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I didn't even think about "Hunger Games" when I began reading this book. Within the first hundred pages I realized that it was a clone of that type of story. I decided I had invested too much time to quit reading, so I read on. This is NO clone. I t is unfortunate that this book came out after "Hunger Games," because it shares a lot of story points. The heroine is a teen who is forced to face a life threatening challenge because of a murderous government. That is where the similarities end, however.
This is a much richer and more complex story. At the end of book one, the trials of Cia and her friends are just beginning. Possibilities are still nearly endless at this point. I won't tell you any more because this is cutting into my reading time and book two awaits.
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The Testing Joelle Charbonneau Books Reviews

Sixteen-year-old Cia Vale is excited to graduate school and find out if she has been chosen for The Testing, a program that the government runs to select students to go on to university. When she and four others in her colony are chosen, she is ecstatic. Her parents however, are not. Cia's father was a candidate in his youth, and though his memory was wiped so he can't remember exactly what happened, his terrible nightmares hint at horrible events.

Armed with her father's warnings, Cia decides to show no weakness. Along with 107 other candidates, Cia is put through 4 tests. Tests were failure means death. With no way out but to finish, Cia struggles to survive the tests and the other students.

My Thoughts-
Loved it. It is always thrilling when the main character knows that something dangerous is on the horizon, but doesn't know exactly what will happen. The reader thinks they are also prepared, but the author does a great job with plot twists and tense moments. Cia is a strong character that allows her humanity and charity to guide her actions. Of course, in dangerous tests, these same qualities can be used against a person. Cia finds out the hard way that people will go to extremes to win.

This book will thrill readers and have them turning the pages fast. I couldn't put it down. Every test Cia took had me on edge and looking for the killer catch. And then there is the romance between her and fellow colony student, Tomas. With motives in question, it is hard to know whether it is a true relationship. I enjoyed watching them work and grow together.

I've already purchased book two, Independent Study, and can't wait to get started. 5 stars!
this is no hunger games or divergent copy, this series truly stands out on its own! i always read reviews before buying books, and some don't measure up to the good reviews, but this one does. i'm really surprised to see it doesn't have higher 5 star ratings. i have found that a lot of cheaper, but lesser quality books, get higher ratings.

cia and her classmates go through brutal testing they are not supposed to remember but somehow they do. they don't find out till its too late that they are being listened to at all times. cia takes a chance and doesn't listen to her fathers advice to not trust anyone and she sometimes trusts the wrong people.

the characters are well rounded and engaging. i found myself rooting for cia and being uneasy when she is uneasy. there is a great love story starting which adds balance to action and suspense.
I cannot believe I let this book sit on my shelf for almost 4 years! I really could have used it to placate my Hunger Games withdrawal. With that being said I did find a lot of similarities between it and the Hunger Games. I am sure the author hates hearing that by now, but there were enough to distract me from the story.

The story itself was interesting and I found myself cheering for the characters but I wasn’t as emotionally attached to them as I normally am to characters. Cia, for example, was to wishy washy for me. Sometimes she was borderline paranoia and other times she shrugged things off too casually. I mean she is practically fighting for her life here!

The connection between the major romance in this story was not there or underdeveloped which lead me to question how quickly the two involved hooked up. It didn’t fit well for me. It seem like the shy girl and the cute popular guy hooking up has been done too often in other works. So you have to get it just right or bring your own unique twist to it in order for a reader to accept it. It wasn’t done well enough for me as a reader.

I also had a problem with the depth of the characters. For me, most of the characters lacked a deeper level of development and I think that is where the connection was lost. Even with Cia, we only get a surface view of her thoughts and feeling, and she is the one telling the story. Yes, we get her fear for her family and her gushy feelings for that one special boy, but there was no explanation or deeper emotional appeal other than she liked him because they had similar interests and he was popular or cute.

With that being said, I still enjoyed the story itself. I liked the different scenes for the testing and even the brutality amongst the different competitors. I enjoyed the mystery with the different adults that sought to help Cia along and how I questioned everything that happened. Was it all part of the test? Were the adults really trying to help or were they setting her up?

Do I recommend the book? Yes. I still think the story is interesting enough and this is the first in the series. I have already ordered the second book in the trilogy because I need more of this world. Remember that this review is my own honest opinion and should not deter you from the series.
I didn't even think about "Hunger Games" when I began reading this book. Within the first hundred pages I realized that it was a clone of that type of story. I decided I had invested too much time to quit reading, so I read on. This is NO clone. I t is unfortunate that this book came out after "Hunger Games," because it shares a lot of story points. The heroine is a teen who is forced to face a life threatening challenge because of a murderous government. That is where the similarities end, however.
This is a much richer and more complex story. At the end of book one, the trials of Cia and her friends are just beginning. Possibilities are still nearly endless at this point. I won't tell you any more because this is cutting into my reading time and book two awaits.
Read this!