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The Testing (The Testing, #1)

Joelle Charbonneau

Start date: June 1, 2014

Finish date: July 1, 2014

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Apr 08, 2013 Carrie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: asked-or-received-for-review, young-adult, arc, netgalley, 1st-in-a-series, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, tower-team

*I was given an ARC copy of for review, via NetGalley*

Expected publication: June 4th 2013

First of all I have noticed many other reviews talking about The Hunger Games, I myself have NOT read that trilogy, so I don't have all that much to compare it too.

Set in the aftermath of the what is known as the Seven Stages of War, humanity is trying to rebuild. After graduation a select few from each colony gets picked to go for testing. The testing, set in four stages will eliminate those who do not hav ...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Wrighty rated it liked it

Shelves: for-review, arc, e-book, series, netgalley

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau I've been enjoying the dystopian genre for awhile but I wasn't sure what could be different about this story. I was pleasantly surprised. There were many parallels to other YA titles that are popular now (The Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Divergent) but I liked those books and that's what interested me in this one. The idea of young people competing through a variety of tests is a common element but this still had twists that kept it interesting. There was plenty o ...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Cheer Papworth rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, favorites-of-2013-so-far, like-the-hunger-games

4.5 STARS!!! Cia is getting ready to graduate and is hoping she is smart enough to be selected for "testing" to determine if she can attend the University and eventually be a leader in the post-apocalyptic world she lives in. When she is selected for testing, she discovers that it may not be such a great thing. The test is really a series of brutal intelligence and endurance tests, which failure often results in death. Cia struggles to rise to the challenge of the testing and uncover the evil su ...more

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