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"What Are You Waiting For?" Nickelback
"Renegade" Daughtry
"Cool Vibes" Vanilla Ninja
"Humble Neighborhoods" Pink
"In The Shadows" Story Of The Year
"The Kill (Bury Me)" 30 Seconds To Mars
"Fear" One Republic
"Counting Stars" One Republic
"Stars" Roxette
"Citizen Of The Planet" Alanis Morissette
"One More Light" Linkin Park
"Whatever It Takes" Imagine Dragons
"Start Of Something Good" Daughtry
"Brave" Sara Bareilles
"If You're Gonna" Natasha Bedingfield
"This ...more
I´m not sure what to think of this book, I like it, but not loved it. My problem with it is about Veronica Roth´s world, lets say for a minute that I buy her world, where people looks up only for one virtue and reject only one flaw: Are the Erudites the ones that desire power? I´ve met a lot of erudites, and by that I mean people who love science and knowledge above everything and everyone, but I havent found yet an Erudite with power thirst, not one. And now, to the bigger picture, I dont think
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Holy cow. An instant reccomend to anyone who likes dystopia. I'm sure other reviews will do a better job explaining the plot so I'll leave them to it.
The good:
- it didn't feel like a YA novel, at least not in the annoying ways I've come to expect
- the heroine's journey of self discovery is realistic and gripping
- the world is beautifully imagined
The only bad thing I can think of is that, being YA, any steamy scenes to come in later books will surely be tamer than I care for... but when the story ...more
The good:
- it didn't feel like a YA novel, at least not in the annoying ways I've come to expect
- the heroine's journey of self discovery is realistic and gripping
- the world is beautifully imagined
The only bad thing I can think of is that, being YA, any steamy scenes to come in later books will surely be tamer than I care for... but when the story ...more
Jul 07, 2014
Darya Jaarah
marked it as to-read
