Melissa B. (dragoneyes) - , reviewed on 7/1/2013 + 844 more book reviews

Love some of Patterson's work, really love YA fiction and really really love a good dystopian novel. This book though didn't have too much to love. The premise was great... the world has been taken over by "the one who is the one" and the government runs everything. Teenage siblings Whit and Wisty are taken away from their parents and put in prison for no reason that they are aware of. While in prison they discover they both have unusual powers... this all sounds great but it really wasn't. I really had a hard time with this book. For one it's a YA book but it seemed like the author really doesn't know young adults. A lot of the dialogue between characters is just ridiculous. Another problem in the book was there was really no excitement. Things happen but not in a way that you really cared to keep reading to see what was next. Also, the plot was very thin. It kind of happened but it was almost missed. Then comes the lovely (*sarcasm*) cliffhanger and the end of the book. So okay, I'm gonna read book 2 but if it doesn't get better (cliffhanger or not), I'm not going any further.

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