Summary: Whenever Jem meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. That number is a date: the date they will die.
Burdened with such an awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. But while they’re waiting to ride the Eye Ferriswheel, Jem notices that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. Today’s number. Today’s date. Terrorists are going to attack London. Jem’s world is about to explode!
My Thoughts: I’m not entirely sure what I’d expected, but I know I didn’t get it. This book was just OK. It’s a very interesting premise, but I felt the story fell far short of its potential. It didn’t grab me and pull me in. It was interesting, but not so much that I HAD to keep reading.
The characters were somewhat interesting. Jem wasn’t really a main character that I could relate to in any way. It was her attitude. She had a rough life, and a “gift” that probably felt more like a curse. But, man was her attitude HORRIBLE! I know most teens can be royal pains-in-the-behind, but she was beyond that. I didn’t find her very likable at all, not even if I cut her some slack after taking her past into account. Spider was interesting, and I think far more interesting than Jem. Although, him being smelly just grossed me out.
Truthfully, the plot was somewhat predictable. I was easily able to figure out what was going to happen with a couple of the events in the book. Although, I will admit, the very end did catch me off guard. That alone has me wanting to read the sequel.
My Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Note: On Goodreads it’s actually 2 stars, because half stars aren’t possible on there.
Source: Received through Around The World Tours for review.
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So true! As I said on Goodreads, this one has such a great premise but it's not as grab-you-and-won't-let-go as it ought to be. Maybe I'm just jaded from reading so much dystopian YA… The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder are both great future dystopian picks.
I haven't read either of those, but I had the exact same thought about this one! Looks like you and I are a good match – similar tastes!
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Thanks for the the honest review! I've read similar reviews to yours. It's hard reading about main characters who are negative. I think I'll pass on this one.
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I've seen lots of negative reviews for this one, I *ALMOST* bought it because it sounded so awesome, I'm thrilled that I didn't!
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