OMG!!! This is one of the best books I've ever read!!! Once I got into it (and that was almost immediately), I couldn't put it down. At times I yol (yelled out loud), col (cried out loud) and lmh (lost my heart) to the story. The book was exciting, heartwarming, full of surprises and wonderful characters. Thank you for the ARC through Goodreads' First Read Giveaway Kat Falls!

I will love this forever and ever because it takes place in my hometown: even though not all the details are totally perfect, it's still cool to have your hometown name-checked as a partially civilized fortification in a post-apocalyptic horrorscape overrun by human/animal hybrids. I mean, come on! So cool. But don't be confused by my unabashed love for it - it really, really sucks. That Divergent-y cover is not an accident: this is clearly a cash grab by a publisher (and author) that know "any shitty dystopia" is a surefire way to sell books. It's got a shitty love triangle, a shitty predictable plot, a shitty dickhead love interest (to contrast with the shitty no-personality love interest), and a shitty Too Stupid To Live heroine. Hard pass on this one unless you're from the Quad Cities.And if you are from the QC, please enjoy:Main character walks from the Arsenal Bridge in Rock Island to Moline; at one point, fleeing something scary, she wants to run into the river to escape, but she can't because the river is over "the edge of a bluff - too high for diving and too sheer to climb down." hahahahahahaha as if there's any interesting scenery on that part of the riverPart of fortified downtown Moline includes a train station. I guess we got that direct-to-Chicago amtrak line after all!

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Action-packed dystopian novel filled with great characters, sweet romance, and suspenseful moments. This is a must read for all YA Dystopian fans, it will not disappoint!Opening Sentence: Now that I was actually on the roof of the skyscraper, I was having second thoughts.The Review:It is the year 2026 in America and life as we know it no longer exists. 18 years ago there was a virus unleashed that killed millions and left many more mutated with animal parts. Now there is a huge wall that separates east from the west and its forbidden to cross the wall for any reason, in fear that you will bring the contamination back. The punishment for breaking the law is very harsh and most people wouldnt dream of breaking it. But rules are always meant to be broken and walls are meant to be climbed.Sixteen-year-old Delaney McEvoy grew up on the right side of the wall, but she has always wondered what was on the other side. She has always thought her father was a respected art collector, but it turns out he is a Fetch (someone that retrieves lost items from the Savage Zone for a price.) This is a very dangerous occupation, but the payout is well worth it until he gets caught. Now in order to save her fathers life, Lane agrees to complete his last job. She will have to go deep into the Savage Zone, and risk not only her life but her perfect human DNA as well.Lane was not your average pretty girl from the other side of the wall. Growing up her father made her take all sorts of survival and self defense classes. Once Lane finds herself in the Savage Zone she doesnt freak out or freeze up like most people would. Sure, she is scared, but her instincts kick in and she is able to take care of herself. I loved that Lane wasnt a damsel in distress and had to wait around for someone to rescue her. Shes not opposed to getting all the help she can, but she can also fend for herself. Lane is also a very determined young woman, and she doesnt let distractions (like two totally hot boys) get in the way of helping her father in any way she can. She also has a very tender heart and instead of treating all the mutated humans like animals, she treats them with respect and kindness. Lane was very easy to like and I loved her story. I cant wait to see what is in store for her in the next book.Now for the two very hot boys! First, I want to say that yes there is a love triangle, but honestly the romance is not a big part of this story. It is very subtle and all it does is add just another small layer of tension to make the story even better. So for people that get annoyed by love triangles this should not be a problem at all because it is such a small part of the plot and I dont think it will bother you.First up you have Emerson, who is a guard at the wall. He is only a few years older than Lane and is instantly kind to her. He has a heart of gold and his life goal is to help find a cure for the virus that has affected so many peoples lives. He was raised inside the wall just like Lane so they both know what it is like to be sheltered. I just thought Emerson was adorable and very sweet. He is a stable person and he doesnt waver when it comes to the important things. I admired his strength and determination to his cause. His relationship with Lane is friendly because they have a common goal, but there is also a small attraction there.Next there is the undeniably gorgeous Rafe. He grew up in the savage zone and he hunts the mutated humans that have gone feral. His life has been full of heartache and loss, but that is just the way it is on the other side of the wall. He has this sense of confidence that is both endearing and irritating at the same time. He is a relentless tease and loves to put everyone on edge. But he is also a great guy that tries to do the right thing. I love the way he interacted with Lane. They are obviously attracted to each other, but they both know that feelings are a big distraction they cant afford to have right now. I love Rafe and I am totally rooting for him to end up with Lane.Inhuman was just a fantastic read that I couldnt put down. From the first page, I was totally engrossed into the world and I fell completely in love with the cast of characters. It is hard to put into words how much I truly enjoyed this book. I had seen a few good reviews floating around about it lately, and when I realized I had a copy that needed to be reviewed, I picked it up. I am so glad that I did because this book is full of action, romance, and suspense, all set in a savage futuristic world. I found that every time I had to put this book down to take care of my everyday life things, I was constantly thinking about it and wanting to see what happened next. The pages came to life while I was reading them with Falls descriptive and engaging writing style. The plot had a few twists that helped keep me intrigued the whole way through the book. The ending was done perfectly where I felt satisfied, yet wanting so much more. The second book in this series comes out later this year and it is one of my most anticipated 2014 releases now. I would highly recommend this book to fans of YA Dystopian novels, its a must read.Notable Scene:I had to see the fugitives face. What if that was my dad down there? I spotted him crouching behind a rock outcropping halfway up the slope. Below him, the two guards swept the riverbank with flashlights. The bushes off to my left rustled. The third guard was closing in fast.I tucked the badge into the front of my vest and scurried along the ridgeline until I was directly above the fugitive. I waited for him to do something to make a run up the hill. But the seconds ticked by and he remained as still as an animal caught in a blinding glare. The guards below gave up on the riverbank and turned their high-powered flashlights onto the hill, inching their way up. I couldnt wait any longer. Scooting a little ways down the slope, I whispered, Hey.The fugitive didnt move.Hey, I said a little louder.He whipped around at the noise and rose, but I couldnt see his face. He didnt come any closer. As I considered creeping down farther, he tipped back his head as if sniffing the wind. When he turned his attention to me again, I caught a flash of his eyes in the moonlight yellow and bestial and knew then, beyond all doubt, the man was not my father.I wasnt even sure he was human.FTC Advisory: Scholastic provided me with a copy of Inhuman. No goody bags, sponsorships, material connections, or bribes were exchanged for my review.

UPDATE: Listen up, I'm fucking sick of dealing with trolls on this review. You do not need to inform me that I made the judgment on very little of the book. I'm aware of this, and I'm up front about that. I'm not going to change the review, no matter how often people troll me on it (often). Trolling comments will be summarily deleted. You want attention? Well, you're not getting it here. All trolls may kindly fuck off.Pages Read: 18, the first chapterReason I quit:All of the characters are idiots thus far, but the real reason I stopped was this (on page three):When the wall went up eighteen years ago, that part of the country became as mysterious to us as Africa was to the rest of the world in the nineteenth century. The Feral Zone was our Dark Continent.But wait! There's more!"'I know what's over there.' She plucked a bottle of hand sanitizer from the back pocket of my jeans. 'Rubble and disease.''And mutants,' Camden added without taking his eyes from the little hovercopter zooming toward the wall."Oh good, so, in case we weren't clear, we're comparing Africans to mutants or "chimpacabras." Fantastic.Other issues:1) Everyone's stupid.2) A guy forces a kiss on Lane, the heroine, and insinuates that because she talked to him online all week she wanted it.3) The heroine gets arrested for potentially having the feral virus and worries that she's "ruined the senior year of high school." Priorities, bitch. On the plus side, this does make Mr. Doucheface regret his mouth rape.4. This phrase: "That's what really carbonated my blood."I am not impressed and I'd rather read something good. We're done, book.

(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Scholastic and Netgalley.)16-year-old Lane lives in a dystopian society, where beyond the boundary wall live people who are known as feral part-human, part-animal hybrids.When Lane is picked up for possibly being infected (having the disease that turns people feral), she soon learns that the reason is that her father has been going across the boundary to the old city of Chicago to bring back priceless art works. One woman has evidence of him crossing the boundary, and offers Lane a deal get her father to retrieve something for her from Chicago, and shell make the evidence go away.Given only 5 days to find her father, get the item, and get back behind the boundary wall, Lane is on a tight schedule.Can she find the scientist who supposedly knows where her father is? Can she find the item the woman has asked for? And can she do it without becoming infected herself?This was an okay dystopian novel, but it felt like a bit like a fairy-tale-mash-up.Lane was an okay character, although I did think she was maybe a little dumb at times. I didnt quite get how she could figure out that the stories her father had told her, were really about what was on the other side of the wall, but then not figure out that the strange creatures hed talked about where also real and on the other side of the wall. Logic missing.The storyline in this book was a bit of a strange one. At times it felt like we really were in some kind of a dystopian future, and then at other times it felt like some kind of fairy-tale world. At times I got hints of The Wizard of Oz a tiger-man who is going around searching for a heart (the tin-man), and a girl who is looking for a scientist who will tell her what she needs to get home (Dorothy), never mind that they were traveling along a road (admittedly it wasnt made of yellow bricks but we cant be too literal). Not forgetting the feral and very vicious monkey type things, which reminded me of the Wicked Witchs flying monkeys.Then there were hints of Alice in Wonderland Lane having to crawl through small spaces, and then a very self-important, and nasty-piece-of-work Queen, who kept ordering people killed (I was waiting for the Off with their heads! line!), who reminded me of the Queen of Hearts. There was even a Beauty and the Beast angle worked in there the beast has to win her heart, which was unexpected and quite clever.I did feel that this book lost its way a little in the middle, and I did find some of the middle bits a little boring, but thankfully it picked up a bit at the end. The ending was then alright, but again, I thought that Lane had been exceptionally stupid as it turned out. There was quite a lot not wrapped up at the end, leaving more to be explored in further books, but I wouldnt want to read these back-to-back. That boring part in the middle stopped this from being anything more than an okay read for me.Overall; and okay dystopian fairy-tale-esque story.6.5 out of 10.