First-half September reads

I'm gonna talk about books now, since my past month and few weeks have pretty much revolved around my reading.

I'm including you in by writing this in third person, so you can imagine yourself as the protagonist of the stories ^^

1. Matched - Ally Condie

You are born in a Society which controls your every move in life. Who you love, what you eat, when you die.

When you turn seventeen, you are bestowed upon your Matching Ceremony, in which the Society pairs you up with someone they think is your perfect Match. It turns out to be your best friend from childhood.

You think your match is perfect because you've known him for as long as you can remember. Until one day you see the face of another boy also labelled as your Match. That's when you realise the Society may not be as perfect as you think.

You meet this other boy, and he knows things you aren't supposed to know. He knows how to write with his hands, while you and everyone else are only capable of typing on your tabs.

You realise you have a decision to make.

If you choose to love the boy you grew up with, you are going according to the Society's wishes. If you choose to love the boy who can show you a different side of the world, you are going against the Society.

It's an invitation to war, but a part of you knows it's worth it to fight, so you can do the one thing you've never done: choose your life.

2. Monument 14 - Emmy Laybourne

You are on the way to school on the school bus, along with other students from your high school. Earlier that morning, you'd rushed from home to catch the bus, never stopping to say bye to your mother even.

Your peace is disrupted when hail falls from the sky. The hail increases in size, creating dents on the roof of the bus, toppling it over even. You take shelter beneath a seat while you watch the chaos around you.

The teacher from another school bus is trying to gather everyone she can. The few survivors that remain are driven into the nearest building: a hypermarket called Greenway. The gates and doors close shut behind you, and you try to register what just happened.

You gather around one of the television sets in the electrical department, and you get news about what's happening outside.

There have been escalating disasters going on, from mega tsunamis to a chemical spillage. It's not safe to be outside.

You take a look around the other survivors. They are six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders and six little kids, as young as five. You guys are trapped while chaos ensues outside; sure, you may be stuck in a hypermarket which ensures you are well-supplied, but how long more can you--all 14 of you--survive?

3. Reboot - Amy Tintera

Five years ago, you were shot three times in the chest.

178 minutes later, you awaken as a Reboot: faster, stronger, less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they become when they awaken. At 178, your number is the highest, making you the deadliest Reboot.

You are a soldier serving Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation (HARC), where you meet the next newbie you are training. His number is 22, making him the lowest and practically human compared to you.

You are irritated with his many questions, his slow reflexes, his never-fading smile. When he refuses to obey an order, you are told to eliminate him if you can't get him in line.

Being the perfect soldier, you've never gone against an order before; but there's something about 22 that makes you think twice about your place. Makes you feel human. Makes you feel down for being looked up to only because of your high number. Makes you want to rebel against everything you've ever known.

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The Monument 14 trilogy especially was SO good, trust me.