January Reading

Books I’ve Read in January 2012   

1. Divergent By Veronica Roth 

If you liked the Hunger Games,  you will LOVE divergent! Set in a dystopian world where you are segregated into five fractions - Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Once a year 16 year olds must choose which fraction they want to join. Once you join you are committed for life, or you must spend the rest of your life fractionless. If you choose a fraction you have not been born into, you must give up your family and fully integrate in to your new fraction. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for something to read!

2. Matched By Ally Condie 

Another Dystopian novel. I found this one to be very young adult, annoying love triangle and teenage drama. The end breathes life into this novel and leaves the reader wanting to learn more about Cassia's fate. 

3. Maze Runner By James Dashner 

Surprise, Surprise, another dystopian novel! A bit slow to start but a good read. Thomas wakes up in the Glade- a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. He is greeted by several other boys, none of which know why or how they ended up in the Glade. The game is over and the boys must find a way out or die. 

4. Crossed By Ally Condie  

The Sequel to Matched -- and a mush better read! Cassia and company are fighting for the ability to decide for themselves; who to love, what job to do, where to live. You either do what they tell you or become exiled. The teen angst has diminished and the plot thickens with the second installment of the series. 

5. Girl in the Arena By Lise Haines 

Lyn is a neo-gladiator's daughter. Her mother had made a career out of marrying in to this bloody sport. There are intricate rules on what the family can and can not go. A disappointing and some what tedious read, this book could have been so much more. Society relishes in the blood sport of killing and has created their own sub-culture/society where you live and die by the sport and its rules.  

6. El Ladron De La Camioneta (Not rating because I used this to practice my ability to read in Spanish. The story was cute for kids but very predictable)