Ever wonder what it's like to live in a world where adults fear your very existence? Whether the answer to that is yes or no is irrelevant. All you need to know is that these books will blow your mind, and you're going to want to experience it. Trust me, it's one of those series that makes you want to be a part of their world (aka the good ones).
Here's a quick rundown of the plot before I get into the review: A disease called IAAN takes America by storm and wipes out the majority of young children. The kids that are left have powers, and are sorted into the categories based on their different powers: red, yellow, orange, blue, and green. These kids are then placed into these camps where they're treated like prisoners, and are even experimented on. Basically, the country is in ruins. Everyone lives in fear, cities are destroyed, the government is corrupt, and even the rebel groups trying to overthrow the government may not be what they seem.
Ruby is our main character. The series follows her journey from being in the camps to part of a revolution. The whole time she's trying to figure out who she should be fighting for.
****If you liked series like The Hunger Games or Divergent then your going to love these!
Review time.
One of the things that I think made this series phenomenal was the characters. Every single one of them has such a distinct and different personality. They really jump off of the page. You've got lovable and geeky Chubs, charming Liam, super cute Zu, and spunky Vida. It was really nice to see all of the characters have their own story line, and to also watch them grow throughout the books. This series had one of my favorite line up of characters ever. There's just something about how they all come together that's unreal. It's like an intricate puzzle where all the pieces fit just right. Their different personalities click, and play off each other really well. I think there's a character for everyone (you'll like them). Oh and also I forget to mention the romance. You will definitely see some of that, and don't worry haters of love triangles, there's none of that. Just some innocent young love that will make you feel bad about your own love life (win some lose some).
Ok, on another note, from what I've observed on the internet thus far, surprisingly, some people seem to dislike Ruby, or at least get really frustrated with her. Ignore this my friends. I actually love her. She's one of my favorite heroines ! There wasn't a time where I felt like yelling, "What are you doing?!" at her. I think it may have been because I understood a lot of her actions and saw some similarities between myself and her.
Anyway, Ruby is kick ass, funny, and brave (what more could you ask for?). She really is a great protagonist. Even if you turn out to be one of those people who find her frustrating at times, I think you still won't be able to help loving her. Another great thing about her is she develops a lot throughout the series, so she basically gets better and better.
Also well done by Alexandra Bracken was the world building. In a lot of young adult/dystopian/fantasy books I find myself confused with the complicated universes of magic and so forth. Or I just can't grasp what's going on because of the lack of development. However, neither of these things proved to be a problem with this series. Nothing about this world is too complicated for its own good or lacking in depth. The whole concept of this dystopian America setting is really cool, and I know this sounds crazy, but please let me hop in Black Betty and travel cross country with the gang. I don't even care about IAAN or all the danger that comes with.
Overall, this series was unlike anything I've read before and is definitely worth your time. I'm adding it to my favorite book list. I think it even beats out Divergent and I'm guessing that with time it'll be as popular as The Hunger Games! Please please add this to your must read list for me! Happy reading :)
p.s. WARNING this series may cause you to incredible sadness when it ends.
-cam
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