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Cia Vale is now seventeen and has everything she ever dreamed of: a boy she loves, a place at the University and a future as one of the leaders of the United Commonwealth. The Testing should be nothing more than a blank space in her mind; an achievement to be celebrated, and then forgotten. But Cia remembers. As further evidence of the government's murderous programmes comes to light, Cia must choose whether to stay silent and protect herself and her loved ones, or expose The Testing for what it is. Above all, the University is a dangerous place, and Cia must remember the advice her father gave her: TRUST NO ONE.Second instalment of this critically acclaimed futuristic trilogy.
After enjoying part one very much, part two leaves me a tiny bit disappointed. Again we have a typical middle part of a trilogy.
The proceedings here are a lot slower compared to "The testing". The first half of the book is very suspenseful and great in world-building, I also liked the setting a lot, but it doesn't feel attached to the plot as a whole. The second half is a lot calmer then and preparing things for the final book.
Cia is still a great heroine but I couldn't...
Ich hatte in meinem letzten Video bereits erwähnt, dass ich Independent Study unbedingt lesen wollte, obwohl sein Vorgänger The Testing doch sehr stark an The Hunger Games erinnert hat. Dennoch fand ich das Buch aufregend und das Ende hat geradezu danach verlangt, dass ich weiterlese. Die Ereignisse in The Testing waren mir noch sehr präsent, deswegen ist mir der Wiedereinstieg in Cias Welt nicht schwer gefallen.
Die Autorin flechtet in die Gedankengänge von Cia aber auch immer...
Das Buch befindet sich in 6 Regalen.