Review: Excellent new dystopian
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.4.5 stars rounded to 5.Omni is a dystopian fiction novel about a society where everyone is divided by jobs. There are the drudges, the healers, the geeks, and the artists. Pierce grew up a drudge and always had to work hard to get anything. He was looked down upon from everyone as he's seen as the lowliest of people. One day he sees an actress assaulted and takes a stand. That one action causes his whole world to change.Pierce is instantly in the spotlight for being a hero. Everyone wants him. He gets offers left and right to join their job, except for the healers. The leaders are manipulative and the world is based on social class. It's not a far fetched idea of a world.Pierce and Harmony were adorable together. They instantly clicked and had a connection. My issue was that it was way too quick. I would've preferred the author have waited for some things. For example, have their first kiss at the end of the picnic, not near the beginning. Have them spend all day talking, and then kissing. Another thing was the 'I love you' line. They didn't know each other long. Wait for the end of the book to bring out the I love you. But I really did love them as a couple, it just needed to slow down.Oh and there wasn't a love triangle. Yay!Harmony is a likeable character, but her reaction to finding out Pierce's secret really put me off. She seemed so entitled and kind of narcissistic. She threw herself a pity party when he was only doing what was best for her. It was just annoying. But at least she knew she was being pathetic. Other than that, I really liked her. I liked how she wasn't such a badass like all these heroines in dystopian fiction. She wasn't a strong woman and she needed a guy to protect her. She doesn't know how to stand up for herself, and she really felt intimidated around Axis and Malice. But who wouldn't? I'm glad she did finally gain the courage.However, when a certain incident occurred and she wanted to cover it, it was cowardly. Too cowardly. Too many girls just stay silent in fear of something or other. She, however, did end up gaining courage, thankfully. Girls need to speak up.While the stereotypes bug some people it doesn't bug me. There are ALWAYS those celebrities with egos bigger than the sun. There are NFL players who are used to getting what they want and resort to violence, like Axis and Malice. And there are actresses that never wear enough clothes and are about as self-centered as you can get, like Caprice.Caprice...I didn't like her. She may have seemed to care by the end, but I just wasn't sure. She didn't really care a whole lot about Harmony. Deep down she does, but that's like WAY WAY deep. In the end, she was there for her. The two brothers, Axis and Malice were just evil and possessive. I pity anyone who is with anybody similar to these boys.I loved Hale. He was a sweetie pie. I also love Galvin. Those were two very likeable characters. There were only four likeable character in this book and that includes those two, and Pierce and Harmony. Everyone else made me want to jump in the world and punch them.I really loved it altogether. It kept me reading. And this was at a time that I was really not in the mood to read. It felt like a chore reading the books I signed up to read, but once I picked up Omni, I was hooked and didn't want to put it down. It was intriguing. I seriously can't wait for the next book. I can't wait to see what happens next.