Reviewed by Chelsea on
I don’t know if there was all that much I liked about this book. It wasn’t bad exactly but it had no wow factors for me. The beginning was interesting but as soon as our main character left her prison and moved to the city, it went downhill pretty quickly.
What I Didn't Love
First of all, I really can’t enjoy books about teen pregnancy. I just can’t. Plus add to that that these girls don’t have a choice but to get pregnant for someone else? That’s just not a fun thing to read about AT ALL.
“The Selection meets The Handmaid’s Tale”? More like The Hunger Games meets The Hunger Games. Seriously, the similarities were too much. I know it’s hard to be original these days because there’s so many ideas out there but this one wasn’t original at all and it made it hard to read.
I found the plot to just be really boring and predictable. I can’t tell if I’m being too harsh or if it just really wasn’t all that great. I don’t think this will be a series that I finish reading. It’s just not worth the time.
I also found that the “villain” in this book to be really strange. Some times I thought she was ok and then other times she was just too crazy. It was like nothing she did or said made any sense. It was the same with our love interest. He was just kind of there and didn’t really do much at all. All the characters were underdeveloped and just didn’t feel very realistic.
Who I'd Recommend To
I think a lot of people who liked The Selection series would probably like this book. They aren’t really that similar plot-wise but they have the same feel and the same lack of a little something extra.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 28 May, 2016: Finished reading
- 28 May, 2016: Reviewed