Review: Intriguing, Secretive, Dark, Desperate, Dystopian~~I LOVED IT!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
The Way I See ItAlright y'all this is going to be a tough review because I absolutely hate revealing any spoilers in my reviews…Lets just say WOW a lot of stuff that I want to talk about would be pretty spoilerific. First things first I LOVED this book!! The world building was outrageously good and the premise was SoOOOOOO original! It was like Brave New world meets 1984 meets The Handmaid’s Tale, Mirror X had little glimpses of each and it was woven together perfectly creating a completely brand new world on the cusp of destruction! One thing I have to point out is the synopsis on goodreads is wrong... it states Cassie comes from a space capsule. In the book that is not true. This is going to be a series so it may turn out that she was in a space capsule, but in the book she was discovered in a warehouse in a cryogenic chamber. The reason I said yet is because this book is LOADED with twists and turns ups and downs so even though we are told that from the very beginning it very may well turn out to be something different. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK in this series!!M-ystery, Cassie wakes in a curious state unaware of the deception that surrounds her.I-nnocent, young and alone in a strange world Cassie doesn’t want to trust but she has no choice.R-evelations, things have been set in motion Cassie cannot run but the most painful thing is those she has come to care about are the ones keeping secrets.R-egret, Dr Bennett promised to take care of Cassie but his feelings have developed into much more. The lies and deception haunt his every thought.O-ptions, no longer having any left Cassie will venture on a very dangerous path but she will do whatever it takes to protect whats important.R-eprieve, for a small moment Cassie embraces the warmth that radiates through her heart. Within this tiny window she has everything she could wish for.X-tinction, (I’m totally cheating with this one lol! *winky) Cassie knows what must be done her heart and love for humanity will be her guiding point. Turning her back would only result in death. Faced with a scary future she will strive to be everything she can be to help create a better world.OMGee!!! So many things I want to talk about!! Okay here is one… You have to be a pretty mature reader for this one. What I mean by that is, its pretty controversial so as a reader you have to have that mature mentality to be able to look at the issues from different angles. Genetics is always a touchy subject if you can remove your opinion on the matter and try to understand everyones different perspective then the enjoyment of this novel becomes ten fold! There are so many mysteries that I didn’t even know were mysteries until I got punched in the face with a bazinga. The punches kept rolling all the way until the very end with the exception of a couple things that seemed pretty obvious EVERYTHING else was surprising and shocking. I loved loved loved this first installment which is going to give #2 pretty harsh and maybe unattainable high expectations, I hope Ms Thompson is up for the challenge. As it stands Mirror X was pretty flippin stellar!!My Fav’sMagnumWait till you meet him!! He totally Rocked my socks and the way he was there for Cassie was incredible!! I think he's keeping a secret...shhhhMichaelWe find out some pretty shocking things about him ESPECIALLY towards the end and it broke my heart. He hasn’t been the best decision maker but when he starts leading with his heart is when I started falling for him. Not sure how much, yet.TravelWow, he was heartbreakingly amazing. I wanted so so so much! I love this guy 100% I fell for him straight away the way he cared for Cassie was amazing!CassieAt first I wanted to punch her because I thought she was being selfish BUT when I opened my mind and started looking at things from different perspectives I understood. Did I completely change my mind, no, but I saw why she felt the way she did. Im very happy to report that even though at first she came off a certain way her character grows, and makes what I think is the perfect decision.My Rating4.5 Warehouse, Bots, Paleontologist, Crush, L-Band, VW1, Claus, Dancing, Magnum, Ella, Magnolia’s, Pottery, Tar, Files, Australia, Victoria, Travel, Shen-Lung, A Promise of a difficult yet positive future filled stars!! For a dystopian that knows how to capture and portray a world where nothing is as it seems and future is a luxury PICK THIS ONE UP!! I’M SERIOUS!! SOOOO GOOOD!!!!!