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XVI (XVI, #1)

Julia Karr

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Jan 27, 2018 Chelsea rated it really liked it

3.5 The tone was definitely juvenile but the story is decent. It has some interesting takes on the future. In regards to the "future" slang, I find it unfortunate that she decided to call all forms of transportation "transport" and shorten it 98% of the time to "trannies" and sometimes "trans." Perhaps young adults reading this wouldn't associate those words with other things, but it jarred me every time. ...more

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Jun 20, 2013 L.E.Olteano rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Originally posted at Butterfly-o-Meter Books on June 23rd 2013:

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Worldbuilding: Post-apocalyptic dystopia elements, with governmental uber-control & abuse. I liked the dystopian elements and the whole XVI was an interesting concept.
Characters: Nina, the MC, was fun. I didn’t get emotionally invested in her story though, sadly not a new thing in YA for me. I wanted things to go well for her and Dee and Sal and everything, but I can’t say I was invested in their stories. I kind o ...more

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