne vraiment. Sinon Cal je l’aime, même s’il a fait de la merde à un moment mais je l’aime il est génial ! Bref hâte de lire la suite

audreyy7's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I was able to guess every plot twist before it happened and the book has an open ending. However, I read it with my friend who didn’t see the plot twists so do with that what you will. Other than that I was hooked and just couldn’t put it down until I finished.

a5hl3y's review against another edition

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2.0

3.5

aabalaaba's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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