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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I really enjoyed this book! There are some twists, one that I was not expected, but no definite cliff hangers yet. Still waiting for one, I'll guess I'll just have to keep reading!
Dang, this book is like Lord of the Flies if it took place at a boarding school. I'm determined to finish this series
Okay -- there's two ways you can read this book:
#1 - as a child - I loved it! Four stars!
#2 - as an adult with a bit more of a critical eye - there are many unbelievable adult reactions and situations in this book. But I still liked it! And I found the comments about torturing/killing children too harsh for this book. The rest of the book is a mild read, so it didn't really fit.
#1 - as a child - I loved it! Four stars!
#2 - as an adult with a bit more of a critical eye - there are many unbelievable adult reactions and situations in this book. But I still liked it! And I found the comments about torturing/killing children too harsh for this book. The rest of the book is a mild read, so it didn't really fit.
great sequel to among the hidden. i’d say i actually liked book two better than the first book. the story continues to unfold, revealing more and more government corruption and more insight into this possible (if frightening) future scenario. i’m off to look for book 3….
That would really stink if you could only have 2 kids. :( I would miss my other 4 siblings.
I only meant to get far enough into this book that I'd have incentive to continue it tomorrow. But it's really small, so I accidentally finished as soon as I began. Whoops.
Luke's misery for the first half of the book was unpleasant to experience, and I'm somewhat confused by the rest. Finally, the scope of adults running this show becomes clear. There always had to be adults, or more kids would have ended up as dead as Jen. But what I don't understand is... if there was this underground structure of adults, how did they allow the whole rally fiasco to go down? How is Jen's father even alive, much less still a member of the Population Police.
There was literally a third child IN HIS HOUSEHOLD. How did they miss that?
Luke's misery for the first half of the book was unpleasant to experience, and I'm somewhat confused by the rest. Finally, the scope of adults running this show becomes clear. There always had to be adults, or more kids would have ended up as dead as Jen. But what I don't understand is... if there was this underground structure of adults, how did they allow the whole rally fiasco to go down? How is Jen's father even alive, much less still a member of the Population Police.
There was literally a third child IN HIS HOUSEHOLD. How did they miss that?
I liked it. Another quick easy read.
Luke now has a fake id, given to him by Jen’s dad. He is leaving his family, in order to protect them, and going to the Hendricks School for Boys. I had read a review of the first book by a teacher that said they didn’t know why their students liked the book so much as nothing much happens in it. That’s kind of how I felt about this one. Most of the book is just Luke/Lee Grant at the school trying to figure things out. He doesn’t have friends, he gets lost all the time, the school seems a bit off as do the students and teachers. Then finally Luke starts figuring things out and finds out a group of students are also third children like him.
From there it moves pretty quickly, deception by Jason, learning more about Hendricks, the school and the man who created it, and Luke finally starts figuring out what he can do to help the third children.
Luke now has a fake id, given to him by Jen’s dad. He is leaving his family, in order to protect them, and going to the Hendricks School for Boys. I had read a review of the first book by a teacher that said they didn’t know why their students liked the book so much as nothing much happens in it. That’s kind of how I felt about this one. Most of the book is just Luke/Lee Grant at the school trying to figure things out. He doesn’t have friends, he gets lost all the time, the school seems a bit off as do the students and teachers. Then finally Luke starts figuring things out and finds out a group of students are also third children like him.
From there it moves pretty quickly, deception by Jason, learning more about Hendricks, the school and the man who created it, and Luke finally starts figuring out what he can do to help the third children.
I’ve been listening to this series in audiobook, and once again, I listened to the book in one day. It had me so curious about what would happen next. I will say that this book felt a little slower and more boring than the first, but I was intrigued because it feels like a transition book. I want to know what happens next. Onto book three!