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The Vanished (2013)

by Sarah Dalton(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1481863398 (ISBN13: 9781481863391)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

series

Blemished

review 1: I think my review for "The Blemished" could be essentially copied and pasted here, and would still be accurate to a "T". I'm definitely not the target audience, but I enjoyed it, and would recommend it young adult readers. I will put the caveat on "Vanished" that I thought about putting on "Blemished" (way down though, since it might be spoiler-y), but in the end, I wish there had been more time to get to know the Neds and the Children of the Sun, so I really shouldn't complain.Doesn't mean I won't though. I repeat my complaint that Mina seems to perfect to really resonate with any of the teens I know. She has insecurities, sure, but for two books now, multiple people have crowed over her beauty and talent and power. I feel like Angela would be a far more likely conne... morection for most of the teens I know, and I really do hope the author keeps her around for future installments.I will follow that up with my statement that the continuing father-daughter dynamic is better than the standard "She's an orphan" that permeates YA novels.Spoiler-y bits from here on out:The one caveat I have to put on "Vanished" is it's treatment of what is essentially institutionalized rape and forced motherhood. I don't find the idea of this situation popping up unbelievable, but I do find many of the characters reactions to it significantly altered my enjoyment of the book. Are you telling me that a woman as strong willed as Mary isn't going to be strongly objecting to this? Are you telling me that Ali isn't going to tell every teenage girl he sees to seek shelter elsewhere? Do you honestly expect me to believe that Mina's father actively seeks this group out, from good information given to him by his brother, and has absolutely no idea what's going on? And although Mina's dad is a respected intellectual and is grooming the Freaks like a post-apocalyptic Professor X, he doesn't notice the wrongness of two dozen teenage single mothers wandering lost and helpless around camp? There are too many blind eyes, too many collaborators to allow me to see goodness in the "good" Compounders, although it seems to be the author's intent. I can't even see competence in them, and despair of them leading the Compound forward. I guess I'll find out in book three.
review 2: I won this book on Goodreads and so glad I did. I loved how this story picked right up where The Blemished left off. Mina and her friends didnt quite find the life they thought they were running to. Young mothers being encouraged to give birth at 16, over and over. The doctor who is a bit too interested in Mina, and the other young adults with special powers. Young Hiro who can read minds and knows the doc is hiding something intentionally. Mina and Angelas friendship is put to the test. Sebastian just cant seem to find his niche amoung any of the clans members. They hate him for being a GEM. There are secrets to be uncovered, very young mothers without support from fathers and an impending war. This book was better than The Blemished and the writing style was incredible. The accents put into the characters really made them real. This was beautifully written and I look forward to what the next book in this series brings for Mina, her friends and her whole family. less

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