Publishing, now more so than ever, needs to make money, and the easiest way to get the tills ringing is to create hype.

It’s the entire backbone of the Orwell Project, after all. It’s not unusual to see such comparisons made in the advertising of a book. However, to bill a book as a combination of both is just setting yourself up for disappointment. The same applies to the use of “The Hunger Games”. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.Ĭover impressions: The moment “Twilight” is invoked in the promotion of your book, you’ve got some serious hype to live up to. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust.and her heart. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her.įleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Summary (taken from Goodreads): The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus-and the vaccine intended to protect against it-wiped out most of the earth’s population. I know I said “The Selection” would be my next entry, but cheap Kindle deals plus my birthday plus an uncharacteristically lovely day meant I just had to move onto another book with a lot of hype and a dead end. I have a few more things I’d like to discuss regarding some points I made in my “Matched” review regarding the separation of author and text, but I think it may be easier to do so in a separate post, possibly on The Book Lantern. Once again, thank you for the comments and your thoughts.

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