Now Gray has joined a team of rebels on a harsh, icy journey in search of allies who can help them set things right. And a growing rebellion determined to fight back. An army of young soldiers blinded by lies. Goodreads synopsis for Frozen: Gray Weathersby escaped from the primitive town of Claysoot expecting to find answers, but what he discovered shook him to the core: A ruthless dictator with absolute power. The truth of the matter is that I didn't sense any chemistry with either girl so it was really hard to care who he ended up with. He spends a couple of months apart, meets another girl named Bree, and suddenly finds her irresistible, despite the fact that he has supposedly been in love with Emma his whole life. She escapes Claysoot with him, but they are separated after a while (no spoilers about how). They spend a couple of days together and suddenly she is in love with him. He states at the beginning of the book that she barely gave him the time of day growing up. Gray has known Emma his whole life so his feelings for her aren't exactly instantaneous. I also had huge issues with the romance part. It was revealed about halfway through the book so the pacing was just a little too fast for me. I think the author revealed the mystery surrounding the Heist too soon. I would have loved for the author to develop the emotions around that more deeply.

At the end of the month, the boy would be assigned to someone else and move on. Because there were no men, girls and the boys in the town engaged in 'slatings.' Basically for a month, these individuals would have sex for purposes of procreation. I felt like the author did not delve into a world without men very deeply. I actually did like the first chapter or two. Okay, I really liked the premise of this book. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side? Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept. There are boys-but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. Goodreads synopsis for Taken : There are no men in Claysoot. However, my review of Frozen will probably reveal a little bit about what happened in Taken. Just as an FYI, I am not going to reveal any major spoilers in my review. The final book, Forged, is scheduled to be published on April 14, 2015.

They are the first two books in the Taken series. This is a 2 in 1 book review for Taken and Frozen by Erin Bowman.

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