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Aug 15, 2017Rebole rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
***may contain spoilers*** I can't believe how many negative reviews this book got. I nearly didn't pick it up even though I liked the blurb. I'm glad I decided to judge it for myself. It looked big and intimidating when I got it but it was a surprisingly quick read. I enjoyed reading this book and I kept trying to understand what did people see so horrible about it. Yes, there's themes of racism and a male dominated society, but in no way does it promote it (my impression anyway). I thought it seem to take issues we're facing in the world right now and uses them in a fantasy. The beginning of the novel may be rough to get through seeing how naive and ignorant Elloren was but she starts being more open minded. I didn't find her annoying as I usually do with female protagonist. If there's anything negative I can say about it is, aspects of it don't seem very original to me. The protagonist is off to school and is unaware of her infamous status and is bullied by her peers for being famous. It reminded me of Harry Potter. It's also riding on the idea of a girl who's about to spark a revolution. I've been seeing that a lot lately, in the Hunger Games, Red Queen, Blood Rose Rebellion, Divergent, just to name a few. Other than that I can't wait for the next book. I'm dying in anticipation for when it will be revealed that Elloren is actually really powerful (I spent the whole book wondering: is this the moment? is this the moment?)