Jane
Written on Nov 21, 2019
“Thrilling and dangerous, with an ending that will leave you gasping!” —SUZANNE YOUNG, New York Times bestselling author of the series THE PROGRAM
In a world where everyone is the same, one girl is the unthinkable: unique. A high-stakes fast-paced series launch from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent.
Dahlia 16 sees her face in every crowd. She’s nothing special—just one of five thousand girls created from a single genome to work for the greater good of the city.
Meeting Trigger 17 changes everything. He thinks she’s interesting. Beautiful. Unique. Which means he must be flawed. When Dahlia can’t stop thinking about him she realizes she’s flawed, too.
But what if Trigger is right? What if Dahlia is different? But if she’s flawed, then so are all her identicals. And any genome found to be flawed will be destroyed, ONE BY ONE BY ONE. . . .
“Captivates.” —VOYA
“Thrilling.” —School Library Journal
“I loved every second of it.” —The Best Books Ever
- ISBN10 0399552456
- ISBN13 9780399552458
- Publish Date 9 May 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 August 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Delacorte Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780399552458
Reviews
Quirky Cat
Written on May 21, 2017
On the whole I found this to be a pretty forgettable and bland read. It's not that there was anything wrong with it; I just didn't find myself caring about any of the characters or the world itself. Being a fan of Rachel Vincent, I really wanted to care, but I just couldn't.
Part of the problem is the lack of character development for Dahlia 16. Or more accurately, there's no transitioning phase for her. She starts out very bland and focused on her world and her work. She thinks like all the other girls, and doesn't really stand out (other than being the best at growing tomatoes). Then suddenly, wham! She gets isolated for an extended period of time with a boy, and that makes everything change. The transition was jarring, going from not even noticing boys as the opposite gender to suddenly being obsessed with one. I don't have anything against the idea, but it just wasn't done well in this case.
There's a point where something very tragic happens, and we're clearly supposed to feel horrified and upset about it. I'll admit I was upset that the higher ups would be willing to do something like that, but I didn't get as emotional as I could have. I think the author could have pushed this even farther, made me even more upset and therefore more invested in the outcome.
On the whole I called it ultimately forgettable because while it was a decent sized book, there was little detail and the world shown was relatively small, giving us little to remember after the fact. I don't regret reading it, but I don't think I'll follow up with the rest of the series.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
tweetybugshouse
Written on Dec 16, 2016
Like with any book this seems like utopia the perfect world, the perfect life but we all know things are not perfect. As we find out through Dahlia 16 when she meets Trigger 17 that most of the "rules" she been following and the society she been raise to believe she helping is not all that it seems. These kind of stories suck me right in and i usally finish them fairy quickly.
This one ends on a cliff hanger and leaves you going wait wait what happens next this is my first book from this author and her first sci-fi (light sci-fi) novel i say she did a fantastic job and i look forward to reading the upcoming sequel strange new world.