I think the author revealed the mystery surrounding the Heist too soon. I would have loved for the author to develop the emotions around that more deeply. At the end of the month, the boy would be assigned to someone else and move on. Because there were no men, girls and the boys in the town engaged in "slatings." Basically for a month, these individuals would have sex for purposes of procreation. I felt like the author did not delve into a world without men very deeply. I actually did like the first chapter or two. Okay, I really liked the premise of this book. 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. Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept. There are boys-but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. Goodreads synopsis for Taken : There are no men in Claysoot. However, my review of Frozen will probably reveal a little bit about what happened in Taken. Just as an FYI, I am not going to reveal any major spoilers in my review. The final book, Forged, is scheduled to be published on April 14, 2015. They are the first two books in the Taken series. This is a 2 in 1 book review for Taken and Frozen by Erin Bowman.
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