fiandaca 's review for:

The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

2.0

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As so many others have said, the idea of this book was exciting and interesting, but the execution was poor. It was slow, too long, and the characters were poorly developed. Instead of bringing the reader into the rebellion and what drove the characters to want to change their circumstances, most of the details of the rebellion were kept a secret until the end. I didn't feel I had much understanding of the Federated States especially in relation to other nations, how so many people could possibly fit on a cruise liner, the way technology worked, or many other aspects of this world. Maybe this would be more appealing for teens. As is, it wasn't a YA book that worked for me.