A review by fueledbywords
XVI by Julia Karr

3.0

I wish I could give this book 3.5 stars because I would. I'm not sure why but I have a secret crush on the dystopian genre and I've been excited to see so many new book come out. I was really interested in this book when I read the summary and it seemed like a great premise but unfortunately that's what it seemed to remain for the vast majority of the book. Don't get me wrong there were some scenes where I didn't want to let life in so I could get to the next chapter...BUT...the other shoe never dropped. I liked the main character Nina and a few of her friends but I kept waiting for the story to get better and it kind of fell flat. I would have been ok with this being a new series because the ending felt very rushed like most parts of the book. I think it was a great idea but it didn't quite make it there for me. I wanted to love it but I came away lukewarm...