livresque 's review for:

Pawn by Aimée Carter
4.0

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS BOOK.
I didn't think I'd live to see this day. I started reading this book back in May. But I lacked any motivation to finish it. Or any other book for that matter. But yesterday I finally gave myself an ultimatum to effin' get this over with. Now onto the review.

I don't usually write reviews but i felt this book would benefit from one since it isn't that popular and not many people i know have their sights on this book. I thought this one was pretty interesting. I expected nothing and was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it. The YA market is chock full of dystopian novels and it is extremely rare to come across one that is even partially original. Pawn by Aimeé Carter is that book for me. It had a fresh concept and bare minimum romance which I was very impressed with. It didn't put much emphasis on the blue eyes of the guy and the red lips of the girl. In other words, I was spared that lovey dovey crap. There is not much in the way of world building. I would like to know how this current society of theirs came into existence in the sequel. There were some nice twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. The writing was simple and effective. So all in all, I do recommend this one to those looking for a new YA dystopian/thriller to read.