Kelsenator
Written on Dec 23, 2012
I received this book from the author for an honest review, thank you!
The first thing I liked about this book were the futuristic machines! Not only did they have hover cars, but the technology seemed more advanced and it was really interesting. Sandira had so much drive and will to find her father and make sure he was alive, but I also felt sad for the loss she suffered as the book went on. The little journey that Sandira and Baruj embark upon later in the book was pretty cool, I liked the characters that they meet eventually, and although harsh at times they were strong survivors.
However there were a few things in this book that if they would have been different I probably would have liked it even more. First of all this book is short, which of course isn’t always a bad thing, but although the story was good I would have liked to see it expanded a bit more. The world building was one of the main things that was lacking. In my opinion if you’re reading a Dystopian book, you need to know how the society works, how it’s run and how it’s controlling the citizens and what happened to make it so. None of this was really answered in a way I would have liked, the Wall and government were just there, and while the corruptness of the society was hinted at I would have loved to know more about it because it did sound really interesting! A bit more back-story and a closer look into the characters would have been nice too, I felt like I didn’t get enough of them as I wanted.
The ending left it so that the story could continue on, and I would definitely like to see where it takes the reader next.
So while this book was good and I liked the story, I thought it could have been expanded and built upon much more, and I do hope that there will be another book to continue the story. Definitely give it a read, it was worth it!