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Spectrum
by J. J. Welch
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Spectrum
Author: J.J. Welch
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: dystopian lovers
Publication Date: January 24, 2019
Genre: YA Dystopian
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, slight gore, language)
Publisher: Amazon
Pages: 419
Synopsis: One City remains after the world collapsed, protected by a wall, controlled by a system. After all, how can you keep the peace without a system? It’s the system that feeds you, that protects you; it's the system that keeps life simple and clean. Without it, all would be lost. The laws, however few, are responsible for your safety, they’re necessary to keep people alive; it's the law that keeps the system running. If you break the law, you break the system, and the punishment for that is exile.
What happens when you exile all the law breakers, murders, thieves, to a world where chaos is King? They survive. They remember.
Nicolas is just like everyone, he obeys the system, he follows the law. All he wants is a simple life, and like everyone he was about to get it. But unlike everyone, he betrayed the City—at least, that's what they say.
The truth? The City is under attack, their wall has been breached and traitors wander their streets. Now it’s Nic’s mission to stop them from within. But what happens when you send a normal boy into exile with an enemy who has a score to settle? He learns to survive. He bows to the King and embraces chaos.
But he's a sheep in a wolf’s skin. And how can a sheep defeat an army of wolves?
Review: For the most part this was a good book. The book had an interesting plot and that’s what really kept me going throughout the book. The characters were also pretty well developed.
However, the book really needs a few more rounds of editing and it could use some more world building. The book was also confusing and didn’t make sense at some parts. I think building up the world and editing could really help with that.
Verdict: It was ok, but needs work.
Book: Spectrum
Author: J.J. Welch
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: dystopian lovers
Publication Date: January 24, 2019
Genre: YA Dystopian
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, slight gore, language)
Publisher: Amazon
Pages: 419
Synopsis: One City remains after the world collapsed, protected by a wall, controlled by a system. After all, how can you keep the peace without a system? It’s the system that feeds you, that protects you; it's the system that keeps life simple and clean. Without it, all would be lost. The laws, however few, are responsible for your safety, they’re necessary to keep people alive; it's the law that keeps the system running. If you break the law, you break the system, and the punishment for that is exile.
What happens when you exile all the law breakers, murders, thieves, to a world where chaos is King? They survive. They remember.
Nicolas is just like everyone, he obeys the system, he follows the law. All he wants is a simple life, and like everyone he was about to get it. But unlike everyone, he betrayed the City—at least, that's what they say.
The truth? The City is under attack, their wall has been breached and traitors wander their streets. Now it’s Nic’s mission to stop them from within. But what happens when you send a normal boy into exile with an enemy who has a score to settle? He learns to survive. He bows to the King and embraces chaos.
But he's a sheep in a wolf’s skin. And how can a sheep defeat an army of wolves?
Review: For the most part this was a good book. The book had an interesting plot and that’s what really kept me going throughout the book. The characters were also pretty well developed.
However, the book really needs a few more rounds of editing and it could use some more world building. The book was also confusing and didn’t make sense at some parts. I think building up the world and editing could really help with that.
Verdict: It was ok, but needs work.