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__Summary From Goodreads:__ M. T. Anderson has predicted the future, and it's startling indeed. Although Titus is a good, well-meaning kid, his blissful ignorance of the control over him leaves readers thinking twice about the destiny of earth's citizens. Beneath the book's techno-veneer, however, lies a romantic tale between a boy who gives into the system and a girl who sees beyond it. All told, //Feed// is a "meg" remarkable work of science fiction, and once readers begin, they'll be caught up in its powerful grip. //Matt Warner// __My Review:__ This book is now one of my all time favorite books that i have read. I really enjoyed reading it and it was something I was actually very interested in. Its very futuristic and is mainly a sci-fi book but everyone will love it. The best part about this book is its not just for sci-fi readers. Everyone will love it it has romance, adventure, science, and even some psychological things like how people in that time will react to certain situations. It is perfect for all kinds of readers. I personally am a fantasy, suspense, and psychological reader. I really enjoyed reading this book it was a lot of fun. All in all its a great book and i recomend it to all readers. But be warned there is some mature content.

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Emily: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher



[|Summary from Goodreads] : Incarceron is a prison unlike any other: Its inmates live not only in cells, but also in metal forests, dilapidated cities, and unbounded wilderness. The prison has been sealed for centuries, and only one man, legend says, has ever escaped.

Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, can’t remember his childhood and believes he came from Outside Incarceron. He’s going to escape, even though most inmates don’t believe that Outside even exists. And then Finn finds a crystal key and through it, a girl named Claudia.

Claudia claims to live Outside—her father is the Warden of Incarceron and she’s doomed to an arranged marriage. If she helps Finn escape, she will need his help in return. But they don’t realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost far more than they know.

Because Incarceron is alive. My Review: I really enjoyed this book. From the very beginning I was hooked. Usually I like the kind of book with a little more of a romance edge to it, but Catherine Fisher really has a great way of pulling you into the story. I really liked the surprising points throughout the whole book. Fisher continued to put unexpected changes in the story at the most unexpected parts. These surprises put a great finish on the book and kept me at the edge of my seat. I also liked how she went back and forth between the two main characters points of view. The story would change perspectives right at a critical moment, which for some is kind of annoying, and gave you a little rest from the excitement for a while. There were only a few things that I did not really like about this book. For one, there is a sequel so I haven't finished the whole story yet, and that makes it a little frustrating. Another thing is that there was not as much depth to the story as I wanted. Catherine Fisher only brushed the top of the story at some parts, at least for me I wanted her to go more in depth. There are some things that are left unexplained, which might be because there is a second book, but I wanted it to all be told in the end. I cannot wait to read the second book. My Star Rating: I give this book a 4.2 out of 5 stars. The idea is really good, but Catherine Fisher needs to go more in depth with the idea. Extras Incarceron Book Trailer: media type="youtube" key="c3N9QyolxGY?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

= Levi: Catching fire = Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark won the annual competition described in //Hunger Games,// but the aftermath leaves these victors with no sense of triumph. Instead, they have become the poster boys for a rebellion that they never planned to lead. That new, unwanted status puts them in the bull's-eye for merciless revenge by The Capitol. //Catching Fire// maintains the adrenaline rush of Suzanne Collins's series launch.
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Something I really like about the book and the series is how much the government trys to get involved and since they can do it, they do it. If somebody were to buy something at the store, more then likley the capitol would know about it. The other thing that i kinda like is that anyone, anyone can be famous AND hated at any given second. Take katniss and Gale for a minute, they were nobody's back in the day before katniss went off to the games. since she won, both Gale and Katniss were known all over the districts, Peeta won too but i personally think he should have died. I liked how even if something were to go wrong, or right in some peoples minds, the government wouldn't just say ok what do you want? They make it there way all day or the high way.

What i hated about the book was the fact that katniss had to go back into the arena... It sounds just to perfect for her to go twice in a row. Think about this, if had won a game of sorry, and everyone in the entire world had gotten mad and make me play again, would I? just because the world is mad? of course not. That's why i hated this part in the book, if you win you are safe your ENTIRE life. Of course they government had to make things right and make katniss go back into the arena. I also hated how other older people had to go back into the arena as well, such as Madge. If my grandpa had came back from WWI but they called him to fight again in WWII how corrupt would that be? I also didnt like how it took over 150 pages of reading before i got in to it. I usually just abandoned a book after the first 100 pages unless it really catches my eye so it was hard for me to keep reading.

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4 stars out of 5. if you can get past the first 150 pages, then it gets really good. Make sure that you read the hunger games first though or else you will think its the dumbest book ever.

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Ethan: MATCHED!!!!! ==﻿ ﻿//Matched// by Ally Condie [|Summary from Goodreads] ==  Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate. . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

My Review: One of the things that I really liked about this book was how organized the government and everything else was. How you were Matched, your pills, the food portions you get, etc, are all examples of how organized it is. The organization was so great that when anything was out of order, everything else was effected. When Ky's picture flashes on the micro-card, the whole story is unraveled. ﻿ This small glitch made Cassia fall in love with Ky. At the end of the novel, an Officer tries to explain to Cassia that everything was under control. Ky's picture flashing on the micro-card was intentional and it was a test for Ky and Cassia. However, Cassia doesn't buy this. She thought everything was perfect when it ended up just being all cover up.

One of the things I didn't like about the book was not enough action. I was hoping for a little bit of a Hunger Games feel, when it only got closer to a Twilight feel. The only action is at the very end of the book, which I cannot reveal. I wanted more fights and anger. I wanted Cassia to punch an Official or have Ky fight Xander who is in a jealous rage or something. Maybe it's because I am a boy that I want action, but I think that some fights should be going on other than Cassia's personal fights in her head.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I give //Matched// rating of 3.5 stars. Again, I wish there was more action. Girls would love it though!

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