Wow, this book was amazing. I was kind of getting burned out on all the dystopian literature that is out there but this one was fantastic. After the 7 stage war the US was in shambles (much of the information about what happened to the country comes as test questions the characters must answer). They have put themselves back together as the United Commonwealth colonies. To choose acceptable leaders for the United Commonwealth the best and brightest students are chosen for "The Testing." If students make it through the testing (which is debatable since in these tests a wrong answer could mean death) they get to go to University. Cia is our first person narrator and I really enjoyed her strength, her ability to solve problems and her lack of whining. There is a budding romance in this story, but it takes a back seat to the rest of the story. Warning: this story has teeth. It is brutal. Characters are gravely injured and die in this novel, others must make decisions to end lives. I have ordered the 2nd one in the series, which should be here by the end of the year and will be also purchasing the 3rd.
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