librarianlayla 's review for:

The Chosen by Taran Matharu
4.0

4.5 stars.

Jurassic Park meets Horrible Histories meets The Hunger Games.

A messed up world, an unthinkable game, an unlikely bunch. I really enjoyed this story so much. If you're not into technical terms, historical events or indeed dinosaurs, then this won't be a story for you. I found some of the scenes involving a lot of dinosaur descriptions to be a little less interesting than the scenes involving character development/story progression. But that is just a personal preference. I wanted there to be a little more character dynamics, as to why it's not a full 5 star read for me, but still a fantastic story (prepare yourself for a cliffhanger) and I can't wait for the sequel.