Any time I see a YA novel that's like "Such and So, #1" I immediately want to throw it across the room "with great force" like Dorothy Parker. But I dAny time I see a YA novel that's like "Such and So, #1" I immediately want to throw it across the room "with great force" like Dorothy Parker. But I didn't realise this was part of a planned series until it had already gotten its dry scratchy little claws into me. It's of course yet another girl hero YA dystopia but there are some unusual twists that set it apart from the usual bubbling vat of flavorless goo. Worth a try! We'll see how the next one goes....more
Never liked the movie all that much but this book is fab. It's so enjoyable being in Rose's head as she discovers the joy of finding something she's gNever liked the movie all that much but this book is fab. It's so enjoyable being in Rose's head as she discovers the joy of finding something she's good at. It almost makes me want to go whitewater rafting. Sort of. Aaaand, what about that ending?! It certainly was an ending, all right. Sort of. ...more
So much good here!! Total pageturner, with awesome characters (Jahns!) and lots of my favorite things like Post-Apocalypse and People Trapped TogetherSo much good here!! Total pageturner, with awesome characters (Jahns!) and lots of my favorite things like Post-Apocalypse and People Trapped Together and People who Fix Things and so much more!
The writing's a little...bald...but you can ignore that because the story is pulling you along like a charging rhinoceros on a leash....more
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