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Intriguing, creative and well-paced. Within the first handful of chapters, Howey throws his readers directly into the fray; I was immediately hooked and anxious to discover more about the characters' unique dystopian existence. I occasionally felt the drag of the book's length and it easily could have been trimmed to tighten up the story a bit. Upon finishing, I was left wanting more with many unanswered questions, some of which hopefully are tackled in the remaining books of the trilogy. I high
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Suffocating atmosphere and incredible world-building. Post apocalyptic fiction at its best.
i really enjoyed the ending
Apr 06, 2017
Kelly
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I love, love, love the concept of this series. And it was off to a fantastic start. But the writing was a little rough and could have used some editing. Some of the plot points fall short if you really think about them, but no bad enough I wasn't able to suspend disbelief. The insta-love drove me nuts, I understand it's an allusion to Romeo and Juliet, but I still found it grating.
Despite a few bumps here and there, it was a decent read but I probably won't continue the series. ...more
Despite a few bumps here and there, it was a decent read but I probably won't continue the series. ...more
I think the first section of this book was my favorite. I pretty much lost interest after that. Some of it felt repetitive although I don't think that could have been avoided without changing the plot.
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Great dystopian sci-fi novel... But that being said I think I need to stay away from the genre 'cause as much as I like it it starts to all blend together and seem too similar. Again, this was very good but I kept thinking oh yeah this is like what happened in this movie or this book... (This isn't going to keep me from requesting the next set in the series).
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Fun read, does a good job of subverting expectations at key moments.
Sep 12, 2012
Nc
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Mar 08, 2013
Krysta
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Tracey
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