by Natasha Ngan
The key to making a believable dystopian world is giving it some basis in reality. No matter how strange, how new, how incredible this imagined world it, is has to be at the very least, credible, and I felt that the city of Neo-Babel in this book was poorly executed and depicted. This book was plag...
This review and others can be found on http://www.bookishtreasures.blogspot.com This review was a real struggle for me to write because The Elites is one of those books that is so good it is a struggle to put your thoughts into words. From the moment I first heard about this book I knew that I j...
Aahh... nothing wrong. It just wasn't able to capture my full attention. The writing is a bit too simple to my taste.
For more of my reviews, visit Books For YA!*Thank you Hot Key Books for sending me this copy. No compensation was given or taken to alter this review.The Elites is a multicultural dystopian world full of nonstop action and shocking revelations. Enter Neo-Babel, a place for everyone but don't be fool...
3.5 stars. An unexpected read for me. Started off slow, but I enjoyed the book more and more as it got closer to the climax--and there were some shocks! Loved the way the narration was structured, but wanted to feel a bit closer to the characters personally. Full review to come.
Like the rest of the blogosphere, I was dying to read The Elites. From the cover, to the tagline, to the promise of a badass main character, I was sure this one was going to score with me. Unfortunately, as you can see by the rating, that wasn't the case at all. The Elites was a basic dystopian that...
4.5/5Originally published at Gypsy ReviewsI received an ARC direct from the publisher. Thank you!I went into The Elites with low expectations and was wowed by it. It might seem like your typical dystopian but underneath it all, there are subtle messages about racism, family, freedom, loyalty and try...
Expected publication: September 5th 2013 by Hot Key Books