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Slated is based on the premise that if you erase someone's memories, they'll be a completely different person entirely. A terrorist could become a gardener, a rapist could become a primary school teacher, a murderer could become a vet, and it works for anyone under the age of 16. Or does it?
Kyla seems to be the only exception to the rule (in this book at least). It's set in a dystopian England, frighteningly similar to what could happen if people did get out of hand now. Kyla's Slating should make her a docile, happy creature who floats long with life, but there seems to be something wrong: she's too inquisitive, too angry, and too clever for her own good.
For an avid reader like me, this was a decent sized book, somewhere around 440 pages. However, it is quite a slow-burning book, with less action than something more plot-driven, like Divergent, for instance. That said, it doesn't ruin the experience of the book, it's a nice break sometimes from something that requires a lot of focus and I never once had to re-read a page, or even a paragraph because something happened too quickly. However, Terry's excellent writing means that it's never boring, and I read it in little over a day. (I would have finished sooner, but my friend had a birthday party which I had to attend)
However, if you are thinking of buying this as a present for someone, I would make sure that they enjoy reading, and like to read a variety of different genres, as the book may be a little too slow for some people, as in total there is possibly a little over 3 medium-sized paragraphs of actual 'action'.
It's a bit of a breath of fresh air, actually. A lot of the books in the dystopian genre feel a bit as if they're basing themselves too much on the Hunger Games, and Divergent. They're full of action, and fighting, and overthrowing the current government, and while Slated still does bits of that, it manages to do it in an entirely different way, making it stand out from other books on the shelf. It's an interesting idea, and it feels more like it's setting up for the second book in the series, Fractured, but still worthy of a read.
Kyla seems to be the only exception to the rule (in this book at least). It's set in a dystopian England, frighteningly similar to what could happen if people did get out of hand now. Kyla's Slating should make her a docile, happy creature who floats long with life, but there seems to be something wrong: she's too inquisitive, too angry, and too clever for her own good.
For an avid reader like me, this was a decent sized book, somewhere around 440 pages. However, it is quite a slow-burning book, with less action than something more plot-driven, like Divergent, for instance. That said, it doesn't ruin the experience of the book, it's a nice break sometimes from something that requires a lot of focus and I never once had to re-read a page, or even a paragraph because something happened too quickly. However, Terry's excellent writing means that it's never boring, and I read it in little over a day. (I would have finished sooner, but my friend had a birthday party which I had to attend)
However, if you are thinking of buying this as a present for someone, I would make sure that they enjoy reading, and like to read a variety of different genres, as the book may be a little too slow for some people, as in total there is possibly a little over 3 medium-sized paragraphs of actual 'action'.
It's a bit of a breath of fresh air, actually. A lot of the books in the dystopian genre feel a bit as if they're basing themselves too much on the Hunger Games, and Divergent. They're full of action, and fighting, and overthrowing the current government, and while Slated still does bits of that, it manages to do it in an entirely different way, making it stand out from other books on the shelf. It's an interesting idea, and it feels more like it's setting up for the second book in the series, Fractured, but still worthy of a read.