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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Loved the premise of the gender game, two very different societies based on gender.
We have Matrus governed by the woman and Patrus ruled over by men and where woman submit.
The very different storyline is what initially drew me to this book as its sometimes hard to find a fresh approach in what seems a sea of dystopian fiction.
A brief synopsis of the plot is that violet a resident of Matrus and when I say resident, I mean of her majesty's pleasure, is recruited, for want of a better word, to travel to Patrus as a spy to retrieve a golden egg that has been stolen from them.
As part of Violets cover, she has to marry Lee a scientist working undercover in a high position of the government.
As a woman cannot travel around Patrus unescorted by a man and also as they need a scapegoat to pin the theft on Lee hires Viggo, head of security to accompany Violet and encourages her to befriend him.
Violet and Viggo have so much in common with their secrets and backgrounds that a friendship was bound to evolve.
These two are such strong individuals and I am so looking forward to seeing what the next instalment of this tale has in store for them.
The husband Lee, well I found him quite annoying getting Violet to take all the risks while he sat back I also didn't like the way he kept violet in the dark all the time.
what a liked about the friendship between Viggo and Violet was that this didn't seem forced or rushed and it was such a gradual process that it sort of crept up on the reader, it felt genuine.
The gender game itself has not got loads of hot sex to sell it, in fact, I think there is one kiss throughout.
So if your looking for that sort of action chose a different book.
what it does have is a first-rate author and some fantastically imagined world building to recommend it. which it does splendidly.
This book sells itself one you enter this landscape its hard to exit.
you just want to keep reading
There are secrets to be told and I'm zipping my mouth, so if you want to discover them well its simple read this I really don't think you will be disappointed it's a fab read.
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We have Matrus governed by the woman and Patrus ruled over by men and where woman submit.
The very different storyline is what initially drew me to this book as its sometimes hard to find a fresh approach in what seems a sea of dystopian fiction.
A brief synopsis of the plot is that violet a resident of Matrus and when I say resident, I mean of her majesty's pleasure, is recruited, for want of a better word, to travel to Patrus as a spy to retrieve a golden egg that has been stolen from them.
As part of Violets cover, she has to marry Lee a scientist working undercover in a high position of the government.
As a woman cannot travel around Patrus unescorted by a man and also as they need a scapegoat to pin the theft on Lee hires Viggo, head of security to accompany Violet and encourages her to befriend him.
Violet and Viggo have so much in common with their secrets and backgrounds that a friendship was bound to evolve.
These two are such strong individuals and I am so looking forward to seeing what the next instalment of this tale has in store for them.
The husband Lee, well I found him quite annoying getting Violet to take all the risks while he sat back I also didn't like the way he kept violet in the dark all the time.
what a liked about the friendship between Viggo and Violet was that this didn't seem forced or rushed and it was such a gradual process that it sort of crept up on the reader, it felt genuine.
The gender game itself has not got loads of hot sex to sell it, in fact, I think there is one kiss throughout.
So if your looking for that sort of action chose a different book.
what it does have is a first-rate author and some fantastically imagined world building to recommend it. which it does splendidly.
This book sells itself one you enter this landscape its hard to exit.
you just want to keep reading
There are secrets to be told and I'm zipping my mouth, so if you want to discover them well its simple read this I really don't think you will be disappointed it's a fab read.
https://www.beckiebookworm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/beckiebookworm/
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I found that while this book had a good plot line. It moved way to fast.
This was a fantastic book! It had themes of dystopia, the story line felt like something that could eventually happen. It is always a pleasurable experience when a story can captivate you one minute and make you question the future the next. Ms. Forrest has an amazing way with words, the way she captivates her readers and paints such a vivid picture, is an extraordinary gift! The main character Violet has had a rough life, but is getting a second chance to redeem herself and earn her freedom back, but first she has to travel to “hostile” territory and perform a very high risk task. Through this mission she is to marry a man she hasn’t met and trust that he has her best interest at heart. Violet struggles with the mission and what is being asked of her. The massive betrayal at the end of the book and the major cliffhanger had me literally screaming! I couldn’t have anticipated how much I would enjoy this book. I am anxiously awaiting for second installment! Great job, Ms. Forrest!
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was surprised at how much I loved this book. Plenty of action. Didn’t want to put it down!
I received this ARC from Netgalley and I must admit I requested it because I thought the premise sounded interesting.
A toxic river splits the genders. On one side we have the country of Matrus and on the other side the country of Patrus. In Patrus women have no rights and basically belong to their husbands, however in Matrus women are the ruling class. They loathe violence and aim to be peaceful, but then they go as far as testing young boys for traits such as aggression and send them off to work in mines as slaves? Wow, very peaceful and advanced? I have a lot of questions and not many are answered in this book. How did this split between genders happen? Do these women really think keeping boys as slaves makes them better than the men on the other side of the river who own their women? Are any of these people okay? Where do trans people stand?
Back to the premise. Relations between the two societies aren't all that great. Violet, the protagonist, gets herself into trouble... uhm, how does one person manage to kill two (2!) people by perforating their throats purely by accident? These sorts of accidents never happen to me. Violet is offered a pardon from her crimes on the condition that she serves as an undercover agent to retrieve something Patrus has stolen from Matrus.
And Violet has no choice if she ever wants to see her brother again...
The title has clearly been chosen to remind readers of other books, because so far I haven't really seen a 'game'.
Sadly, the plot is thin. The ending is rushed. There are a lot of loose ends and no real resolution to any of the questions the reader and Violet have. There's not enough romance to consider it a romance and not enough dystopia to consider it dystopian either. A love triangle is set up, sort of (of course, what else?) and overall it feels much more like the first part of a book than the first book in a trilogy (of course it's a trilogy, sigh.)
But there was also a lot I liked. I picked this up because I thought it would be a short and entertaining read, which it was. I was looking for suspense and action, which I got. And I must say I couldn't put it down and just had to find out how it ends.
I received an ARC of this book from the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A toxic river splits the genders. On one side we have the country of Matrus and on the other side the country of Patrus. In Patrus women have no rights and basically belong to their husbands, however in Matrus women are the ruling class. They loathe violence and aim to be peaceful, but then they go as far as testing young boys for traits such as aggression and send them off to work in mines as slaves? Wow, very peaceful and advanced? I have a lot of questions and not many are answered in this book. How did this split between genders happen? Do these women really think keeping boys as slaves makes them better than the men on the other side of the river who own their women? Are any of these people okay? Where do trans people stand?
Back to the premise. Relations between the two societies aren't all that great. Violet, the protagonist, gets herself into trouble... uhm, how does one person manage to kill two (2!) people by perforating their throats purely by accident? These sorts of accidents never happen to me. Violet is offered a pardon from her crimes on the condition that she serves as an undercover agent to retrieve something Patrus has stolen from Matrus.
And Violet has no choice if she ever wants to see her brother again...
The title has clearly been chosen to remind readers of other books, because so far I haven't really seen a 'game'.
Sadly, the plot is thin. The ending is rushed. There are a lot of loose ends and no real resolution to any of the questions the reader and Violet have. There's not enough romance to consider it a romance and not enough dystopia to consider it dystopian either. A love triangle is set up, sort of (of course, what else?) and overall it feels much more like the first part of a book than the first book in a trilogy (of course it's a trilogy, sigh.)
But there was also a lot I liked. I picked this up because I thought it would be a short and entertaining read, which it was. I was looking for suspense and action, which I got. And I must say I couldn't put it down and just had to find out how it ends.
I received an ARC of this book from the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Just not what it sold itself to be... nothing like hunger games no matter what the ads suggest!
If you’re a fan of Divergent (or any dystopian series really) this book is for you. Violet and Viggo take you on a seven book adventure that pretty much keeps you hooked the whole time. Each book ends with a cliffhanger, so naturally you need to know what happens next.
I have to admit at some point during the middle books I found myself wondering why I was still reading it. The plot and characters are great, but there was a lot of the same stuff happening. I feel like maybe it could have been written just as well in 5 books... but hey I won’t complain that much. Still a fun read I would recommend to anyone looking for a book similar to Divergent or the Hunger Games.
I have to admit at some point during the middle books I found myself wondering why I was still reading it. The plot and characters are great, but there was a lot of the same stuff happening. I feel like maybe it could have been written just as well in 5 books... but hey I won’t complain that much. Still a fun read I would recommend to anyone looking for a book similar to Divergent or the Hunger Games.