Amanda M. (tapcat16) reviewed on 3/11/2011 + 150 more book reviews

The basic concept is intriguing: colonies on a New World where a virus makes everyone able to hear each other's thoughts, not to mention hear animals speaking. A boy, Todd, who discovers in the remaining days before his 13th birthday that his town of men is not the only settlement on New World like he thought it was. His escape and race to discover the truth are definitely intriguing. However, Todd himself is a character I find to be completely unrelatable. He is willfully ignorant and a coward. He lets those who should matter most to him down repeatedly in significant ways. He truly disgusted me as a person to the extent that I found myself rooting for the villains in spite of loathing them as well. I also found one of the main villain's motivations to be fuzzily described, at best.

I do recommend this book to lovers of dystopia who think they would find Todd relatable. All others should steer clear.

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