How am I supposed to like him?Įmma was better than Gray and my favorite character for the first part of the book. He literally punched a girl in the first chapter. Gray was a self-centered, aggressive, and an impossible-to-like main character.
“People have all sorts of pasts, sometimes dark or dreary, but perhaps the actions they choose in the present are the ones that carry the most weight.”īut these short snippets of thoughtfulness could not make up for the characters. “Everything's simpler without constraints.” “Second chances are not the same as forgiveness.” The (only) part I liked was Bowman's insightful one-liners. Honestly, if a character does not care, I am definitely not going to. They basically shrugged their shoulders at the "big revelation" that was supposed to rock their world. Blaine and Gray's relationship was also glossed over. I felt that Bowman could have elaborated on that theme and made the book more emotional rather than just one "mystery" after another. So many different themes were touched upon, but never fully explained, like the idea of a town raised by underage fathers and single mothers. Honestly, that took away the small feeling of accomplishment I had for being smarter than Gray, the main character (which is not really that difficult). The "mysteries" can easily be figured out, but for those who are "slower" the best friend/sidekick/girlfriend explains everything for you. Taken is a stereotypical futuristic story that is supposed to be full of mystery but is as transparent as glass. Initially, I thought it was about aliens or some other science fiction phenomenon that is a staple in YA fiction. I could not have been more wrong. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?" "Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive." "Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the leaders and their obvious secrets. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone. T here are boys-but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. Of course, being the stubborn human I am, I continued to read the book in the hope that it would redeem itself, but my frustration was overwhelming and kept me from fully enjoying the unique premise.ĭue to the bizarre nature of this book, the best way to summarize it is the blurb from the inside cover.
My interested in this book was taken away by the end of the second chapter.
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