Review: Not what I thought it was going to be.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
I didn’t know what to expect going into The Wicked We Have Done and I think that helped a lot with how I feel about this book. It reminds me a lot of Hunger Games but definitely more adult. Do I think the author was trying to create her own HG with Wicked? No. Was inspiration drawn from it? I’m pretty sure.Wicked starts off with our unlikely heroine (she is a murderer) getting ready for the Compass Room. What is a Compass Room? In the near future science has been accurately able to tell someone’s moral compass. When someone has committed a crime, or is on trial for a crime, they are given an option to choose the trial and what a jury deems your guilt, or a Compass Room.There are three Compass Rooms depending on the age range of the criminal. Once the Compass Room simulation begins, 10 criminals are constantly monitored and when if their morality is deemed evil they are executed. On average, only 2 people survive each “round”.Wicked is about so much more than you’d think by reading it’s synopsis. Wicked makes you think about what you would do if confronted with the same situations the characters are put in. Would you trust science to judge your guilt or your peers? Is it ethical for science to be able to judge your morality? It makes us think about our own legal system.I really enjoyed The Wicked We Have Done. There is a romance but it doesn’t overwhelm the book. I think because the book isn’t about the romance at all. It’s about surviving against the odds. Of course bonds are going to form, it only makes sense. Evie is such a strong character and is easily likable. Yes, she’s made her share of mistakes (hello, murderer), but that doesn’t mean she’s beyond redemption.I don’t think you’ll find yourself ever rooting so much for a group of criminals in your life. The ending ends in a great spot and leads right into the next book that comes out in September. I personally cannot wait for it. I need to know what happens next. How everything is going to be sorted out