Review: The Uninhabitable Woodlands
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2013
I found the world that Lauren Taylor created in The Woodlands to be fascinating.  It was a remarkable view of the none-too-distant future.In the book, Rosa is a rebellious youth living within one of the ringed cities in the inhospitable Siberian wilderness.  She exists as part of - and yet outside of - a very well-oiled machine run by the mysterious Superiors.  As she goes to the Classes to get her future job assignment, she thinks she's figured out her place in the machine.  Yet, like a single cog can't understand the complexities of a watch, she has no idea what her true purpose is.Kidnapped by the Superiors and experimented on, she finally escapes with the help of a ragtag group of rebels and survivors.  No matter how difficult her life had seemed within the cities, life in the woodlands is far harder.Taylor did a great job creating a realistic portrayal of a dystopian future for mankind.  Her characters are complex and unique, as often butting heads with one another as helping each other.  It was easy to enjoy the roller coaster journey as they marched across the wilderness, constantly eluding the enforcers of the Superiors who pursued them across the wilderness.I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was glad to hear that the next book in the series, The Wall, would be released soon so I can continue the journey with Rosa.