"There was a hint of wind coming over the top of the stone walls and through the barbed-wire sky on the day Alexander Stowe was to be Purged." - First sentence "Fear and a suspicion of strangers is, I'm afraid, a characteristic of many humans." - Mr. Today "Fighting against Quill's bigotry, whic...
I really wanted to like this book. But listening to the audio version it just dragged. I can see why children would enjoy this series but as an adult I found it boring and was quite uninterested in the characters and the plot. Alex is an unwanted. Definitely not where hoped to be especially since...
They must think kids are stupid... A cross between Harry Potter and The Hunger Games? Pa-leez. If I hadn't been buddy reading this book with my son, I wouldn't have finished it. And I NEVER don't finish. Very poor writing, dimensionless characters, ridiculous plot. Won't be reading the next one,...
The quote on the front of the book says it is a combination of The Hunger Games and Harry Potter, but the beginning and the scenario on one side of the fence seems much more The Giver to me with the lack of connections within families and the designation of people for certain categories when they tu...
This was a nice Teen - Young Adult fantasy. I kind of thought this story was going to be like [b:Unwind|764347|Unwind (Unwind, #1)|Neal Shusterman|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1297677706s/764347.jpg|750423] but aimed at younger audience. The main premise, where teens were sent off to be destroyed ...
** ORIGINALLY POSTED AT www.BUNNYCATES.com **My Thoughts:The Unwanteds is a story about a boy who is sent to his death at the age of 13. Harsh, right?I thought the world building was fantastic. We get an in depth look into not only the world but also the society that inhabits it. In this world t...
I have always enjoyed reading books about fantasy and kids particularly because it takes me to different places, which are usually more fun than the real world and because my childhood kinda sucked a lot so I enjoy reading about what I missed. Particularly in the friendship aspect. So when I saw thi...
It was weak, slow going, little character development, predictable, etc.. Nothing wrong other than it wasn't terribly compelling nor very well written.
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