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thenextgenlibrarian's review
3.0
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In this society everyone is evaluated by the Rating System: the higher the number, the more valuable you are. The lower the number, the harder you have to work to get back on top. If you attend Maplethorpe Academy, everything you say and do effects your rating and ultimately, your status on campus. When someone paints: The Ratings Aren’t Real on the front of the school, it sets off a chain of events that have six students questioning everything.
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Rated has been a popular YA book in my library since the @scholasticbookfairs book trailer a few years ago so I needed to read it myself. This dystopian-realistic fiction novel follows six students who are very different from one another, but share one thing in common: a spark of rebellion. I wish I could see what happens after the last page! I need a sequel after finishing this book & know my students would love one as well.
CW: eating disorder, alcoholism, abusive parents, family member with cancer
DANG! This had such a great premise, but couldn’t quite stick the landing. I wish more focus was on the dystopian society and it had more tension. The ending was a let down as far as the mastermind, but I do wish it continued to see where the kids take it next.
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In this society everyone is evaluated by the Rating System: the higher the number, the more valuable you are. The lower the number, the harder you have to work to get back on top. If you attend Maplethorpe Academy, everything you say and do effects your rating and ultimately, your status on campus. When someone paints: The Ratings Aren’t Real on the front of the school, it sets off a chain of events that have six students questioning everything.
#️⃣
Rated has been a popular YA book in my library since the @scholasticbookfairs book trailer a few years ago so I needed to read it myself. This dystopian-realistic fiction novel follows six students who are very different from one another, but share one thing in common: a spark of rebellion. I wish I could see what happens after the last page! I need a sequel after finishing this book & know my students would love one as well.
CW: eating disorder, alcoholism, abusive parents, family member with cancer
DANG! This had such a great premise, but couldn’t quite stick the landing. I wish more focus was on the dystopian society and it had more tension. The ending was a let down as far as the mastermind, but I do wish it continued to see where the kids take it next.
munchkinator's review
4.0
Actually quite liked this one. Good young adult book with likeable characters.
khoyt's review
3.0
In the beginning, it was difficult to keep the LARGE group of main characters in order. Way too many main characters. Then as they started to group up into couples, it was just too contrived, like there needed to be romance involved. Not a fan of romance just because you feel that a YA novel needs it. The redeeming value for the book is the concept of rating people, how lives depend upon that rating, and how that becomes the dystopian factor and can ruin lives through no fault of their own. This book could be a good conversation starter about today, and how ratings and social media affect our lives. Not my favorite book, but one that does make you think and question.... too bad it doesn't happen until way too far into the book.
jess_thefacts's review
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This book definitely exceeded my expectations. The plot was a bit lackluster, but the characters were very endearing to me.
Even so, I feel that there are some ideas implicit in the worldbuilding of this book that the author could have explored more. For example, what does it mean to be unrated, exactly? Does that mean you lost all your points or somehow never got onto the rating system? When someone rates someone else, how is their rating weighted? How do they account for bullying, bigotry, general pettiness? Or do they? I'm sure there's a whole etiquette around giving the ratings, but they aren't really discussed.
Even so, I feel that there are some ideas implicit in the worldbuilding of this book that the author could have explored more. For example, what does it mean to be unrated, exactly? Does that mean you lost all your points or somehow never got onto the rating system? When someone rates someone else, how is their rating weighted? How do they account for bullying, bigotry, general pettiness? Or do they? I'm sure there's a whole etiquette around giving the ratings, but they aren't really discussed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cancer, Bullying, Medical content, Classism, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
thenextgenlib's review
3.0
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In this society everyone is evaluated by the Rating System: the higher the number, the more valuable you are. The lower the number, the harder you have to work to get back on top. If you attend Maplethorpe Academy, everything you say and do effects your rating and ultimately, your status on campus. When someone paints: The Ratings Aren’t Real on the front of the school, it sets off a chain of events that have six students questioning everything.
#️⃣
Rated has been a popular YA book in my library since the @scholasticbookfairs book trailer a few years ago so I needed to read it myself. This dystopian-realistic fiction novel follows six students who are very different from one another, but share one thing in common: a spark of rebellion. I wish I could see what happens after the last page! I need a sequel after finishing this book & know my students would love one as well.
CW: eating disorder, alcoholism, abusive parents, family member with cancer
DANG! This had such a great premise, but couldn’t quite stick the landing. I wish more focus was on the dystopian society and it had more tension. The ending was a let down as far as the mastermind, but I do wish it continued to see where the kids take it next.
#️⃣
In this society everyone is evaluated by the Rating System: the higher the number, the more valuable you are. The lower the number, the harder you have to work to get back on top. If you attend Maplethorpe Academy, everything you say and do effects your rating and ultimately, your status on campus. When someone paints: The Ratings Aren’t Real on the front of the school, it sets off a chain of events that have six students questioning everything.
#️⃣
Rated has been a popular YA book in my library since the @scholasticbookfairs book trailer a few years ago so I needed to read it myself. This dystopian-realistic fiction novel follows six students who are very different from one another, but share one thing in common: a spark of rebellion. I wish I could see what happens after the last page! I need a sequel after finishing this book & know my students would love one as well.
CW: eating disorder, alcoholism, abusive parents, family member with cancer
DANG! This had such a great premise, but couldn’t quite stick the landing. I wish more focus was on the dystopian society and it had more tension. The ending was a let down as far as the mastermind, but I do wish it continued to see where the kids take it next.
ameliag_reads's review
5.0
This is an amazing book, and the plot twist in the end was very surprising.
hazeeee's review
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ehhhh no. the premise was so fucking good but we didn't even touch the tip of it...just no.
rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder
cleverbean's review
3.0
----- maybe some minor spoilers ahead but not anything significant -----
there were parts of this book that were good but then other parts were just not great.
First of all, I think having 6 main characters was unnecessary and excessive and it made it hard to keep track of everyone and remember who each individual was, especially at the beginning. This also made it take a long time to get to the actual plot, since it took a long time to introduce everyone, establish their backstory, and reveal what their personal problem was. Some of those problems weren't even resolved by the end of the book, like how Bex still didn't actually want to be a doctor and she hadn't stood up to her parents.
I was a little confused on what the main plot was actually supposed to be, like it started out being about solving the riddle, which ended up leading the characters together, then it was hacking the rating system for one person and then that was about it. The last third of the book was rushed and it left me unsatisfied with a lot of questions, like: who gave everyone the notes and how did they do it? why was the school newspaper stopped? maybe if there was a sequel I wouldn't feel like there were a lot of plot holes, but I don't think there is going to be one.
The answer given in the epilogue to all the questions the six characters have is really vague, pretty much just, "the less you know, the better."
Although I was unsatisfied with the plot, there were some really cute and funny moments with the characters that made me giggle a bit.
overall, the book is worth reading but I think it's far from the best
there were parts of this book that were good but then other parts were just not great.
First of all, I think having 6 main characters was unnecessary and excessive and it made it hard to keep track of everyone and remember who each individual was, especially at the beginning. This also made it take a long time to get to the actual plot, since it took a long time to introduce everyone, establish their backstory, and reveal what their personal problem was. Some of those problems weren't even resolved by the end of the book, like how Bex still didn't actually want to be a doctor and she hadn't stood up to her parents.
I was a little confused on what the main plot was actually supposed to be, like it started out being about solving the riddle, which ended up leading the characters together, then it was hacking the rating system for one person and then that was about it. The last third of the book was rushed and it left me unsatisfied with a lot of questions, like: who gave everyone the notes and how did they do it? why was the school newspaper stopped? maybe if there was a sequel I wouldn't feel like there were a lot of plot holes, but I don't think there is going to be one.
The answer given in the epilogue to all the questions the six characters have is really vague, pretty much just, "the less you know, the better."
Although I was unsatisfied with the plot, there were some really cute and funny moments with the characters that made me giggle a bit.
overall, the book is worth reading but I think it's far from the best