Peter Gulgowski

In a society where life and death revolves around ratings from others, a sixteen-year-old boy learns he is being targeted by a government official who wants him silenced from exposing information which could lead to his downfall.

The Voting Game

Belle Ellrich

*I WAS A CHOSEN BETA READER FOR THIS BOOK*

I've said it time and time again, but I'll repeat it for y'all again. Peter's books are literal hooks. They clip themselves into your brain and never leave. You end up thinking about them, even after you've finished reading. It's incredible what he can do with his writing, and I am so excited for his future books.

Now, onto the actual exciting stuff. I knew that this was going to be one of Peter's best books by the way he was announcing and talking about it. You could practically hear the excitement floating about his words, and I mean that. I was so excited and honored when he came to me and asked if I would like to beta read it (this was the first time he's looked for beta readers). Of course, I accepted. Why wouldn't I? This book was going to be spectacular, and the sooner I could read it and help out with the edits, the faster it would seem to come out for the rest of you.

The plot of this book was out of the ordinary. I've never heard of someone doing a government system based on voting, and I fell in absolute love with the idea of a faulty government system. So, I binge read the majority of this book. Now, when I say binge read, I mean I spent my class time reading this book instead of doing classwork. That ended up coming to bite me in the butt, but it's all good now. IT WAS WORTH IT!

I know a lot of you have been searching for more books with LGBT+ rep, and this is one of them! The main character, Darrius, is gay and has a--from what I could tell--very hot boyfriend. Now, I'm a Christian and don't tend to read books with LGBT+ rep, but when I do, I always make sure to look out for things I see in my friends who are LGBT+.

The amount of work that went into the characters and their development was astounding, and I really wasn't surprised at all by this. Peter is spectacular when it comes to writing characters. When talking about this book, however, I was thoroughly impressed by the characters development.

For Darrius
- Became more knowledgeable
- Didn't stop pursuing
- Didn't give up on his family

For Darrius's dad
- Was highly supportive
- Supported his family fully
- Did whatever he could to protect his kids

For President Wright
- Sinister
- Scary
- Full of surprises

I absolutely loved this book and still cannot get over everything I read. Peter has brought us yet another amazing 5-star book that should be recognized by everyone. I HIGHLY suggest all of you purchase and read it.

The Voting Game

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