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…There’s got to be more to love than a number. There’s a feeling; somewhere deep inside, that triggers, that ignites, when we meet the one…
When the pressure of a palm print against a cold, hard screen can instantaneously identify a good match based on genetics, few would waste time trying to determine the resilience of a relationship on their own.
Except Ruby.
At eighteen Ruby is recruited for a trial, entering blindly into a government experiment for an undisclosed length of time. Surrounded by peers and the buddings of newly-brewing affairs, Ruby finds her interests captured by a handsome neighbor almost immediately. Stubborn with the belief that she alone can determine a relationship's validity, the couple chooses not to check compatibility… until it's too late.
She soon finds herself in conundrums of proportions she’s never realized possible, only to discover she knows nothing about the place she lives or the world outside of her confinement.
…There’s got to be more to love than a number. There’s a feeling; somewhere deep inside, that triggers, that ignites, when we meet the one…
When the pressure of a palm print against a cold, hard screen can instantaneously identify a good match based on genetics, few would waste time trying to determine the resilience of a relationship on their own.
Except Ruby.
At eighteen Ruby is recruited for a trial, entering blindly into a government experiment for an undisclosed length of time. Surrounded by peers and the buddings of newly-brewing affairs, Ruby finds her interests captured by a handsome neighbor almost immediately. Stubborn with the belief that she alone can determine a relationship's validity, the couple chooses not to check compatibility… until it's too late.
She soon finds herself in conundrums of proportions she’s never realized possible, only to discover she knows nothing about the place she lives or the world outside of her confinement.
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First published May 24, 2012
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June 2, 2014
I loved this book! Written by an author who has studied sociology as one of her subjects in college, this book is a must-read for those who enjoy social science-fiction.
While the themes explored in this ebook are not entirely new - think 1984 meets Code 46 - it is not as dark as those two and is probably closer to a utopia than a dystopia, despite a style of government traditionally seen as a dystopian one.
This doesn't mean that the characters are always happy, but they don't spend the majority of their time being unhappy either. They are believable characters.
It is written in the first person and we lack the omniscient narrator explaining how their society functions in a dry philosophical manner that some of the older style utopian fiction tends to have.
There is romance and a good plot that in my opinion is paced just right. The pace that isn't the crawl of romance novels or as faced-paced as young adult books tend to be. I'd say this fits well into the emerging genre of new adult fiction.
There is an open ending, but it isn't so open that it feels like the end of just another chapter. It ties off reasonably well while still allowing the reader to wonder 'what happens next?' which lends itself well to a sequel. If you don't like books that have endings with sequels in mind you might not enjoy the ending of this ebook.
Overall I would highly recommend this ebook.
While the themes explored in this ebook are not entirely new - think 1984 meets Code 46 - it is not as dark as those two and is probably closer to a utopia than a dystopia, despite a style of government traditionally seen as a dystopian one.
This doesn't mean that the characters are always happy, but they don't spend the majority of their time being unhappy either. They are believable characters.
It is written in the first person and we lack the omniscient narrator explaining how their society functions in a dry philosophical manner that some of the older style utopian fiction tends to have.
There is romance and a good plot that in my opinion is paced just right. The pace that isn't the crawl of romance novels or as faced-paced as young adult books tend to be. I'd say this fits well into the emerging genre of new adult fiction.
There is an open ending, but it isn't so open that it feels like the end of just another chapter. It ties off reasonably well while still allowing the reader to wonder 'what happens next?' which lends itself well to a sequel. If you don't like books that have endings with sequels in mind you might not enjoy the ending of this ebook.
Overall I would highly recommend this ebook.
July 14, 2013
I enjoyed this book but wasn't blown away. The premise is of a society where everything is determined based on your genetics/persnoality.
The story was well written but slow moving and left you with plenty of questions. I got this book and the sequal free from amazon and haven't decided if this one was good enough for me to read the second. I'm scared that it to will leave me with more questions then answers. If you don't mind open endings then this might be a great book for you. If like me you hate open endings and they make you want to scream out in frustration, I would recommend passing on this one.
The story was well written but slow moving and left you with plenty of questions. I got this book and the sequal free from amazon and haven't decided if this one was good enough for me to read the second. I'm scared that it to will leave me with more questions then answers. If you don't mind open endings then this might be a great book for you. If like me you hate open endings and they make you want to scream out in frustration, I would recommend passing on this one.
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