Name: Brave New Girl
ISBN: 9780399552458

Rachel Vincent

Includes an excerpt from Strange new world.

Brave New Girl

Valeria

Briar's Reviews

Rachel Vincent is one of my favourite authors. I devour her books and binge them until it feels like my eyes might fall out and my brain might melt. When this book came out, I couldn't find it anywhere in my home town (and I love the chase, so why order them online?). Years later, I come across this book at a local thrift store and almost cried out in joy. I finally found it! Finally!

Unfortunately, this book didn't hit well with me like all of Rachel's other books have. It's a sideways step from what I'm used to, but I still enjoyed it because it's Rachel. She will always have a special place in my heart.

Dahlia is a clone among clones. Everyone is a clone and they have jobs that they do and things they learn. Dahlia, our main Dahlia, is a gardener and she's really good at it. Her friends all look like her, wear the same clothes as her, yet they aren't as good at gardening as she is. Then one day, she meets Trigger. He's everything she never knew she needed, and suddenly her world is changed. These two are not supposed to meet and talk... But then... they get caught... And their world changes.

This very like an inbetween middle grade and YA split. It didn't feel old enough for YA but felt older than middle grade. I couldn't quite place my finger on how this was supposed to sit, and as an adult reader that made it a little bit harder to focus.

I found it intriguing how Rachel dipped into dystopian sci-fi in this book. It felt like a dip in the water, and I can imagine it's only going to get more surreal in the sequel (which I also need to hunt down at some point). The ending is a twist I easily saw coming, but I still enjoyed seeing it happen. I think those pre-teen readers will thoroughly enjoy this book more than adults like me. Especially since a lot of the plot line is predictable and seen in many movies. Despite this, the book is super creative and puts it's own spin on it. 

If anything, I think this book was a little too short. I wanted to see Trigger and Dahlia explored a bit more and understand what was going on in the world. I know these things will be explored more in the next book, but I still felt there was room for more. This book was a lot shorter than Rachel's normal books. I also found this book moved way faster, with lots of insta-love and quick happening plot lines. Hence why I believe a younger audience will really enjoy this book.

Three out of five stars.

“Thrilling and dangerous, with an ending that will leave you gasping!” —SUZANNE YOUNG, New York Times bestselling author of the series THE PROGRAM In a world where everyone is the same, one girl is the unthinkable: unique. A high-stakes fast-paced series launch from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent. Dahlia 16 sees her face in every crowd. She’s nothing special—just one of five thousand girls created from a single genome to work for the greater good of the city. Meeting Trigger 17 changes everything. He thinks she’s interesting. Beautiful. Unique. Which means he must be flawed. When Dahlia can’t stop thinking about him she realizes she’s flawed, too. But what if Trigger is right? What if Dahlia is different? But if she’s flawed, then so are all her identicals. And any genome found to be flawed will be destroyed, ONE BY ONE BY ONE. . . . “Captivates.” —VOYA “Thrilling.” —School Library Journal “I loved every second of it.” —The Best Books Ever

I really liked it! The romance was too quick for me, but the world-building is fascinating and the pace is so fast! I love the main characters and OMG that cliffhanger is going to kill me!

laura

It was such a fast pace read. I really loved the main character and the world that was built. I grew to love the main characters. The world was scary but also so fascinating... It was great quick read. I hope to read the sequel whenever it comes out. I liked the unexpected twists and turns and really grew to love the main character

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