Uninvited by Sophie Jordan Published by HarperCollins on 2014-01-28
Genres: Action & Adventure, General, Love & Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 384
Format: eARC
Source: HarperCollins
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From New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan, Uninvited is a chilling and suspenseful story about a girl whose DNA brands her as a killer, perfect for fans of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer and Confessions of a Murder Suspect.Davy had everything—a terrific boyfriend, the homecoming crown, a bright future at Juilliard—but when her genetic tests come back positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome, she loses it all. Uninvited from her prestigious school and avoided by her friends and family, she is placed in a special class with other
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This has been the year of re-acquainting myself with authors I’ve enjoyed in the last few years. Sophie Jordan is one of those authors (Aimee Carter is another), and both have written books with very interesting similarities. Of the two, I still lean a bit toward Pawn, but Uninvited by Sophie Jordan rated enough interest from me to have me looking for her next book to release. Still, if you are a fan of the Divergent series, this is one that you will want to check out. Uninvited deals with a girl who is virtually perfect – talented, smart, well-settled with a great boyfriend, and throws her into perfect chaos.
But now that I’ve said all of that, let me say this. Uninvited also throws something I really hate seeing into the loop. The “insta-love” dilemma. This is what I don’t get about these books – especially the ones that are meant to be a series. Where is the buildup? The slow burn? Why must the relationship be built up so quickly – especially when it is so completely out of character? Instead of feeling the heat between characters, I felt uncomfortable because there was already so much science fiction in the book, I hated seeing it being forced into a relationship as well.
That’s not all I had issues with. There’s a moment in Uninvited where Davy has to do something so out of character, so horrific, that I couldn’t believe what I was reading. And when it was all said and done, things just went back to how they were…with only some slight modifications before another big, out-of-character event. I was so confused because it seemed as if Jordan had boxed herself into the scene and had to go through with it…but it was so sudden, so dramatic, and all of the sudden SO THERE that there was no where else for it to go.
These are details that really rubbed me the wrong way (I’m not even going to get started on the music aspect. A 3 year old? Nope, not going to go into it) , but don’t get me wrong.. I still enjoyed the book enough to read through to the end and groan when I reached what has become standard at this point: the cliffhanger ending. Of course I want more. I enjoy Jordan’s writing. I’m just wondering how in the world she’s going to top the events in Uninvited…and for the love of all that’s good, can we stop with the insta-love now?
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- “Unless your mindsent tends more towards the Bella-from-Twilight-only-romance-can-save-me-girls-aren’t-as-good-as-boys brand of thinking, skip this one.” – As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!)
- “Uninvited is, in my opinion, going to be one of my favorite YA dystopian series if Sophie Jordan continues as brilliantly in the next installment. It’s exciting, entertaining and a definite page-turner. ” – Nick’s Book Blog
- “ This was a truly fantastic addition to the dystopians out there and I am looking forward to more of this series!!” Book Loving Mom