by Veronica Roth
This book was way different from Divergent, but not in the good way. I was a fan of Roth's other series and I even remember enjoying Allegiant during some parts (definitely not as much as the other two books), but I just couldn't get into this one. When I picked this book up I had no idea that it...
I made a point of tracking down a copy after all the controversy. Some folks were going around saying it was racist and promoted self-harm, and that it should be boycotted. Which, imho is going a little far - censorship and book banning are terrible things whether it's the right or the left calling...
I honestly don't know how to feel about this book. I wanted to like it, but I couldn't help but notice the vaguely racist tone to it. And that turned me off the entire story. The story revolves around Akos and Cyra, two people from different tribes. They share a planet, but share no peace. Ako...
There seem's to be a lot of hate surrounding this book. But I really enjoyed it. It's definitely very similar to a lot of other dystopians and reminded me a bit of the Red Queen. I'd say, for me it needed more world building. I felt like I forgot a lot that this was taking place in space at times an...
⭐4 stars⭐ "I didn't choose the blood that runs in my veins, any more than you chose your fate. You and I, we've become what we were made to become."
Actual Rating 1.5So Veronica Roth, author of Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and subsequent short stories in the same universe is back!There is a lot of hype around this book and so many elements that showed potential. Surely, after the success that was Divergent, this would be good quality at the ...
Long review for a rather long read. I'm still struggling to figure what words are appropriate to describe the mediocrity and utter pointlessness of this book. My thoughts about it aren't as concise as this review will turn out being, because I only have so many words to fit in my review space and I ...
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