Fabulous Book 2 of Number Games Series

Numbers Ignite by Rebecca Rode
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Numbers Ignite is just as fantastic as it's predecessor.

Feeling the death of hundreds on her hands, Treena escapes the city to find Vance and the other settlers to put the past behind her.

With his future looking short and bleak, Vance discovers what has been happening in the background – that he and Treena have been played all along.

The sequel continues where Numbers Game leaves off. The surprises never stop and grip you so that you can't put the book down. The only flaws were a slow start and a tad bit too tidy of an ending. But neither detracts from the greatness of the writing and plot.

The strong characters from book one remain strong throughout the sequel. I love the brutally honest reactions; nothing is off limits. The ending wraps up nicely and quickly but with all the heartache and suffering preceding, I will take the happy where Treena and Vance can get it!

I definitely hope to read more from Rode in the near future!

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Rough Read

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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So difficult to write this review. The book started out great! Very exciting. The main character is on the run for her life. Love it. But then it just goes downhill. The idea, story line, premise, etc. is excellent. The telling of the story is horrible. Bad grammar, repeated words and phrases, reiterating information (sometimes unimportant information), along with the flow seeming to be made up as she wrote the book (making it all up as she goes along), it all amounts to a hard to get through the story. I also had to remind myself that Robyn, the main character, was in her mid-twenties. I kept thinking I was reading about an older teen and had to say “Wait, no! She's a full-grown adult!”

If the author can clean up the writing, any sequels will be a much easier read. I have to say the only reason I got through it all because I committed to this review. Otherwise, I would have abandoned it about 20 pages in.

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Fantastic Dystopian Novel

Numbers Game by Rebecca Rode
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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This is a fantastic dystopian novel for young adults. Rode has created great characters in a unique, future Earth. This is not a feel-good story. There is no insta-romance and romance is actually in the background of the story.

Treena is poised to be the highest rated citizen of her class. She has been waiting for this day her whole life. This rating, this NUMBER, will define the rest of her life. But all does not go as planned and soon her life is spinning out of her control.

The characters are easy to love and/or hate. Their reactions are real and the situations are heartbreaking. There are lots of surprises that keep you reading til the end. I read this book in one day - I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.

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