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A review by rsarnelli
Taken by Erin Bowman
4.0
After reading such mixed/negative reviews for this book, I didn't expect to like Taken as much as I did. It’s not a perfect book - there are some plot holes and inconsistencies, and the pacing seemed a bit off - but I found it an enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, dystopian debut.
I didn't find Gray all that likeable at first, and I thought that was going to break the book for me right in the first few chapters. He’s rash, reckless, selfish and impulsive, but he’s not downright horrible. He grew on me throughout the book. Is he “swoon-worthy”? No way. But I didn't mind him as a narrator.
Despite its imperfections I enjoyed Taken, so I don’t really want to nitpick at it too much. I’ll definitely pick up the sequel, and maybe even the novella at some point.
I didn't find Gray all that likeable at first, and I thought that was going to break the book for me right in the first few chapters. He’s rash, reckless, selfish and impulsive
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(and he beats up a girl in the first chapter)Despite its imperfections I enjoyed Taken, so I don’t really want to nitpick at it too much. I’ll definitely pick up the sequel, and maybe even the novella at some point.