Book Review: Independent Study

I've actually been listening to a lot of books on CD and a lot of playaways...the same goes for this second book in The Testing series!

Independent Study

Joelle Charbonneau

Goodreads summary:
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.

I will preface this review with the disclaimer that I did listen to this book on CD while I was working on a lot of other stuff, so my opinion may be a bit skewed because I did not offer the story my full attention.

This book is a great pick up from the first installment, The Testing.  I actually enjoyed this one more than the first one, because you guessed it--less love stories going on!  The struggle of Cia in this new world is truly relate-able regardless of the dystopian setting.  Cia is trying to make it in her new studies and find out who she is, who she trusts, and what the future holds for her.  The fact that there is a bunch of adventure and crazy emotional turmoil only adds to the fact that Cia is out of her element.  

If you read The Testing, you must continue to the series!