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gaderianne's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this when I read the first book, but thought it over and over again while reading this one - I can't believe this is a children's book series. The premise is scary - after a war and world wide famine, families are only allowed to have two children. Any additional children (3rds, 4ths, 5ths, etc.) are executed if caught. This gives way to an entire host of "shadow children" because they hide in the shadows of their homes (if their parents don't throw them out in the streets.) In the first book the main character Luke discovers another shadow child next door and is awakened to the cause of fighting the population police. In the second book, he gets a fake id card and goes to school for the first time. In school, he meets another group of shadow children but someone among their ranks betrays them to the population police.
sydneyrcruse's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Really enjoying re-reading my fav childhood series!
coramae's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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? No
4.5
annamcelhinney's review
3.0
I read this book series when I was a teenager and loved it, this author carried my through middle and high school. The writing itself is pretty basic but the storyline is so interesting I’m going to continue reading. I’m glad I don’t remember many details between my first time reading these books and now!
rachelsears11's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
haley_j_casey's review against another edition
3.0
I don't love this one as much as I do the first, because it reads as a very in-between type of book, but I still LOVE that this series tackled Dystopia before it was really a genre.