Review: 4 fangs for Banded
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
I received this book from Logan Byrne and “Paranormal Romance & Authors That Rock” in exchange for an honest review.Banded is the first book in a dystopian series. It takes you through Kalenna’s sorting after her 16th birthday, and through the first month of her time at HQ. This is a specialized school for all sixteen year olds that are recently banded. This will be the last time that zones will congregate, unless one gets a job that involves cross zoning (doctor, police, etc.). The band is an electronic device similar to a watch. It keeps track of all wrong doings, as well as good choices, while adding or subtracting points accordingly. It starts at 100 and ends at 0 when it takes your life by lethal injection.The main character, Kalenna, is very curious and strong. She has the potential to be an awesome heroine. With that being said, she is very naive and not as mature as she should be at times. Kalenna meets friends who each play a part in her discoveries. Gavin is a super sweet guy and a potential love interest. Hector is a big ole teddy bear. He’s got lots of muscle and he has the hots for Jasmine, who is a badass dagger fighter. Ivan is a very intelligent nerd boy who has proven his resourcefulness.  The warden of HQ is a major player in this story. He has access to too much power, more information than we know, and doesn’t seem to be the most just person to be the head honcho at the HQ.This series does have a Hunger Games meets Divergent series feel to it. However, it was a great story in its own right. The similarities weren’t so much so that it was a put off. I still enjoyed this book, and liked the pace of it. The fighting scenes were very well told and kept me wanting more.There were words and phrases that were way over used, part of the storyline was VERY predictable, and the ending was too abrupt for me to feel like there was any type of resolution.  Regardless of these few annoyances, I am looking forward to book 2 in the series. Banded is very PG and is suitable for any age.