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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
I rarely give a teen book five stars. This one, however, definitely deserves it. I love the concept and, unlike with so many teen books, the execution is dead on. There's a certain ingenuity to this one that makes it more than just an action-packed, suspenseful story like Hunger Games and Maze Runner. The constant questions of what makes something a paradise versus a prison and whether a paradise can ever really be achieved were enough to make me stop and think and will hopefully do the same for teens. I loved it and can't wait for the second one!
I have no clue what exactly just went down, but it was mildly entertaining!
Long Review TK.
Long Review TK.
Claudia has spent her whole life to marry the prince and heir to the kingdom. The only thing, the heir has changed. Her first betrothed died suddenly, or did he? Court intrigue and politics have found their way to her home as she prepares for the wedding that will make her queen.
Finn has spent at least three years in Incarceron, a type of prison. The prison is alive and keeping an eye on him and the thousands of other people trapped in its depths. There are several levels or wings to the prison and as Finn and his friends try to escape, they find more than they bargain for.
Claudia and Finn communicate through crystal keys they each have. Claudia believes he is her missing betrothed, while Finn is just happy there is an Outside to the prison.
Interesting concept for the book. The future is bleak and set in the past. The prison life is a little violent but the story is solid. It takes a while to get going.
Finn has spent at least three years in Incarceron, a type of prison. The prison is alive and keeping an eye on him and the thousands of other people trapped in its depths. There are several levels or wings to the prison and as Finn and his friends try to escape, they find more than they bargain for.
Claudia and Finn communicate through crystal keys they each have. Claudia believes he is her missing betrothed, while Finn is just happy there is an Outside to the prison.
Interesting concept for the book. The future is bleak and set in the past. The prison life is a little violent but the story is solid. It takes a while to get going.
Oh what a thrill-ride this little lovely turned out to be! I was completely hooked from beginning to end. In a futuristic world, a paradise was created. It has now become the worst hell you can possibly imagine. Finn is a prisoner trapped within, and Claudia is the future queen of the outside world who is determined to free him. Finn is not alone, of course, and there are many struggles within Incarceron. He has a oath brother named Kiero, a faithful follower named Attia, and an old wise man who believes that he will get them to freedom. It's a story that grips you, and won't let go even after you've reached it's end. Even better, there's a sequel.
This book is just a breath of fresh air. So original, I’ve never read anything that even resembled it a little. The writing is fantastic and so is the storyline.
It’s a story of two people, in two entirely different worlds.
On the inside, Finn is a prisoner in the vast Incarceron, a prison with a living mind of its own. Although Finn has no recollection of his past, he is somehow sure he came from the outside.
On the outside, lives Claudia. Her world, controlled by a high-tech computer system, is a kingdom stuck in the 17th century. She is the warden’s daughter, a prisoner in her own life, trying to escape an arranged marriage her father made for her. She is determined to save Finn.
This book made me smile, laugh, cry, clutch my book in horror, and above all, it made me think. It amazed me how there are two entirely different stories here, about entirely different lives, that were so amazingly intertwined with each other. It made me think how at the end of the day, even thought originally I thought one life must have been better than the other, I don’t know what I would have chosen for myself.
The characters are interesting, easy to relate to and really fun to read about. This book is one big adventure that leads you on in anticipation till the very last page and gets you running to get the sequel right away! Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book (and Sappique, as well!) over a weekend, curled safe in my bed. Plus, I absolutely cannot wait till the movie adaptation for this book comes out in 2013!
The Glossover:
Originality: ★★★★★
Writing: ★★★★★
Cover: ★★★★☆
Over all: ★★★★★
for more book reviews, go to my blog: http://foreverabookworm.wordpress.com
It’s a story of two people, in two entirely different worlds.
On the inside, Finn is a prisoner in the vast Incarceron, a prison with a living mind of its own. Although Finn has no recollection of his past, he is somehow sure he came from the outside.
On the outside, lives Claudia. Her world, controlled by a high-tech computer system, is a kingdom stuck in the 17th century. She is the warden’s daughter, a prisoner in her own life, trying to escape an arranged marriage her father made for her. She is determined to save Finn.
This book made me smile, laugh, cry, clutch my book in horror, and above all, it made me think. It amazed me how there are two entirely different stories here, about entirely different lives, that were so amazingly intertwined with each other. It made me think how at the end of the day, even thought originally I thought one life must have been better than the other, I don’t know what I would have chosen for myself.
The characters are interesting, easy to relate to and really fun to read about. This book is one big adventure that leads you on in anticipation till the very last page and gets you running to get the sequel right away! Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book (and Sappique, as well!) over a weekend, curled safe in my bed. Plus, I absolutely cannot wait till the movie adaptation for this book comes out in 2013!
The Glossover:
Originality: ★★★★★
Writing: ★★★★★
Cover: ★★★★☆
Over all: ★★★★★
for more book reviews, go to my blog: http://foreverabookworm.wordpress.com
I thought it was really slow in the beginning and actually in the first hundred pages it was really slow. But then I got slightly interesting in like page 200. And of course I knew that her father really loves her and all that. And I'm glad Finn got out and sad that Keiro and Attia couldn't.
I can understand the reason why Finn was just so Not completely honest that's because he grew up around not completely honest people. And Claudia I understand her anger but again I've always had the hunch that her dad was loved her.
It's confusing when Finn has his visions because I don't know what's real and what's not. But it shows like you know how he feels.
I absolutely love Master Jared, he's just awesome and I really wish I knew what was wrong with him. And I'm glad that Claudia knows that she was born in the prison.
The queen, I hate the queen, just awful like any of the queen. And no matter what the queen said I didn't believe a word. She's just wasn't in my like list.
Casper, he's an idiot and why did her father want her to marry someone like Casper? The Warden described why he was kicked out of the Academy and still he was saying oh marry him. If Casper died I wouldn't be too sad.
Keiro , He's a good guy I think but sometimes Attia makes me unsure. He's a half metal and that's surprising. I think he is selfish but sometimes I think he can't help that.
The old man, Glides, he was a mental case but I'm glad he was a true believer and got been Finn outside. I'm glad he died seeing the stars.
Attia, she's like a dog, loyal. And I kind of guessed her little crush on Finn. I like her, j trusted her, i think she's self-less.
I can understand the reason why Finn was just so Not completely honest that's because he grew up around not completely honest people. And Claudia I understand her anger but again I've always had the hunch that her dad was loved her.
It's confusing when Finn has his visions because I don't know what's real and what's not. But it shows like you know how he feels.
I absolutely love Master Jared, he's just awesome and I really wish I knew what was wrong with him. And I'm glad that Claudia knows that she was born in the prison.
The queen, I hate the queen, just awful like any of the queen. And no matter what the queen said I didn't believe a word. She's just wasn't in my like list.
Casper, he's an idiot and why did her father want her to marry someone like Casper? The Warden described why he was kicked out of the Academy and still he was saying oh marry him. If Casper died I wouldn't be too sad.
Keiro , He's a good guy I think but sometimes Attia makes me unsure. He's a half metal and that's surprising. I think he is selfish but sometimes I think he can't help that.
The old man, Glides, he was a mental case but I'm glad he was a true believer and got been Finn outside. I'm glad he died seeing the stars.
Attia, she's like a dog, loyal. And I kind of guessed her little crush on Finn. I like her, j trusted her, i think she's self-less.
Holy mother of all that is good books!!! I have been hit with amazingness known as Incarceron. It's pure gold, and it shines between all those vampire and werewolf fail romances, that I want to worship this book. It has made YA not so lame anymore.
I can start off that the cover is amazing! I love how the steel leaves and the key of Incarceron are the center point.
My favorite part of the whole book is Incarceron itself. That's what is amazing about this prison...it's more than alive, it's the world itself.
I went into this book with minimal expectations, and boy was I enthralled. Sure the first few chapters were a little slow, but the book quickly recovers, and brings out amazing characters that actually develope throughout the story, wonderful lands that make the reader want to explore more than what was shown.
Also the main female, Claudia, didn't annoy me. Most female leads now and days normally do. But no she's brave, defies most of what her father tells her, has a will of her own. Attia is the other female that was amazingly written.
Okay I will admit that this whole book was just what I needed. I've read a lot of horrible books lately, and this was a shine in that darkness of evil known as horrible chiclit, and vampire tweeny romance. Thank you Catherine Fisher for a wonderful book, and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel.
I can start off that the cover is amazing! I love how the steel leaves and the key of Incarceron are the center point.
My favorite part of the whole book is Incarceron itself.
Spoiler
The jail is a living organ, a thing that feeds off of its creations, and it's like a mass of the dead, living, animals, and anything that gets suckened into its grasp.I went into this book with minimal expectations, and boy was I enthralled. Sure the first few chapters were a little slow, but the book quickly recovers, and brings out amazing characters that actually develope throughout the story, wonderful lands that make the reader want to explore more than what was shown.
Also the main female, Claudia, didn't annoy me. Most female leads now and days normally do. But no she's brave, defies most of what her father tells her, has a will of her own. Attia is the other female that was amazingly written.
Okay I will admit that this whole book was just what I needed. I've read a lot of horrible books lately, and this was a shine in that darkness of evil known as horrible chiclit, and vampire tweeny romance. Thank you Catherine Fisher for a wonderful book, and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel.
Fantastic world-building and suspense make this a book that will thrill middle school readers and fans of dystopian works like The Hunger Games. Will spark discussion about humanity's need for freedom and self-determination.
I found this to be an interesting mix of fantasy and dystopian lit. The setting itself is fascinating: a prison that had been meant as an experiment in creating the perfect society, which then failed, because people are not naturally wholly good, and the world that made the prison: high tech and futuristic, but with Protocols binding them to live as if in the renaissance.
The characters weren't terribly compelling, but the world itself made up for that. I would love to read more in this setting- perhaps a story of how the Protocol came into being.
And one small possible spoiler: Why bother mentioning so often that people thought the queen was a sorceress? It never mattered, whether it was fact or rumor or a conglomeration of the two. That bugged me.
The characters weren't terribly compelling, but the world itself made up for that. I would love to read more in this setting- perhaps a story of how the Protocol came into being.
And one small possible spoiler: Why bother mentioning so often that people thought the queen was a sorceress? It never mattered, whether it was fact or rumor or a conglomeration of the two. That bugged me.