It’s realistic and well described but then is ruined by the country it is in. I could easily see how the community works and comes together as one. The town of Claysoot is actually well put together. That’s it, all the others make me want to: The only one I found slightly better than the rest is Emma because she’s a bitch to Gray at the end. Honestly, I get why Bowman made Gray such a despicable character so that readers can find some redeeming qualities and blah blah blah. I can’t review this book properly, I just don’t have it in me. And with that, instead of actually reviewing this I’m going to list everything I hated and use gifs because I’m lazy and I can’t. The only difference between these two books is that this one is far worse than Kindness for Weakness because this one is predictable before getting to the halfway point. This week, both book reviews have been on books that start out awesome but quickly fall flat on their faces. I also loved the world building, the country is properly built and so realistic! Taken had me guessing at every turn and is full of great surprises that will leave readers. He’s so sweet with the way he acts with Emma and Bree.

I loved everything about it! Especially Gray who is the epitome of Swoony. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side? And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.Ĭlimbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone. There are boys-but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday.

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