Review: Dystopian Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
Let me say upfront that I do not normally read dystopian stories because I usually do not enjoy them. This is a dystopian novel about a distant future, where everyone has a twin, and both twins who share a psychic link, and both twins die when and if only one dies.  In this story, Emmie Keyes lives through her twin brother’s agonizing death—but finds that she has not died as she was supposed to when he died. Thus, she is amazed and sets out to figure out why she was spared death. With the help of a friend, she sets out to find the most powerful man in the world and to find out the truth.  This is a book filled with many intrigues and twists and turns.  The concept of everyone having a twin is sort of neat, but, as I said, my real enjoyment was probably shrouded by the fact that I do not like or find dystopian novels to my liking.  Still, this novel has a lot to offer the reader in the way of entertainment and is well geared to the more mature young adult or adult who enjoys these sorts of things. The author writes fairly well for a beginner writer, though there are some changes between persons and between first and third person scattered throughout that can lead to some confusion and possible misunderstanding. I also thought the scenes and characters and their relationships could have been better developed, though they were okay for me. I recommend this to the reader who is looking to explore new ideas and stories and to those who enjoy dystopian novels.  This is a great beginning for the author of a new series. I received this from Library Thing to read and review.