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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Good story, nice idea. However, it got bogged down with the teenage porn/romance novel turns it took from time to time. It’s not a bad read, but I don’t know that I’d read it again. Again, the romance novel turns almost made me stop reading all together. Hope that those go by the wayside in later volumes.
More like 3.5.
I loved the first half of this but then a declaration of love that came seemingly out of nowhere made things a little 'meh' for me. I was really feeling some chemistry between the characters and would've liked more of a buildup. I also didn't like the one year later jump. Next book needs more Agent Crow. This book gave me vibes from other books, including The Shatter Me series and The Hunger Games, which isn't a bad thing but just something I noticed.
I loved the first half of this but then a declaration of love that came seemingly out of nowhere made things a little 'meh' for me. I was really feeling some chemistry between the characters and would've liked more of a buildup. I also didn't like the one year later jump. Next book needs more Agent Crow. This book gave me vibes from other books, including The Shatter Me series and The Hunger Games, which isn't a bad thing but just something I noticed.
A little Divergent meets Hunger Games meets Dune, but since i liked all of those, and I like dystopian novels, I really enjoyed this book. (I read it in a day). I was able to download free from Amazon prime but I guarantee I'll be buying the rest of the series. Loved the world she created.
Fabulous, fantastic, and freaky. OMG I loved it. Part dystopian, part thriller, with a little sci fi thrown on top of a lot of action. This book has it all. I simply cannot say enough good things about it. I'm a huge Amy Bartol fan to begin with, but this has just shoved all her other ones off the table and taken it's rightful place as number one. I can NOT wait for the rest of them. (No seriously, Amy, send me ARCs or beta or teasers, anything!)
Can't wait to get my greedy little hands on book 2!
1/3 Somehow reminiscent of Atlantis Grail. (https://www.goodreads.com/series/143534-the-atlantis-grail)
I have so many mixed thoughts about this book. On the one hand, I love the premise- a "royal" child knowing from birth that she'll be sent out as cannon fodder and training to be able to survive. On the other hand, there were a lot of unbelievable and super cliche moments. She only barely actually fights like she's supposed to before she's whisked off to be protected and serve as a figurehead. Her family and other nobles had the pull to put her on the frontline with embedded plants and then pull her off of it immediately after she sees one day of battle. They can arrange an entire squad of people to become pilots/mechanics, but they don't do that from the beginning? She's been used as propaganda her entire life, and yet they don't try to exploit that during her time in the army, either by continuing to broadcast her entire life to everyone or by putting her on the front line and catching video of her dying? That seems incredibly unbelievable to me. And how did no one see the brand on her hand for an entire year? That's crazy! It's a military that mandates every moment of their soldiers lives and will put them in jail for drawing their sword, so there's no way that they'd never have doctor's visits, etc. And did she just always wear gloves in her weapons propaganda films?
I wanted to enjoy this, and there were several points where I got pulled into the book, which is the reason it's rated so highly. But, man. There were so many things that pulled me out of the story with how unrealistic they were. Like, her ship disappears unscheduled, crashes in the "wilderness" across the border, and somehow the government neither a) had tracking on it nor b) said "we know there are traitors amongst us, but somehow I don't really think she's one of them despite being mostly fine"? I call shenanigans.
I wanted to enjoy this, and there were several points where I got pulled into the book, which is the reason it's rated so highly. But, man. There were so many things that pulled me out of the story with how unrealistic they were. Like, her ship disappears unscheduled, crashes in the "wilderness" across the border, and somehow the government neither a) had tracking on it nor b) said "we know there are traitors amongst us, but somehow I don't really think she's one of them despite being mostly fine"? I call shenanigans.
What to say ,what to say!
I was apprehensive to read this book,even though I fully love anything Amy writes. Usually I wait until the full series is out,and I had a feeling the plot line would make me angry,and I was right,but I also fell in love with Roselle,Her family and the rebellion! I’m waiting on pins and needles to see what comes next!
I was apprehensive to read this book,even though I fully love anything Amy writes. Usually I wait until the full series is out,and I had a feeling the plot line would make me angry,and I was right,but I also fell in love with Roselle,Her family and the rebellion! I’m waiting on pins and needles to see what comes next!
Excellent start
Enjoyable read. Interestingly the story is similar to others in this genre but it is still fairly original. Look forward to the next book.
Enjoyable read. Interestingly the story is similar to others in this genre but it is still fairly original. Look forward to the next book.