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zairabookcorner's review against another edition
4.0
*Disclaimer: I received this book from the author in exchange for a honest review*
This book has gotten me back into dystopia. It's been so long since I've read something from that genre and this book was great to come back to it. It's short and fast paced. I had a little trouble getting into it but once I passed the firsts few chapters it went on very fast. My only problem was with the dialogue, it was written in the way that you could see their accent but that made it hard to understand what they were saying, that was part of what slowed me down at the beginning. Overall, Article Three is a great book for all you dystopia fans out there!
This book has gotten me back into dystopia. It's been so long since I've read something from that genre and this book was great to come back to it. It's short and fast paced. I had a little trouble getting into it but once I passed the firsts few chapters it went on very fast. My only problem was with the dialogue, it was written in the way that you could see their accent but that made it hard to understand what they were saying, that was part of what slowed me down at the beginning. Overall, Article Three is a great book for all you dystopia fans out there!
abogguslife's review against another edition
3.0
This opener to the System trilogy, definitely held my attention, and I enjoyed learning more and more about the characters and the setting. I certainly want to read the next two books. The story follows three young/new adults in their attempt to rescue someone from a centre controlled by the System. In their dystopian world, there are no religion or politics, and the Resistance is seeking to free the people from this oppression, even if it has helped keep “peace” in the world for generations. However, not all who claim to have this desire are actually pursuing the same goals. In a story filled with fear of betrayal, Lund explores the interactions of friends, strangers, and supposed allies when trust is put to the test.
Although I wasn’t really sucked into the book until the last 75 pages or so, I enjoyed the ending a large amount and definitely want to continue reading the series. I’m just so curious as to how everything plays out.
Although I wasn’t really sucked into the book until the last 75 pages or so, I enjoyed the ending a large amount and definitely want to continue reading the series. I’m just so curious as to how everything plays out.
bookschief_managed's review against another edition
3.0
A huge thanks to The Review Chain and the amazing author for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
While I can't say that I absolutely loved this book, I did enjoy it quite a bit. The storyline moved along at a decent pace and I enjoyed the characters quite a bit- though I never did find that I was supper connected to them emotionally, which is part of the reason it's not more than 3 stars.
I did enjoy the progression and the world building. My only other complain, that again kept the rating down for me, was that it felt a bit derivative of most other apocalypse/ dystopian books to me. And I think that's why I'm always so hesitant to pick those kinds of books up, it has to be really unique to get me to want to go out and read it.
I'd probably continue this series down the line, but I did enjoy this one.
While I can't say that I absolutely loved this book, I did enjoy it quite a bit. The storyline moved along at a decent pace and I enjoyed the characters quite a bit- though I never did find that I was supper connected to them emotionally, which is part of the reason it's not more than 3 stars.
I did enjoy the progression and the world building. My only other complain, that again kept the rating down for me, was that it felt a bit derivative of most other apocalypse/ dystopian books to me. And I think that's why I'm always so hesitant to pick those kinds of books up, it has to be really unique to get me to want to go out and read it.
I'd probably continue this series down the line, but I did enjoy this one.
xan_van_rooyen's review against another edition
4.0
First of all, I tend to have a hate and hate-some-more relationship with translations, especially translations from languages I'm somewhat familiar with. While my Swedish definitely isn't good enough to allow me to read this novel in its original form, I feel I know just enough of the language to be thoroughly irritated when I sense it going wrong. This book, however, was translated very well! There are a few instances of incorrect word use or slightly clunky syntax, but it was never enough to annoy me. And this book gets huge bonus points for being a self-published translation as well! I have read some truly atrocious Big House translations! Okay, but let's get to the story...
Read the full review over here
Read the full review over here
readbyashleyd's review against another edition
4.0
I would like to start this review by saying I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This is no way affects my review.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story! I was a tad bit skeptical as I started it as I was worried that some parts would get lost in translation as it was originally written in Swedish. I'm very pleased to say that it's practically a perfect translation! If I hadn't of known it wasn't originally written in English I never would have guessed, it's really excellently done! I haven't read such an interesting dystopian story in a long time, it was so refreshing to read one that wasn't childish or forced as I find a lot of them can be. And it had enough substance to still draw in more adult readers and keep them entertained! My only complaint would be that I had a hard time connecting with the characters, there was nothing about them that really grabbed me and made me feel. Other than that, I really loved this story!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story! I was a tad bit skeptical as I started it as I was worried that some parts would get lost in translation as it was originally written in Swedish. I'm very pleased to say that it's practically a perfect translation! If I hadn't of known it wasn't originally written in English I never would have guessed, it's really excellently done! I haven't read such an interesting dystopian story in a long time, it was so refreshing to read one that wasn't childish or forced as I find a lot of them can be. And it had enough substance to still draw in more adult readers and keep them entertained! My only complaint would be that I had a hard time connecting with the characters, there was nothing about them that really grabbed me and made me feel. Other than that, I really loved this story!
isabeltavares's review against another edition
5.0
You can find my full review here.
4.5 stars
An amazing start to a promising trilogy! I absolutely adore Lund's writing and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one!
4.5 stars
An amazing start to a promising trilogy! I absolutely adore Lund's writing and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one!
jasminslibrary's review
5.0
This review has been originally posted on jasmin's library.
“Trust will get you killed – and trust will keep you alive.”
First things first - I tend to always start my reviews with something about myself. That's fine because hey, this is my review. So everyone who knows my reading pattern knows that I'm a sucker for good dystopian books! I've read some that were very bad and after this I'm always a little bit cautious when it comes to this genre. A month ago I found a beautiful book through the instagram account of tildareads and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Article Three promised me so much when I only read the text on the back and let me tell you - I fell in love. Hard. The author Anna Jakobsson Lund originally published Article Three in swedish and is an indie-publisher, which made me love the whole thing even more.
Article Three is set in the future when the world crashed down. I'm serious - humanity made some major mistakes and has to pay for it now. The refreshing thing about this book is that it is set in Europe - I'm not quite sure where exactly but I think Great Britain and Scandinavia might be a good place to start? - and not in the USA like most of the books of this genre. The System runs everything and only the rebels seem to fight against it. Throughout the book, Levi - who's neither a rebel nor a trustworthy citizen - meets Ava and Leymah - two rebels - and is forced to work with them to rescue his beloved sister from the hands of the System.
Now you might think that with two girls and one boy there might be a chance for a love triangle. Since I don't like constellations like these, I was pretty surprised to find out that there isn't one. There might be a lot of sympathy between the three of them, but I found by no means a love triangle. So YEAY for that! What I did found was some diversity I really loved. On the one hand there's Leymah - a beautiful smart girl of color - and later on one of Levi's friends who's gay. I'm no person that's screaming after diversity, but I enjoy some of it nonetheless.
The writing in Article Three is simply beautiful. Every character - especially Ava - has its own unique way of talking and the author is brilliant in describing so. While reading I could even feel the differences of their origins and it gave me hearteyes. It's written in the third person from Ava's and Levi's POV and it was great to dive into two different characters while not knowing all of their secrets. Like the world you get to know the characters step by step, learning about their deepest demons time after time. There have been surprises I didn't expect and that caught me off guard.
I just can't wait to get my hands on the second book and get to know the characters and the world run by the System more and more.
So if you haven't noticed it by now - I loved Article Three and YOU NEED TO READ IT RIGHT NOW. It's a unique dystopian story and also is the author incredible sweet and I just want to hug and thank her for writing this book and deciding to translate it into english!
“Trust will get you killed – and trust will keep you alive.”
First things first - I tend to always start my reviews with something about myself. That's fine because hey, this is my review. So everyone who knows my reading pattern knows that I'm a sucker for good dystopian books! I've read some that were very bad and after this I'm always a little bit cautious when it comes to this genre. A month ago I found a beautiful book through the instagram account of tildareads and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Article Three promised me so much when I only read the text on the back and let me tell you - I fell in love. Hard. The author Anna Jakobsson Lund originally published Article Three in swedish and is an indie-publisher, which made me love the whole thing even more.
Article Three is set in the future when the world crashed down. I'm serious - humanity made some major mistakes and has to pay for it now. The refreshing thing about this book is that it is set in Europe - I'm not quite sure where exactly but I think Great Britain and Scandinavia might be a good place to start? - and not in the USA like most of the books of this genre. The System runs everything and only the rebels seem to fight against it. Throughout the book, Levi - who's neither a rebel nor a trustworthy citizen - meets Ava and Leymah - two rebels - and is forced to work with them to rescue his beloved sister from the hands of the System.
Now you might think that with two girls and one boy there might be a chance for a love triangle. Since I don't like constellations like these, I was pretty surprised to find out that there isn't one. There might be a lot of sympathy between the three of them, but I found by no means a love triangle. So YEAY for that! What I did found was some diversity I really loved. On the one hand there's Leymah - a beautiful smart girl of color - and later on one of Levi's friends who's gay. I'm no person that's screaming after diversity, but I enjoy some of it nonetheless.
The writing in Article Three is simply beautiful. Every character - especially Ava - has its own unique way of talking and the author is brilliant in describing so. While reading I could even feel the differences of their origins and it gave me hearteyes. It's written in the third person from Ava's and Levi's POV and it was great to dive into two different characters while not knowing all of their secrets. Like the world you get to know the characters step by step, learning about their deepest demons time after time. There have been surprises I didn't expect and that caught me off guard.
I just can't wait to get my hands on the second book and get to know the characters and the world run by the System more and more.
So if you haven't noticed it by now - I loved Article Three and YOU NEED TO READ IT RIGHT NOW. It's a unique dystopian story and also is the author incredible sweet and I just want to hug and thank her for writing this book and deciding to translate it into english!
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