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akristawithak's review
4.0
ARC from NetGalley
This book is apparently a re-worked version of a book originally published in 2008. The author re-did the story to feature teenagers, not adults as in the original. It begins when the main character wakes up in a dark room with a stranger. She quickly learns that she has been forced into some sort of ultra-cruel televised game show where the contestants win or they die.
It immediately makes you think of The Hunger Games, but they’re very different. The individuals running the game aren’t part of the government, which is the main difference. The premise is somewhat similar, but it doesn’t read anything like Suzanne Collins’s trilogy. The action moves very quickly and I found it very hard to put it down!
I recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of dark dystopian thrillers.
This book is apparently a re-worked version of a book originally published in 2008. The author re-did the story to feature teenagers, not adults as in the original. It begins when the main character wakes up in a dark room with a stranger. She quickly learns that she has been forced into some sort of ultra-cruel televised game show where the contestants win or they die.
It immediately makes you think of The Hunger Games, but they’re very different. The individuals running the game aren’t part of the government, which is the main difference. The premise is somewhat similar, but it doesn’t read anything like Suzanne Collins’s trilogy. The action moves very quickly and I found it very hard to put it down!
I recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of dark dystopian thrillers.
joyful808's review
4.0
Action Romance. I've tapped into a genre I didn't realize was out there. Loads of fun. Quick read.
explicit language and adult themes
explicit language and adult themes
beckylej's review
4.0
A very Running Man-esque, futuristic romance. Lots of fun. I really enjoyed the titles released under the SHOMI line. Wish there had been more.
shinyfox's review
3.0
This book was rather enjoyable. I liked the setting, and for the most part I liked the characters (there were many times I wanted to take the female lead and shake her roughly...). But the book was very predictable, I was easily able to figure out what was going to happen before it happened. It was a quick and easy read that I find useful for 'quick getaways', when I just don't care how absorbed I am in the book. I found it very easy to pull out of the book world and back to real life, so it was great for reading a few pages at a time when I was on the run.
takethyme's review
I am so embarrassed I read this years ago and gave it five stars. My GR friend, Luli, tried it based on my original review. She gave it one star. After that, I reread it. I don't know where my head was at. Please forgive me.
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