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Never, ever again will I read this. If I could give it negative stars I would.
I love that stream of consciousness first person narrative. I also liked the technique with the strikethroughs. It felt so visceral and real. I really felt like we were inside the head of this girl who hadn't spoken to another person for the better part of the year, and I was like, "Yes! Here it is. I'm going to get a gritty, dirty, insane dystopia with a great unreliable narrator."
But then this quickly morphed from a crazy ride in a post-apocalyptic insane asylum to a teen romance with dystopic ...more
But then this quickly morphed from a crazy ride in a post-apocalyptic insane asylum to a teen romance with dystopic ...more
Juliette can kill with her touch. She doesn't want to and she didn't mean to hurt anyone. She is locked up for a murder she didn't mean to commit. Then the government decides to use her power. This is a dystopia. People are starving. The Reestablishment has taken over but they are corrupt and cruel. And Juliette doesn't want to be their weapon. I liked this book so much that when I was halfway done, I ordered the next book in the series.
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Slow to start,but built to be a great read.
I loved, loved, loved this book. It's a little bit Hunger Games meets X-Men, so not the most original, but it totally worked for me. The writing is beautiful in a first person narrative, pulling the reader in emotionally from the beginning. I really loved the inner workings of Juliette's mind as her narrative effectively illustrated her dilema between insane and sane. A big fan of the love story, and I loved the age old idea that Juliette and Adam were meant for each other. I'm excited to discov
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Did not finish. I was about halfway through the book before I decided to give up. Will probably not do a full review on this book. The protagonist was extremely unlikeable and the love story was contrived. Not even sure if I can comment on the plot since I didn't finish the book, but what I read I found rather lackluster.
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