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I was really excited to read this, as YA science fiction is one of my favorite genres and I'm glad that books like this are getting more young people into reading. Unfortunately, it doesn't really live up to the hype for me. For one thing, I couldn't decide if I actually even liked the protagonist. If that had seemed intentional, it would be a different matter. More importantly, the rules and context of the society as explained by the author just don't seem to make sense. In most dystopian fiction, there is at least a believable (however ethically questionable) logic to the set up. Here, I didn't really see that. Overall, I did enjoy quite a few of the ideas, if not the finished execution of them.
as a librarian i felt it was necessary to read this book, and im so glad i did. i fell in love instantly with the characters growing love, suspense and the stories unknown. i was too eager to finish this and had to watch the movie immediately after, just to see how they put this beautiful book into film. (needless to say i was very effing disappointed in the film, very very disappointed). i look forward to being enchanted with the rest of the series !
This book is exciting and I just couldn't stop reading it.