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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
8/10; was emotional during her brandings and during her court rulings. some of her thought processes made me be like
I was unsure of this book for the first 50 pages or so but after that it was all smooth sailing! I wish there was less of a “cliff hanger” at the end but overall this was a great book and I can’t wait to get my hands on part 2!
In a dystopian future where you can be judged "flawed" simply for helping another human being that society has rejected, then summarily branded with an F on your body so that everyone can see and rejected yourself, Celestine North falls from grace and is used an example for all others who would follow her path.
Sometimes, I truly struggle with how teenybopper YA Dystopia can be, but not since Katniss Everdeen have I loved a heroine so much! She is brave, strong, moral and upright while she is scared, questioning, camera-shy and sad. Boys and romance feature in this novel somewhat, but only as a necessary undertone, never taking center stage.
I found myself hanging on every word, cheering literally outloud for Celestine and being angry for her too. I haven't found a YA Dystopia that I loved so much since The Hunger Games (but this isn't nearly as violent or graphic as The Hunger Games) and I'm surprised I'd never heard of it!
Sometimes, I truly struggle with how teenybopper YA Dystopia can be, but not since Katniss Everdeen have I loved a heroine so much! She is brave, strong, moral and upright while she is scared, questioning, camera-shy and sad. Boys and romance feature in this novel somewhat, but only as a necessary undertone, never taking center stage.
I found myself hanging on every word, cheering literally outloud for Celestine and being angry for her too. I haven't found a YA Dystopia that I loved so much since The Hunger Games (but this isn't nearly as violent or graphic as The Hunger Games) and I'm surprised I'd never heard of it!
4.5 stars - I loved sooo much about this book! My only criticism is that Celestine is "a girl of definitions, of logic, of black and white" and oh boy they won't let you forget it, having to mention it in almost every chapter (or at least it definitely felt like that). Despite that, the characters were easy to love and support and the action in this book was phenomenal. My heart was racing and I couldn't stop turning the pages! I also appreciated that, though romance is a part of this book, the book was still heavily focused on the "Perfect" and Flawed ideas that were very important in the novel. Special shoutout to the hunky and mysterious Carrick Vane - can't wait to see what happens between Celestine and Carrick in the next and final book!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wasn't sure what to think about this book after reading the blurb. Overall, I was intrigued by the premise and I would like to read the next book, but this book was a bit slow for my tastes. I mean you find out in the blurb that she gets branded, but then it took about a third of the book to get there...
This was a gripping and exciting, it is slightly similar to other YA books but is expertly written and completely stands out. I really did love this book and have already pre-ordered the paperback version of the next book in the series which my amazon account informs me is due out 25th Jan 2018.
The main character is Celestine, a seemingly perfect teenage girl in a dystopian world where the rules are very strict and if you put one foot out of line you are characterized as 'Flawed'. Celestine was perfect until she showed compassion to an eldery poorly 'Flawed' member of society on a bus. Now she is the most 'Flawed' person that has ever come before her, branded six times with the word, her whole life has changed and she is starting a rebellion against the system.
There are a lot of secondary characters but none of them stood out to me in this book, I suspect they will come into the story more in the next books in the series.
The storyline has similar aspects to other YA books but it is brilliatly written and gripping. The pacing is good building all the way through until the end when the climax hits and then building towards the next book in the series.
5 stars a new favourite
The main character is Celestine, a seemingly perfect teenage girl in a dystopian world where the rules are very strict and if you put one foot out of line you are characterized as 'Flawed'. Celestine was perfect until she showed compassion to an eldery poorly 'Flawed' member of society on a bus. Now she is the most 'Flawed' person that has ever come before her, branded six times with the word, her whole life has changed and she is starting a rebellion against the system.
There are a lot of secondary characters but none of them stood out to me in this book, I suspect they will come into the story more in the next books in the series.
The storyline has similar aspects to other YA books but it is brilliatly written and gripping. The pacing is good building all the way through until the end when the climax hits and then building towards the next book in the series.
5 stars a new favourite
Oh how I have missed a good dystopia!! Flawed did not disappoint this novel is filled with all the things you need to make a dystopian- expectations, corruption, and a will to fight even if that will doesn't come from the main character at first! Our main character starts out as the least flawed person you would expect and is not the type of character to make a rash decision but in less than 50 pages she has fallen from grace and her character is called into question, she might be flawed!
In this world as the description states you are literally branded with an F if you are found to be flawed. You will be branded on your tongue if you lie or on your temple if you make a bad judgment and there are 3 others areas that can be branded all for different crimes. This practice began to keep corrupt politicians and business men in line but soon snowballed into punishing regular people for the smallest offense.
The most beautiful and scary part of this novel is how much it mirrors our own reality, discrimination and prejudice is a huge aspect and Ahern executed it so well! If you are looking for a book with a diverse cast but the diversity is not harped on this is the book for you. Diversity in YA is a huge topic right now and I feel as if authors through in diverse characters just to call their book diverse but not Ahern she mentions it but it is not just thrown in and I really appreciate that!
There is a slight caste system in this novel while it only contains two casts, the flawed and the un-flawed it made for an interesting aspect. The one thing that I can say I did not enjoy is how the punishment system didn't seem realistic. If a person commits even the smallest offense once they are branded and outcast for life even their children are punished if both of their parents are "flawed". While I don't necessarily like this aspect it does make for a dark book and since it resembles our own society so closely it is scary!
In this world as the description states you are literally branded with an F if you are found to be flawed. You will be branded on your tongue if you lie or on your temple if you make a bad judgment and there are 3 others areas that can be branded all for different crimes. This practice began to keep corrupt politicians and business men in line but soon snowballed into punishing regular people for the smallest offense.
The most beautiful and scary part of this novel is how much it mirrors our own reality, discrimination and prejudice is a huge aspect and Ahern executed it so well! If you are looking for a book with a diverse cast but the diversity is not harped on this is the book for you. Diversity in YA is a huge topic right now and I feel as if authors through in diverse characters just to call their book diverse but not Ahern she mentions it but it is not just thrown in and I really appreciate that!
There is a slight caste system in this novel while it only contains two casts, the flawed and the un-flawed it made for an interesting aspect. The one thing that I can say I did not enjoy is how the punishment system didn't seem realistic. If a person commits even the smallest offense once they are branded and outcast for life even their children are punished if both of their parents are "flawed". While I don't necessarily like this aspect it does make for a dark book and since it resembles our own society so closely it is scary!
So I wasn't expecting a lot but I was pleasantly surprised. It discussed more than I had anticipated from this kind of dystopian. Actually really excited to pick up the next book.