"As long as you are part of a Community, you are safe. As long as you are never an Outcast, you are safe. As long as you never try to change things, you are safe. Just never challenge the way that things are, and you are safe."

Community 215 is a fast-paced YA dystopia where the world has been divided into Giver-esque "communities" that are devoted to a long list of rules meant to control them. Personally, I found it to be a bit lackluster compared to the long list of other dystopian books I've read.
I think my main issue with the book was the characters. None of them were really fleshed out, even the two main POV characters. Brooks was a bit more dynamic, but he almost instantly fell in love with Rhea and he was a very generic "rebel" character. Rhea, on the other hand, was one of the most brainwashed characters I have ever seen. It wasn't until about 85% of the way through the book that she finally realized her community wasn't as perfect as it seemed...despite the fact that Brooks had been telling her that from chapter one.
The world-building is a bit vague, with characters citing obscure "wars" fought for "unknown reasons" in the past as reasons for the existence of the communities. The plot, while fast-paced, is relatively generic, borrowing concepts from The Maze Runner and The Giver, to name a few.
That being said, Community 215 is still a decent read, especially for those looking for a short book to test out the dystopian genre. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the free e-ARC.
3.5/5