Stasse, Lisa M. The
Forsaken, 375 pgs. Simon and Schuster,
2012. $16.99 Content: Language: PG-13 (34 swears; 5 God);
Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13.
Alenna has been considered an orphan since she was ten and the UNA
government took her parents. The government
tests all sixteen year olds to see if they are “unanchored souls” or deviants
in society. Since Alenna has been raised
by the government as an orphan, she isn’t worried about being an unanchored
soul, so she is surprised to wake up from her test on the wheel, an island
where the banished teenagers are sent if they don’t pass the test. When she wakes up she finds an ally in a boy
named David, who saves her life from two warring factions on the island. They are separated and Alenna finds herself
in the blue sector with other teens who are trying to survive the island. The island is full of secrets and violence
and Alenna doesn’t know who to trust, until she finds a familiar face in a
warrior named Liam.
This book is hard to
put down because I couldn’t wait to find answers to why she was on the island
and who was in control. Throughout the
book there are plausible twists and turns and the minor characters are just as
interesting as the main character. The
story reminds me of Maze Runner by James Dashner, but it’s better because the
characters find answers to their questions.
The ending is satisfying overall, but it does leave some characters
fates unanswered because there is going to be another book in the series. I can’t wait to read it.
MS, HS-ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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