Review: Kidnapped for a Ride
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
I have been waiting for this book forever, and I was not disappointed.Set in a future dystopia where children are taken from their parents and raised in unknown whereabouts until their eighteen and sent to God-knows-where, "Garden of Eden" was a blast to read.Eden has spent the last four years a prisoner in her own house with her best friend, Will, hiding from the Catchers. She dreams of getting out but doesn't take the chance that often. She a much better damsel in distress than I'd ever be. I think I would murder someone if I was trapped in an attic (V.C. Andrews' "Flowers in the Attic" much?)It was a trait I hated in Eden but one I have seen in so many people, myself included. We all tend to just accept things when we feel we have no control over them.This was what made Eden seem real to me though. Even though I was constantly screaming at her (even if it was only in my own mind), she was a REAL person. She had fears, doubts, love, resentment, and curiosity.Add in a dash of magic and a pinch of mystery - why do the Catchers take children anyway? - and this book was just... rockin' awesome!In fact, the only reason this book earned a 4-star review from me is because now I have to wait for the next book in the series. How awful! But I certainly can't wait to read it.