Amanda’s Reviews > Missing Pieces > Status Update

Maybe when love is the unstoppable force, there is no object it can’t move.

I thought we'd been over this. The two can't exist at the same time, and if it did, it'd be a black hole that would swallow the entire universe. In conclusion, no, I do not like this romance.

You've got to be kidding me. We're doing the potagonist runs in on wedding to break it off because she/he should be with him/her cliché?

Every single time this story has a chance to turn interesting it goes downhill with its decision to hang onto predictability. Like, a terrible city where outlaws live must be terrible because the strict government says so. Does it turn out to be a terrible place? nooooooooooooo, because then our protagonists wouldn't have any chance of running away.

She sits cross-legged on a bench in the back of the station, with sunglasses over her eyes and a black wool hat—completely wrong for the summer—hiding her distinguishable curly hair. It’s a strong disguise,

You think a hat--that's "completely wrong"-- is a good disguise? Excuse me while I laugh at your stupidity.

“Lara’s a big bitch, though,” she says. “Going to her cousin’s wedding over mine.”

Still waiting for something to actually happen.

"but I am, in fact, a law-abiding virgin. I am not a slut."

this is embarrassing

And if deities are illegal, why is the expression "oh my god" or "for the love of god" still a thing? Language has powers ,you know. If this society is so set on controlling their inhabitants, you'd think its language would change.

Religious holidays (and I assume religion in general) was outlawed, but most of the "morale" conducted in this society heavily relies on Christianity's rulings. It doesn't add up.

This society is unbelievable at best. I mean, they are forced to marry someone (who they don't choose themselves) which is a crime against UN's universal Declaration of Human Rights, so for this society to form in the first place you'd have to break this. That isn't an easy task. How was it possible? I'd say a war. But so far the reason is to have healthy babies and to not commit adultery. Not enough to break it.