The pacing, though, was too fast and both the characters and romance were pure cardboard. I liked the idea and despite it being a typical dystopian, it had some new ideas. Then they supposedly loved each other and had dates, all of which were skipped over! Instead of describing the kiss, it was described as "we kissed". Also, the thing I like about romance in books is all the feels. The characters in this book felt really flat to me, not just Kayla, everyone.Īs for romance, it was there, but it was so flat! There were actually two love interests, but I felt NOTHING for either of them, because their characters were so flat. I liked that she was into art and how she stands up for what she believes in, but other than that, there really wasn't much to her. There is one part where it mentions that Kayla's birthday is weeks ago, then the next chapter she wakes up on her birthday! Where did the time go? The pacing was extremely fast, which meant that we were told things rather than shown and some parts were completely skipped over. The book wasn't bad, but I couldn't ignore the flaws. Now, I'm sorry to say that from here on, my review is going to be a bit negative. I would also like to mention that there was a surprising kind-of paranormal-ish element to the book. It's sad to say that this is how people would probably react, but it's true.
It was also interesting seeing how fast and far things escalated.
I thought the tattoos were interesting and you really see a sheep-like effect in the population with the introduction to the tattoo, then they ignore any bad rep. This isn't bad, but I've seen it all before (though, this book was published before the dystopian craze, so I can't really blame the book). Government tries to be utopia, everyone goes along with it, except for MC, and MC joins rebellion. Kayla is against the tattoo and knows that it's dangerous, but when her society is getting closer to it being mandatory, can she keep her promise to herself? And what is in those bar codes? What's the big deal? It's not a problem if you have nothing to hide? But normal people's lives are being destroyed by this tattoo, while others are getting promoted. The tattoo is becoming the new currency and it carries all of your information. It's your typical dystopian, but it was just meh overall.Įveryone is getting the bar code tattoo.
I probably could've done without reading this book. I saw it at a cheap book sale, though, so I figured "why not?". I've seen this book around, but never picked it up because of the awkward cover.
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