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Acid (2013)

by Emma Pass(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0552566144 (ISBN13: 9780552566148)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Corgi Children's Books

review 1: Meh. In a future London, ACID rules and watches and punishes. Jenna has been wrongfully incarcerated but a rebel cell breaks her out. She goes on the run with another teen targeted by ACID. The problem with this book is that we have a hardcore heroine who is hardcore for about twenty pages and then turns into someone who cannot follow directions and keeps messing up carefully orchestrated plans to keep her safe. I hate people who cannot follow directions -- it is not a sign of heroism when you are just being selfish. Mostly Jenna puts on sedative/pain patches and tells people she will "figure it out" when faced with an imminent threat. I don't think the book was bad, but it felt like a bait and switch -- if you make me believe Jenna is going to bring some pain and r... moreevenge, let her do it. Minimal character development of secondary characters. Lots of action, but the pacing is uneven. I don't know that my high school readers will be as critical as I am, so I'm going to throw my copy into my classroom library and see how they feel about it. Language and situations are appropriate for high school.
review 2: I absolutely loved this book! Its fast paced and kept me interest and wanting more the whole time I was reading. However, it's a stand alone (I think?) so some bits were a little rushed and I think the romance either needed to be left out or developed more as it was kind of like 'oh you're cute and I've known you for three seconds I love you' but apart from that it was a really enjoyable book and I look forward to reading more from Emma Pass in the future! less

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