A review by bak8382
The Hive by Barry Lyga, Morgan Baden

3.0

This plot-driven dystopian follows Cassie after a joke causes her to go viral and brings the hive's justice down on herself, but instead of the expected level 1 she rises to a level 6. On the run she discovers that the "perfect" justice system is not all that it seems. This is written by a husband and wife team, and interestingly it's not easy to tell who is writing what. The story is told almost entirely from Cassie's perspective instead of alternating perspectives the way many co-writers do. I loved the premise, and the perspective of Cassie's mom, who feels like a real mother grappling with a teenager.