Review: All Just Wheels....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
Contributor starts out intense, and just goes uphill from there. Exactly how I love my books. Dara is 17 and given a chance to win an apprenticeship for the head of engineering for her dome, Magnum. She's got 2 very different competitors and a young genius as her mentor. If she can outshine them she will win. Dara is facing stiff and ruthless competition, when suddenly her mother suffers a serious accident. As the pressure steadily increases, Dara begins to question everything she's been raised to believe, and has to decide what's most important to her.I enjoyed Dara. I enjoyed how she stayed true to who she was, even when it put her at a disadvantage.Dara starts out sensitive, naive, and idealistic. While she grew a lot in this book, she didn't have to sacrifice the things that make her special-including the things I just mentioned (not all of them at least).  I saw a lot of myself at 16-21 years of age in Dara. I think a lot of girls/women will be able to relate to her.Just a heads up-I read Creators (Contributor 0.5), the prequel to Contributor-and I suggest others do the same. I downloaded it for free. I think I would've been lost as to the who, what, where and why of this book if I hadn't read it before this book. That's the only flaw I found. I agree that the world building was lacking, but since I'd read the prequel I wasn't totally in the dark as to the background. There's still a LOT of stuff that's unanswered-even having read  Creators (how exactly did they form, who was involved in the formation worldwide, more detail on how things got so desperate, how many domes were there, etc.). Maybe more will be revealed, but honestly? You're going to just have to focus less on the specifics & enjoy the story as it's laid out. It's a GOOD STORY, has a wonderful message, so enjoy that.I recommend this to everyone who loves a great book, but strongly suggest you 1st read Creators, especially if it's still free to download.