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Shattered by Teri Terry
Mar. 21st, 2014 11:30 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
When you don’t know who you are, how can you decide who you want to be?
Kyla was Slated: her mind wiped clean by the oppressive Lorder government. When forbidden memories of a violent past began to surface, so did doubts: could she trust those she had come to care for, like Ben? Helped by friends in MIA, she goes undercover, searching for her past and evading the authorities who want her dead. But the truth Kyla desperately seeks is more shocking than she ever imagined.
The deepest and most startling secrets of all will be revealed as the acclaimed SLATED trilogy concludes.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The last in Teri Terry’s YA dystopian trilogy is another solidly written character story and a fitting conclusion. However, while I enjoyed the conclusion to Kyla’s story (which raises interesting questions about identity and history) I was less satisfied with the dystopian elements. In particular, MIA’s strategy for bringing down the Lorder government seems a little naïve and there’s a slight deus ex machine feel to the ending. Saying that all of the loose ends are tied up and Terry doesn’t pull any emotional punches with her characters, most notably on the romance, which I found refreshing. All in all, this has been an interesting character-led YA dystopia and I very much look forward to reading Terry’s next book.
Kyla was Slated: her mind wiped clean by the oppressive Lorder government. When forbidden memories of a violent past began to surface, so did doubts: could she trust those she had come to care for, like Ben? Helped by friends in MIA, she goes undercover, searching for her past and evading the authorities who want her dead. But the truth Kyla desperately seeks is more shocking than she ever imagined.
The deepest and most startling secrets of all will be revealed as the acclaimed SLATED trilogy concludes.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The last in Teri Terry’s YA dystopian trilogy is another solidly written character story and a fitting conclusion. However, while I enjoyed the conclusion to Kyla’s story (which raises interesting questions about identity and history) I was less satisfied with the dystopian elements. In particular, MIA’s strategy for bringing down the Lorder government seems a little naïve and there’s a slight deus ex machine feel to the ending. Saying that all of the loose ends are tied up and Terry doesn’t pull any emotional punches with her characters, most notably on the romance, which I found refreshing. All in all, this has been an interesting character-led YA dystopia and I very much look forward to reading Terry’s next book.
