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When I was a junior in high school my acne was the worst it had ever been. My acne was severe and I could tell my face was starting to scar. I was so extremely depressed and would not want to hang out with my friends on the weekend. After trying many different products, prescribed and over the counter, I decided that go on accutane. After 3 or 4 months my skin had drastically improved (I took if for 4 months). When I was done I was so happy! Please, if your acne is making feel depressed and embarrassed, try actuate. It saved my life and boosted my confidence. If you are scared about the initial break out or the dry skin, it is worth the 4 to 6 months you are one it. I am so thankful a product like accutane is out there. Please try if you are fed up with your acne!!!
I had a cousin who got into severe depression after taking these pills. Of course, his dermatologist denies any connection. Do your research folks before sacrificing your health (physical and mental). There are other much safer and even cheaper means to recover from acne.
Brief description of myself:
Female, 32 years old, 63KG. On 40mg- 60mg.
I started taking this med in March, all seemed ok until around 3/4th day where I was ready to just give up, I started getting extremely hot, my face was on fire constantly, I was always red and of course peeling! Honestly I had "snake skin!". I was prescribed double based cream which I felt like I had to keep on putting on my face.
Anyhow I didn't give up, what I did was adjust a few things- instead of using the cream I started using raw organic coconut oil (previously used now and again)- my god what a difference! My face was constantly moisturised and it tackled the horrid scars! I only used coconut oil for my face nothing else.
Beauty regime- Morning- "cream" face with coconut oil (quite a bit), shower (water dries your face so be sure to put quite a bit of oil PRIOR to the shower), pat dry your face after shower, apply make up (I used Double Wear by Estée Lauder- amazing!).
At night I would "cream" my face with the oil (over the make up) then with cotton wool rub it off gently, wash with warm water, pat dry and apply a decent amount of oil before bed!
Always keep Vaseline near you, dry lips are terrible, and over time they get worse 😩..
My scalp got very dry too, again I used coconut oil. Put a good amount on your scalp, go sleep and wash in the morning! This problem was tackled within a couple of days!
I never broke out, in fact within a week or so I saw a huge improvement - my face was literally almost cleared! I couldn't believe it.. a couple of weeks ago I saw my derm and was hoping I would be told that my treatment was complete- however I still have 2 months to go at 60mg (previously on 40mg). I started taking the extra pill and the side effects got worse to the point that I almost gave up again, so I've decided to go back down to 40mg and unfortunately will have to stay on for a little longer..
I gave this med 4 stars purely down to the side effects, it is a rough ride but I personally think it's so worth it! My skin looks amazing, not ONE spot! (I've previously counted 30+!) . My scars are next to none (maybe the coconut oil has helped)..
If your about to start good luck, hope you don't have such a rough ride that you decide to give up..
All the best!!
Ahh yes- joints hurt too.
6months later.....
I previously wrote a review whilst on this treatment, so thought it would be good to let you all know what life is like once you finish yours! Absolutely fantastic! Not one single spot on my face or back..
I finished my treatment at the end of sept 2015, and since then I haven't had any breakouts , skin is back to normal (no longer feels sensitive), no more dry lips, or aching joints. I do wish I had taken this stuff sooner. I had previously given the medication 4 stars due to the side affects, it is a rough ride, but it's worth it.. I still only use raw coconut oil as a moisturiser, hardly ever wear foundation (only wear if I'm going out, for a smoother finish!) - that was a big thing for me when I had spots, I couldn't leave the house without - and I mean layers and layers of it! I have absolutely no scars what so ever, I don't know if it's because I used the coconut oil instead of double base cream but either way I'm happy I made the decision not to use the cream provided.. Please feel free to read my other review, it has some tips.
I also went on holiday whilst taking this, and was fine. Didn't burn at all, I used factor 50, applied fairly frequently- I had a lovely tan..
Good luck !
I am writing this review 2 years after going through Accutane treatment.
I suffered medium acne with deep cysts that left me nasty scars. Pimple would take ages to disappear, instead I was having red swellings full of pus for month and month. It got always worse. By age of 25 my face was full of scars and acne would not go away. The strangest thing is that only after I got rid of acne, I actually realised how bad my face looked. It seems I was tottaly used to having pipmles, and it is fantastic to not have them any more!
I started to have acne as teenager. I was treating it in all possible ways (also antibiotics, that did nothing). When I was approx 17 yo my dermatologists suggested to try Accutane, but I got scared by all the side effect and tried all the other non effective methods. Acne never disappeared. I finally got fed up with acne at age of 27 and went through Accutane treatment for 6 month on 30mg. I did not use the contraception, as I knew because of my living situation I will not have "an accident". Side effects: dry skin, lips, nose and eyes. Couple of times severe head ache. Then of course, there was a month when all the pimples started to go out of skin, it was ugly. On a positive side, hair stayed fresh and clean for almost a week (I usually wash every day) and in a couple of month time my skin got very clean, all pimples disappeared and never came back! I did not notice any of those terrible side effects (like depression).
Already 2 years passed and I still have good skin, acne did not come back. I have a small pimple once in a while before periods. Once I had something like looked like an acne come back, but I used a cream with isotretinoin given by dermatologist, and everything immediately disappeared. I am very happy I did Accutane treatment. I wish I did it when I was teen, I'd have less scars, and so many sad moments would be saved. People judge you on your looks, it is very hard to stay careless to other judgements. In any case I feel much better now without acne. Now trying to heal the scars.
Guys this stuff works, like really works. It works to the point hat I haven't been on this website in the past 3 months because Accutane just made my pretty severe acne better. I have one month left (I did six) and I get like one small zit maybe once a week and it goes away in a day. I still have some red marks but they're fading and my skin keeps looking better. If you are wondering if this is worth it, DO IT TAKE MY WORK IT WORKS WONDERS
I took this stuff about 18 years ago for 3 or 4 months and totally regret it. Lost my previously thick hair (started thinning, curling and falling out) within a year and never grew back (person who recommended it to me lost his hair too). Suffer from IBD so now on a lifetime regimen of Imodium to barely get by (totally affecting career prospects). Suffer from dry skin (which leads to premature wrinkles and aging people!). Suffer from some joint pain and probably other effects unknown or to come after all these years passed. I still get acne too. Be careful in taking premature reviews seriously! Now every once in a while I search on the side effects of this, just wish I had access to the internet info back when I took it.
Hello Folks! So here I am on my accutane day 70. I started accutane on 10 Jan this Year. And today, I am feeling severely depressed because I have got a major zit on the right side of my cheek and I do not know if it is due to me being on my menses. What I know is that one more zit=more dark marks on my face that I will have to deal with for months. My dark marks are my biggest insecurity. Everyday I have to cover them with makeup and have everyone stare at me like why I am wearing tons of makeup in Summer when you are bound to sweat like a horse during the whole day.
So, for last two weeks I did not have any zit. I stopped breaking out since week 8 but the zits I had beforehand are taking ages to go down. They are lingering on my face and turning real dark at the same time. At times, I feel that my face will always remain like that with zits popping out and leaving behind their dark shadows. And you see around people with clear skin, free, living their lives at 100% while I am just avoiding any social gathering. Even at work, I cannot talk to people by looking in their eyes. I try to isolate myself as much as I can so much my face looks hideous with all those marks and my lame makeup.
It is one of the most difficult phase of my life. I have been through alot at 27. But, in this world where everything turns around looks, appearance, skin..every day becomes a struggle. To keep going, I watch other accutane users' videos on you tube or I roam in here to get some support and comfort. But it is not easy.
At the point I am, I doubt I will ever be able to enjoy a clear skin. Even if I won't get any zits thanks to accutane, the dark marks will remain. I have been using multiple topical creams but nothing seem to fade them away. I used 4% hydroquinone, melano-expert, la roche posay hyperpigmentation lotion and so many more before being on tane..I even talked to my derm about it and he always seem to be prescribing me with more creams that I already know will not bring any difference.
Lastly, I would say that it's been one and a half year I cannot go out without makeup and I wished I could go back to the time when I used to have clear skin just to feel again what it is to not have any zit or dark mark on your face.
From a desperate tane user!
Because I have turned to this site for so long (lurking), I thought I should let you know that I've finally found success through Accutane. Having tried everything and suffered through moderate-severe bad skin depending on the month with no lasting results, I finally did it -- and got a Zenatane for 6 months.
I had a course of 2 months at 40mg and 4 more months at 60mg and now, at the end of it, I can safely tell you it was totally worth it. Skin amazing -- totally cleared after three weeks (1 zit after that in month 2), and I had no initial breakout. Yes, I was very dry (lips and nose in particular), but it wasn't terrible at all.
My only regret is the following, and this is why I'm writing this: I wish I had done it sooner. There was no reason for me to spend all of my 20s with crap skin. So if you read this and you have hormonal acne and are out of your teens -- definitely consider accutane!!! Don't wait until your skin can't fully recover from the damage of a decade of acne.
This pill cured my horrible cystic acne. Although the dryness and redness you experience while on this pill is brutal, the results are well worth it. My lips would bleed and crack frequently. I recommend Jack Black lip balm for that. And for the chapped face, I recommend Cetaphil cream. On accutane, it is impossible for your face to get oily which is one bonus. I noticed immediate results. I did have some breakouts here and there but for the last month (my 6th month) on accutane my face was completely clear. While on accutane, do not pick your pimples or pop them! You are more prone to scarring/damaging your skin on this medication.
been on isotretinoin for about 1 month now and my skin started to have less redness although no actual acne was gone then another cyst on my left cheek and one under another on my right cheek so that sucks. my blackheads have been more prone to coming out for example before i could squeeze them and they woudlnt budge now if i squeexe them they come out...at least the ones on my cheeks not my nose... wihtin the first 3 days my lips were really dry and i started applying aquaphor which is a life savor btw.... 2 weeks in it looked like i was sunburnt and all my skin was peeling. IB is settling down..which happening by the 10 day mark i think...im not yet sure wether or not i would reccomend or if my current rating fits my experience but for now...we shall see.....


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"What I'm referring to is the choice you make whether you provide your skill on an employed basis, self-employed basis, or whether you have chosen to run a business."
You might think you are running a business being self-employed and yes, you are in the legal definition. But what I'm alluring too, is whether your goal is to build a business which isn't dependent on you and your skills.
When many of us start a business, we choose to go into business based on the technical skills we have; Kim and I started Bennett Design because of Kim's design skills. We love what we do and I believe we're pretty good at it, but it's always going to be difficult to grow, as what we do is so dependent on Kim.
Much of what we do is trading our time for money, ideally we would trade our value, our knowledge and experience for money. The ideal scenario is earning money passively because of value we previously created.
To get to the position, firstly of earning based on your value and then moving to passive income, the key is to get other people to do things for you. Kim says I'm particularly good at not doing things myself and getting her to do these things for me!
Joking aside, within a business there are 3 clear roles according to Michael Gerber, author of the highly regarded book, The E-Myth.
The Technician carries out the tasks and actions; usually highly skilled and focused on doing the best job they can to deliver the outcome to their customer, whether internal or external.
The Manager manages the process of the Technician, often particularly concentrating on use of resources, measuring and counting the money.
And the Leader, who created the business vision and delivers this vision to all the stakeholders: customers, staff, suppliers and investors.
Ask yourself which role do you focus on and I imagine many reading this blog post will say the Technician. And that's ok if that's what you want to do. But if you want to build a business, rather than continuing working for other people in whatever style that may be, you need to start thinking about DIY, DWH or DFY.
Most of you will know what DIY stands for – Do It Yourself. In business we are tempted, often because of lack of cash, to try and do as much for ourselves as possible, whether that's being the Technician, doing your sales and marketing, doing your own books and all the administration that comes with being self-employed.
"Question yourself whether you are missing out on achieving your full business potential by DIYing!"
Next DWH – Done With Help, is you doing the bits you can, eg. you might write the copy for your own website, but then get a designer to create the full website. It may be you do your own bookkeeping and then get your accountant to patch things up. Again are you really spending your time creating the most value for your business? What takes you 3 hours could take 1 hour by an expert; work-out if releasing 3 hours for you to create value will more than pay for that 1 hour of expertise.
Finally, DFY – Done For You is about surrounding yourself with experts. David Ogilvy, widely revered as a founding father of modern advertising is credited with saying, 'if you ever find a man who is better than you are - hire him. If necessary, pay him more than you would pay yourself.''
He is also reputed to have once presented each of his board of directors with a set of Russian dolls. When they opened the dolls, the smallest had a piece of folded paper inside on which Ogilvy had written, "if you always hire people who are smaller than you, we shall become a company of dwarfs. If, on the other hand, you always hire people who are bigger than you, we shall become a company of giants."
"I will just add one caveat: delegation is the name of the game, not abdication. As the leader, you hold total responsibility for what your people do!"
From our own perspective, if you're looking to build a powerful brand to position you in the premium sector, where you can charge for the full value you give, lets have a chat about how you can have it DFY! Call me on 07583 047103 or click here to drop me an email soon.
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Definently looking better than the last few which apparently were not shown in higher resolution. I'm kind of still on the fence with this game and not sure if I will put my gamer hours into it or stick with what I am currently playing and wait for D&L or Vanguard.
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The Forsakenby Lisa M. Stasse
A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy.
As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can't help but stand out when she fails/b>
A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy.
As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can't help but stand out when she fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take: The test says she has a high capacity for brutal violence, and so she is sent to The Wheel, an island where all would-be criminals end up.
The life expectancy of prisoners on The Wheel is just two years, but with dirty, violent, and chaotic conditions, the time seems a lot longer as Alenna is forced to deal with civil wars for land ownership and machines that snatch kids out of their makeshift homes. Desperate, she and the other prisoners concoct a potentially fatal plan to flee the island. Survival may seem impossible, but Alenna is determined to achieve it anyway.
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Product Details
- 9781442432659
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
- Publication date:
- 07/10/2012
- Pages:
- 384
- Sales rank:
- 1,359,584
- Product dimensions:
- 5.80(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.40(d)
- Lexile:
- HL660L (what's this?)
- Age Range:
- 12 - 17 Years
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The Forsaken
AS OUR BUS APPROACHES the Harka Museum of Re-education, I peer out the window at the soldiers standing out front in the sculpture gardens. The sculptures are just broken remnants, long ago smashed under combat boots. The flagpole flies our nation's flag, an eye hovering over a globe branded with the letters UNA, the abbreviation used by everyone for the United Northern Alliance.
The driver parks on a circular driveway in front of the museum's entrance, and I look up. Marble columns sweep fifty feet toward a pediment that still bears old scars from rebel mortar attacks.
There's only one day left until I'm forced to take the Government Personality Profile Test—GPPT for short—which is why our class is on this field trip. The trip is meant to show us what happens to kids who fail the test.
A heavyset woman in a gray uniform stands up near the front of the bus as the door opens. It's Ms. Baines, our Social Reconstruction teacher. She ushers our class out of the vehicle and into the hot sun. We stand on the asphalt, a diverse throng of kids. Everyone, rich or poor, orphan or not, goes through the same public school system in the UNA.
"This way, class," Ms. Baines orders. We follow her up a wide stone staircase, toward the massive front door of the museum that beckons like a hungry mouth. Inside, it's dark and cool.
The Harka Museum once held some of our state's greatest works of art. Now, like most museums, it's a shrine to our government and its leader, Minister Roland Harka. Instead of paintings, the walls display digital maps of the United Northern Alliance's global conquests. Armies are rendered as colorful dots, and battles as pixelated cubes.
Being in this museum makes me think about our nation's complicated history. At sixteen, I'm too young to remember what a real museum was even like. I only remember reading about them, before most books and digital media were withdrawn from circulation. That happened when I was eight, two years before my parents got taken, and just three years after the formation of the United Northern Alliance—a merger of Canada, the United States, and Mexico into one vast, chaotic nation.
From what my mom and dad told me, the citizens of those countries weren't in favor of the alliance. But food was scarce after a global economic meltdown, and people were turning to violent crime. So the government leaders made the radical decision to create the UNA.
When angry citizens rebelled, military police used lethal force to stop the demonstrations. The demonstrations turned into riots, and then into total anarchy as people turned against their own government.
Every week our building would shake as a car bomb detonated somewhere, and I'd often fall asleep at night listening to the crack of gunfire. That was when Roland Harka, a charismatic four-star general, took office by force and appointed himself prime minster of the UNA. For life.
After that, everything changed. Minister Harka united the military by rewarding those who joined him with bribes, and imprisoning anyone who disobeyed. He imposed savage penalties for breaking laws and snatched away the freedoms everyone took for granted. All communication was restricted: no more cell phones, personal computers, or Internet access.
Anything that could encourage subversion of the government, or simply draw a crowd—like religious gatherings—was outright banned. Then the nation's borders were permanently closed. According to Minister Harka, the entire country had to be united in isolation to achieve safety and prosperity.
He also mandated that all scientists immediately put their knowledge to use for the benefit of the government. For Minister Harka, technological supremacy became the key to conquering the globe, amassing plundered resources from other nations, and maintaining order at home.
"Move it, Alenna!" Ms. Baines suddenly snaps, breaking my reverie and shooing me along a corridor. I'm lagging behind my classmates. We're heading toward a large display screen, thirty by fifty feet, hanging on a stone wall in the main gallery. This screen is the centerpiece of every Harka Museum. When I reach it, I jostle for position, looking up at the live digital feed.
There is a name for the place that we're watching—Prison Island Alpha—but nobody dares say it out loud for fear it might jinx them. Some call it the Land Across the Water, or the Land Beyond. To others it is simply the Forgotten Place. I stare in fascination at the footage of stunted trees and verdant plains now flickering in front of me.
The kids who get sent to this island are the ones who fail the GPPT, a test that predicts a propensity for criminal activity years in advance. It's administered to all high school students during the fall of their junior year, and can identify potential murderers, rapists, thieves, and psychopaths before they act on their impulses. Because of this test, crime has virtually been eliminated in the UNA.
The test isn't something you can study for. It's not even a test in the normal sense. No one asks you any questions. Instead a serum gets injected into your veins, and then computers scan your brain, looking for abnormalities.
The kids who are found to have aberrant personalities—ones that will lead them toward a life of crime and violence—are labeled "Unanchored Souls" by the government and shipped to the desolate prison island.
I continue to stare at the digital window into this harsh world, waiting for something to happen. On the grassy plain, between rows of crooked palm trees, stand the ruins of gigantic concrete buildings. Behind them is a massive stone spiral staircase, leading up into gray clouds that hang above the landscape.
A balding museum docent steps forward, speaking into a microphone. His reedy voice crackles to life in our government earpieces, the ones we have to wear each day from sunrise to sunset in our left ears. Sometimes the earpieces play classical music—like Wagner and Bruckner—other times, recordings of patriotic speeches delivered by Minister Harka.
We can't control the earpieces, so I've learned to ignore mine. But today I'm listening. I want to hear what the docent has to say.
"When Prison Island Alpha was first populated, more than two thousand video cameras were placed inside. We thought that the island would develop its own civilization—like penal colonies have in the past. Most notably Australia in the 1800s." The docent pauses. "Yet this never happened on Island Alpha. Instead, the savages who call it home destroyed most of our cameras. Only a few cameras remain, hidden in trees. We now rely on satellite imagery as our primary—"
"Can't you drop more cameras in there?" a boy interrupts.
The docent shakes his head. "The inmates use the raw materials for weapons."
"Doesn't the island get overcrowded?" another classmate asks. It's Melissa O'Connor, a brunette with perfect hair and teeth, courtesy of her wealthy parents.
The docent looks over at her. He has probably fielded a million random questions from students like us. I wish I could come up with one he's never heard before, just to stump him.
"Overpopulation's not an issue," he explains, "because life expectancy on Island Alpha is only eighteen years of age."
The crowd burbles.
I turn that number over in my mind. I wonder what it would feel like to have only two more years to live. My chest tightens.
I haven't done any of the things I want to do with my life yet. I want to travel, but because of all the restrictions, I haven't left New Providence in years. And I want to write music. I've been playing guitar since my dad started teaching me when I was six, and the guitar was bigger than me, but I've never played in public, only at home. And I haven't even gone out on a date with a boy yet, let alone kissed one. For a sixteen-year-old, that's pretty pathetic.
I realize for the first time what being sent to the island really means—the total annihilation of hope.
I peer back up at the image on the screen. I don't see a single person. Just the desolate landscape, rotting under the sun. I wonder if the inhabitants are hiding.
"Can the prisoners escape?" a nearby girl asks the docent, sounding worried. "Build a boat and sail it back here?"
"Sometimes they try, but they always fail."
"What a bunch of losers," Melissa mutters. Her friends titter, but not me.
I guess I just feel bad for any kid who gets sent to this place, even if I know they deserve it. Maybe it's because of what happened to my parents.
They never even received a trial. They just vanished. My dad had been a philosophy professor, and my mom had been a genetic engineer. At least before all the research facilities and universities were placed under government control. My mom quit her job because she said the UNA just wanted to use her research to develop biological weapons.
I never found out exactly why both my parents got seized when they did, although I assume it was partly because of my mom's refusal to cooperate. I was told their old jobs had just been covers anyway, and that they'd been plotting to form a terrorist cell and assassinate government leaders.
For a long time, I was certain this was a lie. But these days I'm no longer sure what to believe. I loved my parents deeply, and I still hate the government for what they did to them. But it's also true that the UNA succeeded in restoring order. There are no more bombs going off in buses, or people dying on the streets in rebel attacks. Perhaps accepting the inconvenience of being controlled by the government is actually the price of safety, like Minister Harka says.
Sometimes I feel angry at my parents for doing whatever it was that got them taken. They must have known I'd be stranded and sent to an orphanage if they got caught. Why would they jeopardize our family like that if they truly loved me?
I assume by now they're probably dead, because prison conditions are harsh in the UNA. I often try to pretend that the first ten years of my life were a dream, and I was always an orphan. It's easier that way.
I sneak a look at my classmates watching the screen. For once they look excited, probably hoping to see some on-screen violence. Usually their faces are slack with boredom, their minds dulled from taking government-prescribed thought-pills. The thought-pills are meant to increase concentration and help us do well in school, although they just seem to make most kids sleepy. They've never had much effect on me.
In fact, I've always felt slightly different from most of my classmates. This is partly because orphans with dissident parents aren't too popular, but also because the things other kids bond over—like military parades and government war movies—just don't interest me much. And the things that I love, like music and books, don't seem to interest them.
"Oh my God!" Melissa yelps, startling everyone.
At the same instant, another girl shrieks, "Look!"
I stare up at the screen as a figure steps into view.
The instant I see his face, I gasp. I expected to see a menacing juvenile delinquent. Someone with a shaved head and blackened teeth, with curved talons for fingernails. Carrying a blood-spattered weapon.
Instead, I see a remarkably good-looking teenage boy staring defiantly into the camera lens. No weapon, no blood, no talons. His dark brown hair is disheveled, and his eyes are a magnetic shade of blue, set above high cheekbones. He's lanky, but muscular. Wearing beat-up jeans but no shirt, displaying his tanned, lithe torso.
The strangest thing of all is that the more I stare at the contours of his face, the more I feel like I know this boy from somewhere. But of course that's impossible. I instantly dismiss the feeling. He's just a random Unanchored Soul fending for his life on a prison island, while I'm here on the mainland, on a school-sponsored field trip.
Still, I feel oddly drawn to him for some reason. His blue eyes are piercing and intelligent.
"Ew, he looks so wild," Melissa spits. "Like an animal." Other kids instantly chime in with comments.
"I bet he hasn't bathed in a month!"
"Or a year!"
"He doesn't even own a shirt. . . ."
Our earpieces begin playing classical music to calm us.
"Quiet!" Ms. Baines admonishes, but no one listens to her, least of all me. I'm still mesmerized by the boy.
He's gesturing with his hands as his eyes remain locked on the camera. At the same time, I see his lips start moving and I realize that he's talking. He looks intense and focused, like he's trying to convey an important message.
I speak up, startling everyone including myself. "Can you turn the volume up?"
The docent glances over at me. "There's no audio. We can't risk inmates trying to corrupt innocent minds with their madness."
"Yes, yes," Ms. Baines seconds, glowering at me for asking an innocent question. "This boy's probably speaking in tongues."
"Someone should put him down like a rabid dog," a chunky kid named Jonas mutters. He gets some murmurs of agreement.
"Stop it!" Ms. Baines snaps. She glances over at the docent sheepishly, like our class is embarrassing her. Then she turns back to us. "The island will take care of Unanchored Souls like this boy." Her voice rises in pitch. "The island knows what to do with savage teenagers who don't fit in!"
On-screen, the boy continues to talk and gesture fiercely. His hands dash and twirl, drawing complex figures in the air. I realize he's trying to use sign language to communicate his message, but I still can't understand.
It's then that another figure emerges from a cluster of trees behind the boy.
This second figure is huge and menacing—a good head taller than the first one—and he's wearing a long black robe. I can't see his face clearly.
"Whoa. They're gonna fight!" Jonas and his friends begin yammering. My heart starts beating faster.
"We can dim the screen," the docent says, no doubt trying to protect our tender eyes. But Ms. Baines interrupts him.
"Don't. It's important that they see this."
I watch as the dark figure edges closer, head down, slowly moving up behind his intended victim. The blue-eyed boy is still looking at the camera, oblivious.
"I can't take it!" a girl cries. But she keeps watching, and so do I, the breath stuck in my throat. I'm surprised the boy hasn't heard anything yet, like the crackling of twigs underfoot. But the dark figure is moving forward with methodical precision, like he's done this many times before.
Now he's twenty paces away from the boy.
Now fifteen.
Now ten.
Now five.
At the very last second, the boy's eyes widen, and he spins sideways. Melissa and her friends scream. The attacker lunges forward, his mouth twisted into a toothy snarl. I now see that his face is painted bloodred, with black lines rimming his eyes and lips.
The blue-eyed boy raises an arm, and surprisingly, I catch a flash of something sharp and silver hidden in his palm. It looks like a knife. Almost like he was expecting the attack and was just biding his time.
Then the image pops and slips into a dizzying array of electronic glitches. Everyone gasps. The screen cuts to black.
The docent looks truly alive for the first time. My classmates start babbling:
"Dude, what happened?"
"We want to see!"
"Bring it back up!"
"We lose the satellite feed sometimes," the docent explains, entering a code on a touch-screen pad. "Not often, but it happens."
Our class is getting noisier, and Ms. Baines shushes everyone. Our earpieces are practically blasting classical music now. A moment later the screen flares to life again.
But the blue-eyed boy and the dark figure are both gone. It's just the trees, the grassy plain, the buildings, and that strange stone staircase, sitting there in a lifeless tableau.
Goose bumps run up and down my arms. The boy might be dead, unless he did indeed have a knife. Around me everyone is speculating about what might have happened.
The boy definitely didn't look like he belonged on the island to me, but supposedly no one can tell from appearances. An Unanchored Soul is invisible to the eye. Antisocial tendencies cut across skin color, gender, looks, and everything else. Which is why the GPPT is so important.
At least I have nothing to worry about, I think. Of the millions of kids who take the test every year, only one thousandth of 1 percent fail and get sent to the island. And I've never done a single thing that suggests I'm a burgeoning psychopath. In fact, I'm pretty much the opposite of an Unanchored Soul. I get good grades, I keep my head down, and I look forward to the future.
While life as an orphan in the UNA might not be perfect, it could be a whole lot worse. So I know that the GPPT will show I pose no threat to anyone—let alone society itself.
Our class moves on to make way for another. Yet something about the blue-eyed boy on the video screen continues to linger in my mind and unsettle me just a tiny bit. What was he trying to tell us so desperately? And why did he look completely sane if he's supposed to be an Unanchored Soul? For an instant, I wonder if it's possible he got sent there by some fluke accident.
Then I put the thought right out of my mind. There'd have to be some kind of terrible mistake during the GPPT for such a thing to happen. And that would be inconceivable, because Minister Harka's government—as it so often reminds us—never makes mistakes.
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Lisa M. Stasse is a digital librarian at UCLA. The Forsaken is her first novel.
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Best book ever. Have to get. Can't wait till sequel.GO ALENNA AND LIAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They make a cute BF\GF
Actual rating 2.5 Stars! I am really on the fence about this book. I don't know exactly what to say about it, because I'm so divided. So... I guess I'll just do pros and cons. Pros: - The Plot. I really liked the plot. I went in expecting it to be like a knock-off of The Hunger Games, but it really reminded me more of The Lord of the Flies, because of the whole island thing. There were a few times it reminded me a bit of Divergent, but not in a rip-off kind of way, just that it had some similar elements. And toward the end it started to remind me of the kind of plot a video game might have (when they were in the grey zone) which, for me, was a good thing... I guess. - It answered my questions. I liked the way that when somebody was going to answer something, they just told you the answer. I hate it in books when they take 20 pages of dragging it out for the MC to learn anything. What's better was that there continued to be things for them to answer. Cons: - The writing. It sounded a bit robotic, especially the dialogue. I've noticed that this is common with Distopian books, and I guess it fits the theme, but sometimes it made it hard to enjoy the read. Most of the time when they talked they only said one sentence, which got pretty tiring after a while. - The setting. It would have been nice if it could have been set in, maybe, 2132 instead of 2032, because there is no way that any of that kind of stuff will be possible in 20 years or so. (19, really) I have the ability to "suspend my disbelief" which is something quite a few English teachers have told me to do in the past, but I prefer it when I don't have to. Also, there was about one paragraph of explanation about the UNA, and it really wasn't enough. It just seemed like she was saying it as briefly as possible to get it out of the way. Things I'm on the fence about: - The Insta-love. She did give us a reason that the insta-love was justified. It was a valiant effort, and I appreciate the little explanation, but its insta-love, and I still hate insta-love. But because she tried I'm not holding it hugely against the book. - Monk's identity. I guessed pretty early on who the Monk was, and when they revealed I wasn't surprised at all. This, however, was not any fault of the writing. It wasn't like it was made glaringly obvious or anything, I just have an odd ability to guess that sort of thing easily. <i>But</i> I think that most people will be surprised by who it is, and it'll be a fun twist, but I can't say for sure, which is why its not going under pros.
This book is AMMAAZZIINGG and Lisa Stasse is wonderful AMMMAXING FINISHED IT IN AN HOUR!!
This amazing book kept me on my toes and there was never a dull moment. Cant wait for the sequel to come out!!
This trilogy in general is an amazing read. I reccomend this to anyone and everyone. It kept me interested through the entire series. Love it!!:) this series will get popular very soon. if you love dystopian themes, this is the next trilogy for you!
Di it remind anyone else of the hunger games?
WOW! This book has left me utterly SPEECHLESS!!! My mind is still racing with all the action and adventure in this book! It was truly ONE of the BEST Dystiopian books I have EVER read! And that's saying a lot because I have read so many great dystiopian books, but this one ranks up there near the top! Where do I start to name the many ways why I love this book? It was an action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end! And NO, I'm not exaggerating one bit!! It truly was! From the minute Alenna arrives on the wheel to the very end of the book were caught up in so much action, that I literally had to take breaks because my heart was beating so fast I thought it was going to explode! It was such a much fun to read this book! I LOVED IT!! I'm so glad I waited as long as I did to read this, because now, the second book is right around the corner, and I don't have to wait long to jump back into Alenna and Liam's adventure. And I heard the next book is just as good as the first one, if not better! THE PLOT: The United Northern Alliance the UNA for short has taken control of the government by brainwashing the citizens to believe that their is a threat within them! That the same people that are in the population are the same people bringing their world down, and they need to be stopped!! So they come up with the idea to detect early behavior problems in kids at the age of 16. They are given a test to determine if they have rebellious tendencies or as the government calls it Subversive Tendencies. And if they fail the test they are considered a threat either now or in the future, and are exiled and sent to the wheel, a mysterious island where they'll live their remaining days waiting too die. The life expectancy on island Alpha (The Wheel) is only eighteen years of age. That's only two years to live on the wheel! The Wheel is a treacherous place where kids battle each other for territory and anything else they can claim. Their cruel, dangerous, and will kill you in a heart beat without thinking about it! Its not a place to mess around. But not all the kids on the wheel are like that. Their are two different groups of kids on the wheel. The Monk's Tribe called the Drones and the other Tribe from the blue sector. The other tribe doesn't have a name, but the drones call them The Heathens. So you can pretty much say you have the good "normal" kids that are from the blue sector, then you have the drones, the bad kids that are insane, that run 4 of the 6 sectors. The drones are brainwashed by their leader the Monk who claims he has spiritual powers and tells his tribe that the wheel is just a test and if they do what he says they'll get off the Wheel one day or find their reward in their afterlife. And some kids believe him an do what he says. The other kids that don't go to the blue sector with the semi-sane kids. If they can make it there without the drones capturing them and forcing them to join their tribe. Alenna is one of the kids that failed the Government Personality Profile Test, GPPT for short, and is sent to the wheel, to pretty much wait for death to take her. She wakes up on the wheel and doesn't remember what happened to her or where she is, until it all starts coming back and she realizes she is at the last place she thought she would end up, the wheel! She immediately puts up a wall and trust one, and she's right too because these kids are dangerous. She has a run-in with one of the drones trying to claim her as one of them, and take her back to their leader the Monk. She is luckily rescued by one of the good kids from the blue sector, and is brought back to their village, and that's when Aleena's adventure starts! She starts to form friendships with some of the kids from the blue sector, and quickly learns the ropes of how the wheel works. They are at a constant battle with the drones, and have their village attacked constantly. Their numbers are dwindling by the day, and they don't have enough kids to go to battle with the drones. So theirs only one other option if they want to survive the wheel, Escape... So from there on Aleena and her group are traveling from their sector to the gray sector where their is talk of helicopters and a way off the island. But theirs just one problem! They have to go through enemy territory to get to the gray sector, the only sector that holds any hope of escape! So as you can see they have a constant battle in front of them if their going to make it to the gray sector and find a way of the island, alive! It was truly an adrenaline ride that was action-packed, that kept me glued to the pages craving more! I can't wait until I can get back into this sickening, yet captivating world that Lisa Stasse created! She say an amazing imagination and surly shows it in this book! Overall this book was everything I could of hoped for an more! It was full of action, adventure, friendship, betrayals, romance, and most of all, a fight for what they believed in! It just can't get any better then that! This book will forever hold a special place in my heart and bookshelf, and will go down as one of my favorite books of ALL TIME!!!
i thought it would be better than it actually was. i enjoyed the book, but i felt that it was forgettable. Alenna was kind of boring and not much of a heroine... i had much higher hopes for this book- i was honestly really disappointed! i just thought it would be better. still, i liked the book and will be reading the 2nd one. hopefully the second book won't be much of a letdown!
I was attracted to this book because it takes place in a dystopia setting. Teens are put through a series of tests and if they are determined to be criminals they are immediately sent away to an island until their death. Aleena is the main character is an orphan, her parents were taken to prison when she was just a small child. Once on the island of outcasts she soon discovers there is a secret concerning her parents. A group from her sector decide to take a journey to where they are sure civilization is and escape from the island. This book does have some tension in it and sometimes it does read rather slow. It was a good book, however, not good enough for me to want to read they second in the series.
amazing book, great distopian novel. keeps you guessing until the end. cant wait for sequel!
Great work! Make way for another dystopian tale! originally appeared on: Bookshelf Confessions I'll start with thanking the author for giving me this book in exchange of an honest review, thank you so much. But I assure you guys, I'll really be honest with what I feel about FORSAKEN. The cover isn't too glamorous, but it's enough to get everyone's eye and try to check it out. I notice that these days, those books that were fashioned in a not so fashionable way are actually the ones that hit the movies.. like the twilight series and hunger games, so maybe FORSAKEN is one of those, right? :D For the first few chapters, it's actually hard to delve into the story. This may be due to the fact, that we are just learning Alenna's world. We get the facts about the UNA (Mexico, USA, Canada) –wow, these countries combined to be the superpower of the world (who would have thought!!!) and it's exclusive, they totally are independent from other continents, the prime minister Harka (who seems to have a say in what the people eat, listen, read), how the people are being controlled by the government, the headphones that plays about how good and trustworthy the government is and is self-automated (it knows when to turn the volume up to drown negative noises), Alenna's feeling of being different from everyone, the GPPT test that determines a person's ability of being psychopathic despite not knowing it himself, etc. This is not sci-fi, but with all those futuristic gadgets/way of life/terms, I was a little bit lost. But still I prodded on, and I wasn't disappointed. On chapter 3, page 23, when Alenna found herself on The Wheel, FORSAKEN owned me. I was in the world Stasse created. What started off as just a peek, turned out to be a one-late-night-read. With every turn of the page, excitement and thrill run through me. From the very first hours Alenna's on The Wheel, there's lots of action, running, fighting, and yes, death. She found friendship which she hadn't in the outside world, and of course there's romance, but don't worry, it isn't the main story, which I'm thankful for. Alenna and Liam's attraction, just like most of the books today is instant and although it's explained why at the later part of the book, I would have prepared if there's a solid reason why they feel attracted to the other. But with or without romance, FORSAKEN is still FORSAKEN. The writing style always keep me on edge. Perhaps, I found another author that's truly a master of twists. When I thought, I finally figured it out, Stasse drops the bomb, and here I go scratching my head again. Especially the monk's identity, I admit it intrigues me but I didn't thought it would be possible. Good job Lisa! I was totally surprise. Although, it's a clean end, there are still some mysteries I'd like to unravel on the sequel. I can't wait how Alenna and her allies will destroy or somehow stop the government.. and hmmm, I believe Alenna and Liam's romance may take a bigger stage on this one. And, I almost forgot, Canadians are always mentioned when Alenna evaluates a person—the author might answer that for us. FORSAKEN is not just another dystopian novel, here you'll find action, learning, mistakes, friendship, family, conspiracy, mystery, romance, nasty experiments, add all you can think of. A great debut from Lisa M. Stasse, that you shouldn't miss!! Very highly recommended.
I admit, this book didn't really get a second glance from me at first. But, I really love working with author's directly. And Lisa, was awesome to work with! I was unsure of our lead character Alenna at first. It seems in most dystopians, our lead is always unhappy with the government and ready to rebel with a little push. Alenna is actually quite happy to coast along and fly under the radar. She so convinced that she will pass the test, that it never occurs to her that she might fail. In fact, when she wakes up on the wheel after the test, she's convinced that there has to be some mistake. She's determined to survive even though she has no idea how or wear to begin. It's here that her character really begins to blossom. She's wants to prove to the band of teens who have to taken her that she can pull her own weight. They may be in control of a small part of the island and are are in constant battle with the "cult" that controls the rest, but Alenna feels the most at home here. She also quickly learns that they might also be here best chance to get off the wheel. This clan is constantly sending out tracking parties to get a better lay of the wheel and possibly a way off. They've discovered a "gray" area that they believe is used to brings the teens in by plane. They must discover a way to enter the area (though enemy territory) and cross it to find a way off. This whole entire journey was intense and well played out. The world building is really great in this book. I enjoyed the little view we get of the U.N.A. and the powers that control it. The wheel reminded me a little bit of the arena in The Hunger Games, but it definitely had it's own thing to it. What ddin't really work for me was how instantly Alenna fit into this group. Within days she had befriended the only female warrier, the lead tracker/hunter, and the leaders of the group. It's like they were waiting just for her to arrive. I also had a hard time with the dialog. Sometimes it was simple and very repetitive. I can't tell you how many time I heard that Alenna never fit in at home, and how so many of the other kids felt the same. I also disliked the romance. I think the story would have worked better without it, but it seems you can't find YA that doesn't contain it in some form or another. The ending was not what I was expecting, so I'm really curious as to what happens next. I'll be looking for the next books!
I love this book! These days dystopian stories are cookie-cutter copies of each other. This book is an exception to the rule, with wild plot twists and a fantastic new ideas. I recommend this book to all my friends. If your looking for a great read, stray from The Hunger Games and Twilight, read The Forsaken instead!
Though I wish good luck to Aleena in future installments…I won't be following I almost didn't finish this one. I'll admit that one of the main motivating factors in my completion was that I asked for the book…from the author herself…who is also a Librarian by day! I had to give this book a chance. In the end it wasn't my favorite read. But, 100 pages in I realized this way the type of book that I end up completely disagreeing with other bloggers on. Don't believe me? Check out The Forsaken's 3.69 rating on Goodreads. Even one of my favorite bloggers, Jess @Gone with the Words, was a fan. I have trouble with books like this. I'd place The Forsaken in a category with I Am Number Four and Tempest. Two books a lot of readers loved! Well, I too loved Charlie the adorable puppy side-kick in I Am #4 but still…it's star rating remains low. I'm just going to come out and say it. I didn't think the book was well written. It contained a lot of action and quick-moving plot points. But context was built through (sometimes) awkward dialogue and explicit statements rather than a more subtle "showing" of emotion. Think "Brandon's eyes shifted before locking on mine" vs. "Brandon lied to me." We know that 'shifty eyes' indicate a, well, shifty character. As a reader I infer the untruth. Too much "telling" distracts me personally as a reader. It annoys me into DNF-ing more often than not. My second issue with the book was Worldbuilding. I wanted more building to happen in the society of UNA before Aleena gets shipped off to the island. Maybe had I seen what Aleena had been expecting from the island experience – I wouldn't have been so surprised to see how easily she adapted to island life. Because that threw me for a HUGE loop. I was expecting the dull quality of Lena in Pandemonium – The hysterical nature of a newly picked tribute. Heck, even Katniss was freaked out/shocked/stunned at times and girlfriend was prepared! What hurts the most about reviewing this book was that there are sooo many good and fresh ideas to be found in this book! 1. I loved that Aleena was not a warrior woman. She was inexperienced and it showed. In a fight she reacted like I would have – with utter incompetence – brilliant to finally give us a dystopian character who doesn't come to the novel with a surprise pack of special skills. 2. The love triangle. It was between two girls and a guy. Did you hear that? Finally, not just a testosterone fight for the princess. And get this: The girls are friends. Friends! I so wished the dynamics of this had been explored more. The emotional journey of the two girls would have been so very cool to see. 3. The premise is unique. The world of UNA seemed generic enough to start. Though, this could also be because there was no world building. But the twists and turns that follow were different. Areas like religion and war could have been explored further. It would have given the world the depth it was missing. 4. The ending…I won't go into this as I don't want to spoil anything for those who are planning to pick this one up. I just wish I could say I was more interested to see where this one goes. Rating: 1/5 Though I wish good luck to Aleena in future installments…I won't be following.
4.5... We get straight into the story, beginning to learn about Alena's life as well as this new world that we are brought into. It may seem like it now, but there are some things brought up here that come back to haunt us at the end of the novel. This leaves us shocked and desperately wanting the next book, The Uprising, to continue on with Alena's journey. As all first novels in a dystopian series go, this brings forth the new world and creates our setting. Although many dystopian series are the same in the way that rebellion becomes the main focus in the following novels, we can see this from the end of The Forsaken, and ultimately the title of book 2, The Uprising. Oozes rebellion yes? It is this, the first in the series that is always unique and we connect more with the characters and their surroundings, and their world so that when we step into the second book we already know the characters we are faced with and get straight into all the action of rebellion. The only real predictable thing in this novel is the relationship that develops between Alena and Liam. When she first sees him in the museum on the screen of the wheel, we instantly feel the connection between them two as well as what is going to happen between them. In the end of the novel, the truth comes out about these two and how they first got that "spark", we think awwww when we read it but are sad at the same time. All the events that happen after Alena is taken on the Wheel, we understand the shock she must feel through her first actions, and these actions are understandable within the first hour or two, but then the way she acts during her first week as well as during most of her time is questionable. She has been taught of the Wheel all her life, yet from this, she should know that no one is going to come and save her, and that on the Wheel she is FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE and DO NOT TRUST ANYONE. We don't really focus too much on the characters as much as the plot. The events that occur take our attention and continually pull us through the novel. The plot is the main event of this novel, there is so much plot building so we get to know the world that they live in and the events that occur, that there is little left to the characters. Between Alena and Liam and how her parents got taken at the start, is really the most character building we get to see in this novel. However, we can tell that during the end of the novel, we can see that the start of The Uprising will have more character building as we are introduced to new (and lost) characters. Deeper into the novel, we continually get shocked with what we find out. The information gained about the UNA, as well as what they are doing, and what they plan, pulls us through the end of the novel even more. All of our questions that were raised throughout the book have been answered at this point sometime, yet more questions are raised as we finish the novel to carry us into book 2. It leaves us with questions as we finish this novel and wait in agony for the next in the series. Things really are not all that they seem. All that we believe about this world and this land turn hazy as the truth unfolds and reality sets in. From here, there are emotions running wildly about until the very end.
The Forsaken is about an orphan girl who has to pass a test like everyone at her age that determines if she is prone to crime. If she fails, she will be shipped off to a prison island. One thing I noticed about this book was the little things that made me think of me of other science fiction novels (in an interesting and not copy-cat way). The start of the book really reminded of the movie Minority Report with Tom Cruise. There are machines that remind me a little of War of The Worlds. And there was just a little dash of Divergent and The Maze Runner. This is one of those books that takes a while to get into. It felt oddly slow at first even though lots of things are happening. I didn't like the main character, Alenna, at first, but she gets more personality as the story goes on. There were a few plot elements that didn't get explained all the way. One example is that two opposing gangs from the island decided to work together for reasons that made no sense to me. I noticed that a lot of the time there are questions kind of presented to you like it was trying to make me wonder about certain things. I really like to come to those kinds of questions on my own. The ending really picked up and caught my interest. The story closes in a satisfying way with no big cliff hanger, but there are missions left to be accomplished. Overall, it was a good dystopian that had me entertained, especially towards the end, but I found too many things spelled out for me and some plot points not explained all the way.
The Forsaken is an intense, riveting, action-packed read that I could not put down once I read the first lines. By the end of the Prologue alone, I knew that there was no chance of me leaving this book until I had finished it. Okay, so I did have to put it down a couple times, but it was not a willing decision of mine. Whenever I was away from this book, my mind and heart was still with it and the characters, wondering how they would overcome the plight they were currently in, puzzling over the latest twist that Stasse laid out, and guessing at what next she'll whip out in front of me. Because she doesn't throw curveballs. No, she plots ahead and sets up the framework for her next surprise way in advance so that we're already in the middle of the next big twist before we realize it. The world building is spectacular. Reminiscent of 1984, this book had me ominously telling my brother that Big Brother is watching. The citizens of UNA are tested at the age of sixteen to see if they have the potential to be a criminal. Already the government sounds suspicious. Isn't everyone capable of evil when put in the right situation? Alenna never thought that she would be a rebel, but after being sent to The Wheel (or Island Alpha, as the government calls it) she has to learn how to fight in order to survive. Then there's the never-aging, never-changing Minister Harka and how the government always seems to know when something is up. (The whole reason behind my whispers, "Big Brother is watching.") The characters are all just as vibrant and real as the world itself. It's not often that a book makes me feel so much for each individual character. They aren't perfect--far from it. They're teenagers who have been dropped on The Wheel for reasons they don't understand, with the exception of a few that have already formed their own suspicions about what's really going on. Many of the people that Alenna meets touched my heart and made me want to hug them and tell them everything's going to be all right (even though we don't know that for sure yet and though they'd probably kick my butt for trying to be all sympathetic when I should be picking up a weapon with them). They also made me want to slap them for being the unreasonable, silly teenagers that they can be at times, and then hug them because I know things are tough and they just want to be normal teenagers. Then there are characters who I think I understand but don't want to know, characters who I don't know what to think about--characters like the Monk. I want to label him as a villain, but he's so much more complex than that. And, wow, there are so many things I want to rave about, but that's going to go into spoilers. I've already corrected myself several times when I tried to talk about a particular scene or something that made me fall more in love with a specific character. This is by far one of the best dystopians that I've ever read, and it is at the top of my list of favorite dystopians of 2012. It is one of those books that make me feel at peace once I've read the last words because I know that I have touched something beautiful, because I've just read the most amazing book ever. It is one of my favorite reads of the year. I am so very glad to have had the chance to review this book. And have I mentioned how much I'm dying to read book two?
For the past few years I've tried my best to try out more and more dystopian titles. I was hesitant at first, but after finding that I was enjoying the books I picked up more and more, I've found that now I can't resist them. I'm adding titles like these to my TBR list more often and I couldn't be more thrilled to branch out that much more in the genres I have come to love and call my favorites. Stasse has a winner on her hands. Not that these titles have anything to do with the other, but if you're a fan of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Divergent by Veronica Roth, than I think you'll find that this title needs to be added to your list. It was a standout for sure! Without knowing anything about the author, or the book other than the short description given on the back I was at a loss on what to expect going into this title. But I can honestly say that despite my not having many expectations for this one, it surpassed any that I would have projected regardless. It was fast paced, well written, the scenes flowed into each other nicely and just the right amount of a back story and details were given. Stasse didn't overload her readers, but instead left them desiring more information, more insight into this new world and horrid government at the helm. It was addicting and impossible to put down. Alenna as well as a wonderful cast of her fellow characters have quite the adventure ahead of them. An island of misfits and dangerous individuals is no laughing matter. Deserted and expected to fend for themselves (or better yet no survive at all) there is no one to look to for help or answers. Her world was turned upside down in a matter of minutes and she knew that unless she used her mind and whatever bravery she could conjure up, she wouldn't stand a chance. I can't say enough how much fun it was to read this quick dialogue, meet the unique and intriguing characters, and all the while trying my best to solve the puzzles of the island as well as what this government is really up to. Fun will be had by all! Truly looking forward to checking out the next installment in the series when it's released.
This one I wasnt to sure about. But I was happily surprised! With twists and turns this book will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page. Which then you find yourself screaming NOOOO I want MORE! I cant wait for more! I don't spoilers as you all know. But, I will say one thing. The only thing I really didn't like about this book is time. You don't figure out what the date is until well into the book. Which really sucks. You know that its sometime in the future but how long into the future you just don't know. If you want to know the date flip to page 241(might be diff for a finished copy) and look for the date. Then add 10 years to it. "*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."


text: Posted February 13, 2006 Miami City Ballet has already performed its first weekend of Program III in Miami Beach. Coming up are weekends in West Palm Beach (Feb. 17-19) and Fort Lauderdale (Feb. 24-26). Any comments from those who saw the Miami Beach peformances? Here's a revew from the Miami Herald: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/enter...nt/13861722.htm Reading it, I was projected back to haunting NYCB performances of "Dances" long ago. What a moving and beautiful ballet. I'm intrigued by the programming juxtaposition with Ballet Imperial. I was also glad to note the reviewer statement that Mary Carmen Catoya (Ballet Imperial) "has become an exquisite classicist, her dancing shaped down to the last finger and arch of her shoulder, her tiny five-foot figure looking six feet tall." Jack Reed will be delighted. What do you think? Share this post Link to post


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