“Wow, how do I describe this book? It's certainly dystopian, there is violence, corruption, death, maiming.... But there is also love, and hope, and plenty of people still fighting the good fight. It's pretty much a tilt-a-whirl version of the steepest roller coaster ride you can possibly imagine, with the action relentless and dominating. It's also the most visual book I've read in a long time--Baggott paints word pictures so stark, vivid and real that reading this book is more like watching a movie, the kind that you watch through your fingers at times because it's just that horrifying--but you just can't stop watching. I forgot to breathe at times. My pulse raced. I'm pretty sure I tasted ash in my mouth more than once. And this is only the first book of a trilogy.....
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Jackie Blem wrote this review Monday, January 30, 2012.
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