Independent Study- Book Review

Amazon Book Description:  In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies . . . a promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization. In Independent Study, Cia is a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas—and though the government has tried to erase her memory of the brutal horrors of The Testing, Cia remembers. Her attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government’s murderous programs put her—and her loved ones—in a world of danger. But the future of the Commonwealth depends on her.

 

 

 

There are not enough words to express my love for this series.  I cannot wait until June when book 3- Graduation Day comes out.  This is a combination of  Hunger Games and Divergent all in one.  It has a love story, mystery, and a strong female as the lead character.  She is smart and resourceful.  In this book, she has to trust her instincts in order to survive her first year at the University.  The testing has not stopped...and looks like tension and deceit will lead to another war unless Cia can figure out who she can trust.  I highly recommend this series...though I would wait until May to start as book 2 ends in a cliffhanger.