Talk about a kind of story that you don’t read every day. Talk about a kind of story where everything you thought is not what it seems to be. Talk about mind-blowing.At first glance, Taken is just your classic dystopian story: action-packed, fascinating, and intriguing. Nowadays, it is usual to find...
I’ve been seeing Taken on a lot of Goodreads lists and have been meaning to start reading it sooner or later. There have been a lot of positive responses to the novel and the constant use of the word “heist” with barely any definition behind the word’s importance. As you can imagine I wanted to find...
It took me a bit longer to finish this book since the second half of the book was a bit drag. The concept of this book reminded me of The Hunger Games (maybe because Gray was also good at archery as Katniss). I was so in love with this book when I first started it. Part 1 was mind blowing that it ki...
So Taken actually made it onto two of my Top Ten Tuesday lists and I was so wanting to love this book! I didn't end up loving it, but it was pretty interesting.I love dystopians and I love reading from a male point of view every once in a while, it's nice to switch things up a bit. So Taken started ...
This review is also on Living for the BooksTaken had so much potential to be another great dystopian book, but instead it was just average.The beginning was probably the best part. Gray's brother, Blaine is Heisted and Gray uncovers secrets that his mother and Blaine kept from him. But then Gray wen...
Taken by Erin Bowman This book…I loved it. Period, the end. Well, I wish that was all, but I’ll explain a little further. What a fascinating and unique premise. The story unfolded at a perfect pace. There was action, romance, and friendship. A book that keeps me on my toes and learning more and more...
Taken is a book that immediately caught my attention for several reasons:1) Young adult dystopian - uh, yes please!2) Pretty cover - want!3) Male protagonist - YAY! Unusual - gimme!So I was more than estatic when I got my happy little hands on this one. Along with that happiness was that horrible ni...
*Genre* YA Dysopian*Rating* 3.0*Review*Taken, the first novel in the Taken series by Erin Bowman, has pretty much divided readers into three separate camps; those who absolutely loved it, those who hated it and gave up on it, and those who are clearly in the middle in that we don't hate it, but we d...
**Fair warning: this review will contain spoilers, ranting, and likely some swear words.**I was excited to get my hands on an ARC of this book. It had some serious potential, and I couldn't wait to find out what that whole Heist situation was about. But I quit reading at page 132, so I guess some...
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