"Every girl dies - not every girl really lives."

{my thoughts} - This book is centered around a sixteen-year-old girls life by the name of {decca tenderstone}. She is on a journey to locate a friend of hers that had been sent to the {dizny battlefieldz}. In order to be sent there you need to be ranked as a {monster} what that means is that the {summit} doesn't believe you to be anything but wasted space living within society and those that are classified {monsters} have the potential to destroy their entire families. She decides that since she is old enough to participate in the rankings that she will make sure she is sent there so that she can search for her missing friend that she hopes is alive but is under the impression is dead. She is a determined girl that makes some friends and loses some friends throughout her quest. The biggest lesson that she learns is how to stand up for herself and show {the summit} that she is not going to back down and will stand ground on her beliefs. The fact that she is strong willed, forceful and fearless helps to make this book an excellent read. If you liked the {hunger games} I am sure you will like this book as it is similar but had a much better storyline, the characters help to engage the reader and the plot has many twists and turns that makes you want to continue reading the book completely through. I look forward to reading the second book in this series as this one made for an incredibly good read that didn't disappoint me in the least. It lived up to all my expectations in a book! The biggest of which is leaving me wanting more!

{reason for reading} - I decided to read this book because I had read it was similar to the {hunger games}. I some what enjoyed those books so I thought I would give this one a try since I was already in love with another series by {cameron jace}, {the grimm diary prequels}. ( )

"Every girl dies - not every girl really lives."

{my thoughts} - This book is centered around a sixteen-year-old girls life by the name of {decca tenderstone}. She is on a journey to locate a friend of hers that had been sent to the {dizny battlefieldz}. In order to be sent there you need to be ranked as a {monster} what that means is that the {summit} doesn't believe you to be anything but wasted space living within society and those that are classified {monsters} have the potential to destroy their entire families. She decides that since she is old enough to participate in the rankings that she will make sure she is sent there so that she can search for her missing friend that she hopes is alive but is under the impression is dead. She is a determined girl that makes some friends and loses some friends throughout her quest. The biggest lesson that she learns is how to stand up for herself and show {the summit} that she is not going to back down and will stand ground on her beliefs. The fact that she is strong willed, forceful and fearless helps to make this book an excellent read. If you liked the {hunger games} I am sure you will like this book as it is similar but had a much better storyline, the characters help to engage the reader and the plot has many twists and turns that makes you want to continue reading the book completely through. I look forward to reading the second book in this series as this one made for an incredibly good read that didn't disappoint me in the least. It lived up to all my expectations in a book! The biggest of which is leaving me wanting more!

{reason for reading} - I decided to read this book because I had read it was similar to the {hunger games}. I some what enjoyed those books so I thought I would give this one a try since I was already in love with another series by {cameron jace}, {the grimm diary prequels}. ( )

Dystopian YA ala Hunger Games - well written, but could have used a bit more formatting.

Decca Tenderstone lives in a world where teens are given a rank between 5 - 9 at the age of sixteen. For some, this rank defines their futures but for others it means the end of their lives. Those unlucky enough to be ranked under a 5 are called “Monsters” and are seen as a burden to society. Because the government seeks Utopia, those unranked are thrown into an arena and forced to play deadly games. No one has ever come out alive.

Let me just start off by saying that I really did give this a fair try. I had planned on finishing it, but I couldn’t even make it halfway. According to my Kindle for Mac app I read exactly 30% before I finally gave up.

This really lacked creativity in my opinion. This is basically The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins except for a few details here and there. Instead of drawing 2 tributes from each district, any sixteen-year-old in Faya that was not ranked above a five was thrown into an arena (at one point there are actually about 3,000 kids in there) where they had to survive deadly games. This “Monster Show” was broadcasted all over the world and overseen by a Trickster. Also, Decca, kisses one of the “Monsters,” Leo, in order to keep him in the games and save his life. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it is EXACTLY like THG, but it was all way too similar for me.

The dialogue between the characters was also problematic. It just felt unnatural. The characters would all basically just blurt out a bunch of facts instead of having actual conversations; there was too much telling and not enough showing. Plus they didn’t even sound like they were 16. I haven’t been this age for 3 years now, but even I know sixteen-year-olds don’t talk like this.

Remember: Just because I didn’t enjoy this doesn’t mean you won’t. I read a lot of 4+ star reviews for this, so if you think you’ll like it, give it a go. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this story! I loved the characters and could not put the book down. And now, I can hardly wait for Book 2 to find out what happens to Decca. Yes, the book needs better editing as lots of the previous reviewers state, but I was able to look past them because the story was so good.
I am going to check out other books by Cameron Jace since I enjoyed this book so much! Highly recommended. ( )