Teri Terry
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Gebroken: Fractured - deel 2 van de Slated trilogie (Slated (2)) (Dutch Edition) (2019) 3 kappaletta
Dark Matter Trilogy 3 Books Collection Set by Teri Terry - Contagion, Deception, Evolution (2018) 3 kappaletta
2056: Isyan 1 kappale
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I've had this on my TBR list for a couple years- the premise sounded like an intriguing YA read. I read the whole book in about a day because of that fact; since I had finally checked "Slated" out of the library I figured I might as well just read it! And my thoughts? I think my the 3-star rating is accurate: "liked it". It was good. Nothing great, or even super creative, but I thought it was a decent YA dystopian novel.
The premise behind the events of the book are that teen terrorists can be "slated"; that is, have their mind wiped blank and then are taught EVERYTHING new, with no memory of who they used to be. These Slated teens are given a new name, taught how to walk, talk, read, and then after 6 months, they are given to a new family. But quite a few questions arose for me, and they were never answered. For instance, if being Slated only works for those under the age of 16, then what about the adult terrorists? In the time this book is set (about 2050, I believe) are there really THAT many 14-year-old terrorists? Also, Terry never really expounds on why the Rebel group in this book are so hell-bent against the Government and Slating. It just seems to be a cliche "Big Bad Govt vs Freedom Fighters" thing.
Don't get me wrong: in this day and age, I think a YA book that explores the topic of terrorism is a really good idea. In the second half of the book, Kyla's mother explains to her that in the 30s (that's the 2030's) the terrorism became so bad that people didn't leave their house, and the riots and chaos was off the charts. Honestly, that really hit home, because the exploration of "what happens to us next?" is an important one, and it was very interesting to see how Terry wrote about it. But I felt as if there were some loopholes in this plot.
I also think the pace of the book was too slow, especially the first half. Kyla barely learns anything until well until the second half of the book. The first part is a lot of running, nightmares, more running, cute-boy-plot, running, and more nightmares. It got a little tedious.
The characters themselves were pretty good (except Ben- he just got really annoying). I like how Kyla is slowly learning things about herself and the reader really gets to see some character development, even in minor ways. I was SUPER happy to see the relationship between Kyla and her mother progress! I thought it was going to be one of those "evil stepmom, dad is the nice guy" deals, but I was pleasantly surprised. I LOVED solid family relationships, and again, it was so so nice to see Kyla grow to love Amy and her mom.
I'm interested to read the next book in the series, but I hope the pace picks up and that Terry incorporates more details of the world and the events that led to people being Slated.
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