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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Decent read. If you liked the Hunger Games type story you'll enjoy this.
If nerds fought in the Hunger Games...
Yeah, that's the only plot description you need to understand what this book is about. Well, it's a bunch of cool nerds including a couple of dreamy boys.
This was a fun, quick read. I don't know what else to say. I was expecting some sort of profundity and being able to relate it to our grade-driven culture, especially since this is young adult, but nope. It's just a fun read.
Yeah, that's the only plot description you need to understand what this book is about. Well, it's a bunch of cool nerds including a couple of dreamy boys.
This was a fun, quick read. I don't know what else to say. I was expecting some sort of profundity and being able to relate it to our grade-driven culture, especially since this is young adult, but nope. It's just a fun read.
I actually liked this one a lot. Quick read. Dystopian - Hunger Games meets Divergent but better.
Divergent meets Maze Runner. This was definitely a page turner - even more unrealistic than most other dystopian novels but i really enjoyed the ride. Love story seemed a little unnecessary to the plot but Cia is a smart and courageous female lead. Her trusting nature can sometimes be her downfall but i liked the internal struggle we got to see every time she discovered a new test or trick from the officials.
I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it, either. The premise was interesting, but the characters weren't. I mean, they had their moments, but I didn't find myself super invested in anybody beyond whether they were going to make it to the end.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
I loved this one! There is so much dystopian future fiction out there now that it sometimes feels like "how can they put a new/different spin" on it. This one does just that!
Set in the future, after the Seven Stage War, humanity is fighting to repair all the damage done not only to civilization, but the planet itself. As Cia prepares to graduate school and enter "adulthood" she has one dream...to qualify for The Testing and attend the University. But no one from the Five Lakes Colony has been selected in years.
As Cia and 3 other of her classmates are astounded to learn, this year there will be representation from their colony. But just prior to leaving her fathers makes a startling confession to her about his own experiences and why he never wanted this for his children.
As Cia, Thomas, and the other candidates begin The Testing, she must decide who to trust, what to believe, and how to be true to herself. As she looks underneath what is happening, for meaning behind the words of those leading The Testing, she begins to question what she believes, the choices she must make, and those she surrounds herself with. Will she make it through The Testing to the University? Will she remember all that has happened? Will she be strong enough to make the changes that she is beginning to think will be necessary? And what about those that are offering her what little assistance they can? What do they want and should she listen?
I could not put this one down! And while the copy I read was from the library, this is one I will be adding to my collection. can't wait for the second one this fall!
Set in the future, after the Seven Stage War, humanity is fighting to repair all the damage done not only to civilization, but the planet itself. As Cia prepares to graduate school and enter "adulthood" she has one dream...to qualify for The Testing and attend the University. But no one from the Five Lakes Colony has been selected in years.
As Cia and 3 other of her classmates are astounded to learn, this year there will be representation from their colony. But just prior to leaving her fathers makes a startling confession to her about his own experiences and why he never wanted this for his children.
As Cia, Thomas, and the other candidates begin The Testing, she must decide who to trust, what to believe, and how to be true to herself. As she looks underneath what is happening, for meaning behind the words of those leading The Testing, she begins to question what she believes, the choices she must make, and those she surrounds herself with. Will she make it through The Testing to the University? Will she remember all that has happened? Will she be strong enough to make the changes that she is beginning to think will be necessary? And what about those that are offering her what little assistance they can? What do they want and should she listen?
I could not put this one down! And while the copy I read was from the library, this is one I will be adding to my collection. can't wait for the second one this fall!
This series had a lot of promise and while a little predictable. I wish this had been a stand alone. I write this having finished the whole series so the I am already dissillusioned about how it all turns out. The heroine is a little too perfect, a little too smart, and overall, a little too perfect.
"But I am no longer certain I want to be a leader. Not if my country values murder above compassion."
Overall while I did really enjoy this book I also had a lot of problems with it and didn't really get into it until the last 60 pages. I just kept seeing so many similarities to the divergent trilogy that it made me not enjoy this as much as I could have.
When Cia graduates from school at the age of 16 she has no idea what she is going to do with the rest of her life, Until she gets chosen along with four other students to be tested for the University and potential future leaders of the commonwealth. While she is thrilled with this her father (was a part of the testing and went to university and is now a part of revitalizing plants) is not and warns her to trust no one and to only eat the food from the cafeteria. While she does take her fathers advice for the most part she also decides to trust Tomas who, is from her colony.
Once we get to Tosu City, which is the capital and where the testing takes place. We start to learn more about Cia as a person and see what her values are and what she will and won't due to pass the tests to be able to go to University.
I loved Cia as a heroine she showed emotion, was extremely compassionate and wanted to do what was best for the world in her mind. Plus she was able to take charge when needed and realized when she did something wrong and felt bad about it. She also really cared about her best friend back home and made sure she had someone around that we be her friend since Cia was leaving.
As for Tomas while I did enjoy his character I never fully trusted him as much as Cia did (and for good reason) and I found his character at times to be pretty annoying since Cia was the one capable of keeping them alive out in the testing field.
I didn't enjoy their romance at all and it felt a little like well were gonna be partners so we might as well date.
For the rest of the characters in the book they were well thought and enough information was told about them so we knew who they were, but none of them really stuck out to me much.
While I did enjoy the setting of the final test I also found it such a big testing area that at times it was very confusing and slight unbelievable that these teenagers could make it across this devastated land in such a short amount of time with little to no sources of transportation.
I might continue on with this series at a later date, but as of right now it's not on my to read list.
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Overall while I did really enjoy this book I also had a lot of problems with it and didn't really get into it until the last 60 pages. I just kept seeing so many similarities to the divergent trilogy that it made me not enjoy this as much as I could have.
When Cia graduates from school at the age of 16 she has no idea what she is going to do with the rest of her life, Until she gets chosen along with four other students to be tested for the University and potential future leaders of the commonwealth. While she is thrilled with this her father (was a part of the testing and went to university and is now a part of revitalizing plants) is not and warns her to trust no one and to only eat the food from the cafeteria. While she does take her fathers advice for the most part she also decides to trust Tomas who, is from her colony.
Once we get to Tosu City, which is the capital and where the testing takes place. We start to learn more about Cia as a person and see what her values are and what she will and won't due to pass the tests to be able to go to University.
I loved Cia as a heroine she showed emotion, was extremely compassionate and wanted to do what was best for the world in her mind. Plus she was able to take charge when needed and realized when she did something wrong and felt bad about it. She also really cared about her best friend back home and made sure she had someone around that we be her friend since Cia was leaving.
As for Tomas while I did enjoy his character I never fully trusted him as much as Cia did (and for good reason) and I found his character at times to be pretty annoying since Cia was the one capable of keeping them alive out in the testing field.
I didn't enjoy their romance at all and it felt a little like well were gonna be partners so we might as well date.
For the rest of the characters in the book they were well thought and enough information was told about them so we knew who they were, but none of them really stuck out to me much.
While I did enjoy the setting of the final test I also found it such a big testing area that at times it was very confusing and slight unbelievable that these teenagers could make it across this devastated land in such a short amount of time with little to no sources of transportation.
I might continue on with this series at a later date, but as of right now it's not on my to read list.
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adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No