Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Above the Sky - Jenny Lynne - 4 stars

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I was not real sure about this books since it does have that Dystopian feel, but surprisingly I enjoy the book A LOT! I found it to be very engaging, and very fluid.
Synopsis
HER FIRST EIGHTEEN YEARS WERE FILLED WITH LIES.
SHE IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH.

Eighteen-year-old Seven and her best friend, Ten, live where all is peaceful ... except for the violent war raging above the sky. Lifelike humanoid robots and self-operated drones tend to everyone's needs, leaving people free to spend their time stimulating their minds and enjoying life's pleasures. But there are strict rules and few choices.

Every year, on Assignment Day, the path of each eighteen-year-old's life is laid out. Some are given the jobs for which they have shown exceptional aptitude and are "paired" for mating. The others are sent off to fight in The War and never return.

When Assignment Day comes for Seven, the assignments shatter everything she's ever believed. The rules force everyone to accept their fates, but Seven decides to do something unprecedented: to go against the Decision Makers' wishes.

I really enjoyed the plot to this story, it had quite the different feel than most dystopian and that, to me, is a good thing. I also thought that the world building was good as well. There was some great imagery that allows the reader to place themselves in the story. There were some twists that were pretty awesome too. I have to say that it was pretty unpredictable because I did not expect where this story went to at all and I love that. I feel as though this was left off in a place where a sequel might come into play, so yea the story feels a bit unfinished but will be worth it if there is a sequel.

I really enjoyed the characters a lot as well, I found them to be pretty well developed and that is so important. Some of them surprised me quite a bit in the aspect of thinking that they would be different or would turn out differently than I thought they would initially. I think probably Seven and Ten were my favorite characters for obvious reasons. I think there are a lot of great characters though.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes Dystopian first off, but even if there are those who don't like dystopian may be able to enjoy this one. If there are to be anymore books to make this a series, I would definitely read any of them.

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