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greta_1251's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, and Child death
Moderate: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
divine529's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
November 2022
This was a reread for me and before you read any part of my review, I need to tell you a little bit about my relationship with this series. My feelings on this series are complex. This is one of those books and series that has so much potential to be good, but in the long run, isn't the best, but is incredibly compelling in a way I don't understand. So, I call this Book Candy.
Now we can get into the rest. This book follows our main protagonist, Gwen Lark, in a futuristic world where an asteroid is going to hit the Earth and destroy everything. An ancient race of aliens who hail from a far off planet called Atlantis, says they'll save some people and bring them back to their planet, but in order to do so, you have to be between the ages of 12 and 18 and you have to go through a process to Qualify. That's basically what this book is about - going through the process of qualification to see if you're one of the lucky people who get saved and things go from there.
All of the elements of this book are substandard at best and could use a huge edit, but it's interesting and compelling enough to make you want to keep reading.
Of course I'll probably revisit this again in the future because it's certainly entertaining and compelling and just good Book Candy when you need it.
This was a reread for me and before you read any part of my review, I need to tell you a little bit about my relationship with this series. My feelings on this series are complex. This is one of those books and series that has so much potential to be good, but in the long run, isn't the best, but is incredibly compelling in a way I don't understand. So, I call this Book Candy.
Now we can get into the rest. This book follows our main protagonist, Gwen Lark, in a futuristic world where an asteroid is going to hit the Earth and destroy everything. An ancient race of aliens who hail from a far off planet called Atlantis, says they'll save some people and bring them back to their planet, but in order to do so, you have to be between the ages of 12 and 18 and you have to go through a process to Qualify. That's basically what this book is about - going through the process of qualification to see if you're one of the lucky people who get saved and things go from there.
All of the elements of this book are substandard at best and could use a huge edit, but it's interesting and compelling enough to make you want to keep reading.
Of course I'll probably revisit this again in the future because it's certainly entertaining and compelling and just good Book Candy when you need it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Confinement, Ableism, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Cancer
synniestar's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I am typically not a fan of first-person narration but am a sucker for a good dystopian novel so put aside my misgivings. At times the MC is absolutely a 16-year-old girl - insufferably so - but the setup for this particular dystopia was certainly interesting enough to power through it and has me intrigued enough to pick up the second novel in the series as soon as I can. (One note on why I rated this book so low - I can't figure out if this is supposed to be a diary or a straight narration, as the MC will occasionally switch the way she narrates as though she is writing in a diary.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, and Death
Minor: Cancer and Sexual harassment
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