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mehsi's review
2.0
Well... I had hoped for a bit more story and I am a bit disappointed. You got about 10 pages of bonus story, and 3 or so with a bit of history information, and after that a first look at the Testing. Which is a shame.
I am now still not sure if I should read the Testing or not. For now I am lingering to the no.
It was an interesting story, but also slightly confusing. Still don't understand stuff about the testing or what it means, and I was hoping this story would let me know a bit more.
I am now still not sure if I should read the Testing or not. For now I am lingering to the no.
It was an interesting story, but also slightly confusing. Still don't understand stuff about the testing or what it means, and I was hoping this story would let me know a bit more.
nhdk's review
3.0
This was actually just one chapter/short story with then an extract from the testing which if you have read them already was a bit pointless. Love the books and stories but a bit disappointed this wasn't longer.
books4susie's review
4.0
Really short but explains why Cia's brother Zeen acted the way he did. It's free!!
missbookiverse's review
2.0
Kurz und relativ unspektakulär. Erzählt aus Zeens (Cias Bruder) Perspektive wie seine eigene Graduation Zeremonie ablief. Immerhin erfährt man in etwa was Zeen über das Testing seines Vaters weiß.
pewterwolf's review
3.0
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf
In this prequel to The Testing, we follow Zeen (the older brother to the trilogy's lead's, Cia) on his gradulation day and he finds out if he has been accepted for The Testing and to go onto University like his father did before him...
Ok, am going to say this here and now. I am VERY glad this was free because if I bought this, I would have been quite angry. Because this is very short. VERY short. It's around 18% of the download. The rest is the first three chapters of [b:The Testing|17711954|The Testing (The Testing, #1)|Joelle Charbonneau|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1364816551s/17711954.jpg|18534001]. Which is fine by me as I still haven't read this trilogy yet and I have been interested in this trilogy but I can't seem to get my hands on a copy of any of the books (and I want the physical books as the UK editions are super shiny!).
And this trilogy sounds interesting. [b:The Hunger Games|6053292|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353517172s/6053292.jpg|2792775] by Suzanne Collins or [b:Legend|15753977|Legend (Legend, #1)|Marie Lu|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386781154s/15753977.jpg|14157512] by Marie Lu but with education being the vocal point rather than entertainment and revolution.
Anyway, the novella. It sets up the world in the trilogy nicely and, as I am interested in the trilogy, it did wet my appetite. However, it was such a short read and not much really happens that, if you were not curious about the trilogy and you solely read this, you might feel quite disappointed and not read further.
But I do want to go further with this trilogy and reading this got my use to Joelle's writing style. But we shall see if I actually get my hands on a copy of The Testing...
In this prequel to The Testing, we follow Zeen (the older brother to the trilogy's lead's, Cia) on his gradulation day and he finds out if he has been accepted for The Testing and to go onto University like his father did before him...
Ok, am going to say this here and now. I am VERY glad this was free because if I bought this, I would have been quite angry. Because this is very short. VERY short. It's around 18% of the download. The rest is the first three chapters of [b:The Testing|17711954|The Testing (The Testing, #1)|Joelle Charbonneau|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1364816551s/17711954.jpg|18534001]. Which is fine by me as I still haven't read this trilogy yet and I have been interested in this trilogy but I can't seem to get my hands on a copy of any of the books (and I want the physical books as the UK editions are super shiny!).
And this trilogy sounds interesting. [b:The Hunger Games|6053292|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353517172s/6053292.jpg|2792775] by Suzanne Collins or [b:Legend|15753977|Legend (Legend, #1)|Marie Lu|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386781154s/15753977.jpg|14157512] by Marie Lu but with education being the vocal point rather than entertainment and revolution.
Anyway, the novella. It sets up the world in the trilogy nicely and, as I am interested in the trilogy, it did wet my appetite. However, it was such a short read and not much really happens that, if you were not curious about the trilogy and you solely read this, you might feel quite disappointed and not read further.
But I do want to go further with this trilogy and reading this got my use to Joelle's writing style. But we shall see if I actually get my hands on a copy of The Testing...
nklosty's review
1.0
Nothing here of any real value. If it would have gone further and talked about Zeen and his time in Five Lakes, I could give it some value, but I don't feel it added anything to the original story. 30
vidhi26p's review
4.0
Very short and sweet. This gives a unique insight into Zeen's character. You can get this ebook for free at the iBookstore.
vikingwolf's review
1.0
What, is that it? We get 10 pages of Zeen thinking how great it will be to be chosen then the smugness wiped out when his name is not called, and his father talking of his relief at the ouitcome. Then tow pages of test questions followed by the first few chapters from The Testing book one. Waste of time. It adds nothing we didn't already know.
literary__escapism's review
5.0
Cia Vale studies hard so she can finish at the top of her class and hopefully move onto "The Testing" and attend university. It was what her father did and she hopes to follow in his footsteps and try to help their post-war civilization recover. However, her brother before her, Zeen, did the same and he wasn't selected for The Testing. Cia hopes and is surprised that she is one of the chosen few that will undertake The Testing. Will it be what she hopes for, or will it be as dangerous as her father says.
Before starting the audiobook, The Testing, I decided to dig into the novella, The Testing Guide, which is a prequel to this new series by Joelle Charbonneau. I've read several dystopia series and quite enjoy them, so I was hoping I'd like this one too. If The Testing Guide is anything to go by I'm pretty sure I'm going to love The Testing.
The series is set in a post-war civilization that is trying to repair itself and it sends certain students to university to study and develop new skills to make their country better. I like this concept as it is fairly new-to-me, and different from the other series.
I like Zeen, who we see early on and from his point of view. He's disappointed that he didn't get selected. We then move to Cia's point of view and she has the same high hopes.
The Testing Guide gave me just enough preview of this series that I'm really eager to start The Testing and then pick up the latest release, Independent Study.
Before starting the audiobook, The Testing, I decided to dig into the novella, The Testing Guide, which is a prequel to this new series by Joelle Charbonneau. I've read several dystopia series and quite enjoy them, so I was hoping I'd like this one too. If The Testing Guide is anything to go by I'm pretty sure I'm going to love The Testing.
The series is set in a post-war civilization that is trying to repair itself and it sends certain students to university to study and develop new skills to make their country better. I like this concept as it is fairly new-to-me, and different from the other series.
I like Zeen, who we see early on and from his point of view. He's disappointed that he didn't get selected. We then move to Cia's point of view and she has the same high hopes.
The Testing Guide gave me just enough preview of this series that I'm really eager to start The Testing and then pick up the latest release, Independent Study.