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A review by etinney
Origins by Isamu Fukui
5.0
*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THOSE SPOILER PRUDES WHO THINK THAT ONE SENTENCE FROM THE BOOK IS GOING TO GIVE AWAY THE WHOLE PLOT*
As you may well know, I am a sucker for dystopia, and Truancy is no exception. Truancy Origins helped me to answer most of my questions. I really enjoyed this book. The fight scenes are awesome, the dystopia makes me geek out, the cliffhangers are intense, and the connections to the first book tie everything together nicely (such as Jack being Tack and Suzie's dad). However, the one thing that keeps me coming back for more is Fukui's characters. Some people claim that Fukui cannot write, but I beg to differ. Truancy is one of the only series where most of the characters are not stock characters. Even the Mayor, Zen's (Zyid's) enemy, is not all bad. Fukui is really capable of showing the good and bad of all people. You cannot tell who the real good and bad guys are sometimes. He also develops his characters nicely. Most of his main characters are dynamic and round. Can you say that about most YA books these days? Also, you begin to doubt that the education system is really bad until BAM! You read something that makes you shiver. That is what I love about Fukui's writing, it makes you think. The only thing that I would have changed is I would have given more details about how bad the education system is before Zen started the Truancy. I will have to say that I liked the first won better, but this was a great and neccessary part of the Truancy.
Overall: 4.75 out of 5 stars
Normally, I would say the cover is bad, but it serves its purpose. I'm sure that Fukui didn't really care about making a beautiful cover.
As you may well know, I am a sucker for dystopia, and Truancy is no exception. Truancy Origins helped me to answer most of my questions. I really enjoyed this book. The fight scenes are awesome, the dystopia makes me geek out, the cliffhangers are intense, and the connections to the first book tie everything together nicely (such as Jack being Tack and Suzie's dad). However, the one thing that keeps me coming back for more is Fukui's characters. Some people claim that Fukui cannot write, but I beg to differ. Truancy is one of the only series where most of the characters are not stock characters. Even the Mayor, Zen's (Zyid's) enemy, is not all bad. Fukui is really capable of showing the good and bad of all people. You cannot tell who the real good and bad guys are sometimes. He also develops his characters nicely. Most of his main characters are dynamic and round. Can you say that about most YA books these days? Also, you begin to doubt that the education system is really bad until BAM! You read something that makes you shiver. That is what I love about Fukui's writing, it makes you think. The only thing that I would have changed is I would have given more details about how bad the education system is before Zen started the Truancy. I will have to say that I liked the first won better, but this was a great and neccessary part of the Truancy.
Overall: 4.75 out of 5 stars
Normally, I would say the cover is bad, but it serves its purpose. I'm sure that Fukui didn't really care about making a beautiful cover.