actual rating 3.75 stars!! IM BESIDE MYSELF WITH THIS CLIFFGANGER!!

Ugh Westerfeld does it again

I got this book as an ARC at Bookcon, and it brought me back into the Uglies universe beautifully. I didn't need the old series to love this book, but it's casual nods to the original series is wonderful at tying the worlds together. The end of this book left me dying for the next one!

I always enjoy Westerfelds writing. It can be more juvenile but the story building is immaculate

This is the first Westerfeld book that I have read all the way through and maybe if I had read the Uglies series then i would appreciate this more. It was really hard for me to get through this one. I felt like it moved to fast and jumped a lot in time. The characters seemed very young for their age and kind of dull. I was just bored throughout the whole book. I received an advance readers copy of this book.

This is a great addition to the authors other series.

Disclaimer: I received this book from KidLitExchange. Thanks! All opinions are my own. Rating: 3/5 Publication Date: September 11th, 2018 Genre: YA Dystopian Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, terrorism, romance) Pages: 416 Author Website Amazon Link Synopsis: Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . but very few people have ever seen them together. This is because Frey is Rafi’s double, raised in the shadow’s of their rich father’s fortress. While Rafi has been taught to charm, Frey has been taught to kill. Frey only exists to protect her sister. There is no other part of her life. Frey has never been out in the world on her own – until her father sends her in Rafi’s place to act as collateral for a dangerous deal. Everyone thinks she’s her sister – but Col, the son of a rival leader, is starting to get close enough to tell the difference. As the stakes grow higher and higher, Frey must decide whether she can trust him – or anyone in her life. Okay so I was very excited to see another Uglies book as it was the series that started my love for dystopian YA literature. I felt that this book rang true to the Uglies series and it had the same feel. It went fast and it was a bit unexpected. I love that it made me reminiscent about the original series. However, I don’t feel like it was the greatest book in the series. I feel like the characters were disconnected from each other and the character of Rafi was severely underdeveloped. The book tended to jump around a lot and I got confused easily while reading it. The pacing was very off as well and it went from too fast to too slow continuously. I also don’t feel like this book could be a great book for readers to start on if they’re new to the series. A lot of the things in the book go unexplained and I think reading the other books in the series would be very helpful. However, even reading this book with the knowledge of the other four books was really confusing. Honestly, I don’t know if we needed another Uglies book but I’ll keep reading them as long as Westerfeld keeps writing them. Verdict: A confusing read >>>>><<<<<< Disclaimer: I bought this book. Support your authors! Book Series: Uglies Book 5/Imposters 1 Rating: 3/5 Publication Date: September 11, 2018 Genre: YA Dystopian Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, some gore, fighting the government, TW: terrorism and abuse) Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 407 Amazon Link Synopsis: Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . but very few people have ever seen them together. This is because Frey is Rafi’s double, raised in the shadows of their rich father’s fortress. While Rafi has been taught to charm, Frey has been taught to kill. Frey only exists to protect her sister. There is no other part of her life. Frey has never been out in the world on her own – until her father sends her in Rafi’s place to act as collateral for a dangerous deal. Everyone thinks she’s her sister – but Col, the son of a rival leader, is starting to get close enough to tell the difference. As the stakes grow higher and higher, Frey must decide whether she can trust him – or anyone in her life. Review: Okay so I love the premise of this story and it ties in really nicely to the Uglies culture. I felt like the story was strong and the writing was really good. However, I do feel like the book was rushed and the characters weren’t developed like they usually are. We’re told things and not shown things. I also feel like this book could have been better if it had slowed down, was separated into two novels, and explained the surroundings more. I love the uglies series for the environment, so let me see it please. Verdict: I still love this series and I have hope this book series will prevail.

I can’t wait for book 2! Scott Westerfeld is such an amazing author

Okay, so I would be lying if I said I wasn't going to read this. BUT I AM NERVOUS. I reread the first 4 books when I found them on audio and I didn't love as much as I used to. And the last book just seemed random rather than expanding the world nicely. And this is more new characters and world expansion SO I AM NERVOUS.

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