Review: A clean YA read that grabs your attention from the start!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
Wow, what a GREAT book!  I found out about this book from another blog (thanks Books4Tomorrow!) and it immediately got my attention.  I had only planned on reading until I reached 50% of the ebook, but I COULDN'T. PUT. IT. AWAY!  I pulled an all nighter and read it in one sitting, I just had to know what happened with Zoe.At first I thought her parents were oblivious about the situation and that bothers me in YA books, but then they became much more protective about Zoe's whereabouts and that improved the story for me.  Then I realized she didn't have to check in with them everywhere she went because in this story everyone has a tracker and texting is simple to do.  It finally dawned on me that the parents in this story are very far off from what they seem, way too secretive, and they are only intended to be minor characters with Zoe's journey.I truly enjoyed how determined Zoe is to find out about her brother, Liam, and there are plenty of twists in the story that totally pulled me in as a reader.  Only one use of profanity that I noticed, he**, but it really  didn't bother me since the story was so good.  There is also several kissing scenes with Zoe and her man, but nothing I considered inappropriate.  There is an implication that Zoe has had sex with one man already, but nothing is described.  I really enjoyed the dialogue with Zoe and her love interest, lots of different family dynamics in this one, and it was super interesting reading the technology (normally I wouldn't think so but it was well done here).  The story is in two parts and the first one was Zoe's perspective.  The second one is Noah's perspective.  Noah's dad was a minister and assassinated in from of him.  Noah believes in God, is passionate about his faith, prays constantly and challenges Zoe that science isn't everything.  Loved his character and the risks he takes to help Zoe with her investigating her brother and his whereabouts.I recommend this book for anyone who loves YA and science fiction, it's such a great book!  For those who loved Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series and Lissa Price's Starters, give this one a try.  A clean YA read that grabs your attention from the start!