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This is not
The Hunger Games
. I feel that distinction has to be made early on because I was very close to dismissing
The Stars Never Rise
as such and putting it down because the beginning is the same, albeit more brutally realistic. A neglectful mother who is rarely seen or heard, a big sister who has to do everything she can to put food on the table and clothes on their backs while also taking care of her younger sister. The Hunger Games was "just" a dystopia, this is also urban fantasy
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4.5 Stars
I always worry when everyone else loves a book. Hyped books don't always work for me. This one did. It is right up there as one of my favorite reads so far this year.
Even though the Church is in charge and everyone follows whatever they say, it wasn't a preaching/ religious story. It was clear from the beginning that everyone was under the thumb of the Church even if most didn't agree with what they were saying. Because of the demon invasion the Church rules by fear.
Nina was an interesting char ...more
Even though the Church is in charge and everyone follows whatever they say, it wasn't a preaching/ religious story. It was clear from the beginning that everyone was under the thumb of the Church even if most didn't agree with what they were saying. Because of the demon invasion the Church rules by fear.
Nina was an interesting char ...more
This could've been a better book were it not for a bad case of insta-love and abrupt-ending.
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Nov 09, 2013
Michelle
marked it as to-read
Oct 22, 2014
A book away from an episode of hoarders
marked it as to-read
Dec 06, 2014
Valorie
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Shelves:
young-adult,
comptr-nook
Dec 10, 2014
Sarah Dizon
marked it as series-to-start
Dec 13, 2014
Irene Hollimon
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Jan 10, 2015
Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction
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Mar 13, 2015
Garima
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Apr 24, 2015
Megan
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May 14, 2015
Vickie
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May 14, 2015
Debbie
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May 20, 2015
Genevieve
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Jun 24, 2015
Jen (jlkish)
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult,
dystopian
Jun 25, 2015
Carolynn (Molly.Groot) Evans
marked it as to-read
Feb 26, 2016
Chrissy315 Jones
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Mar 27, 2016
Purple
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Aug 16, 2016
Maddie **~~MotherOfOneDragon~~**
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Feb 04, 2018
Susan
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Jul 11, 2018
Carrie
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