Numbers Game by Rebecca Rode
(Numbers Game, Book 1)
Released: March 16, 2015 | Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction
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Treena is nervous for Rating Day. A single number will brand her forever—a valuable citizen, or a pathetic waste of space. Her top-Rated boyfriend is confident their scores will coincide so they can attend the academy together. But when the big day arrives, her true number shocks everyone.
To get her life and boyfriend back, she must go undercover and expose a military spy. Doesn’t sound too hard, except that someone wants her dead. And then there’s Vance, the mysterious soldier with a haunted past and beautiful brown eyes. Together, they discover a dark numbers conspiracy, one that shatters the nation’s future. Treena must join up with Vance if she is to survive the dangerous game of numbers—and the terrible war that rages within her heart.
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The idea for Numbers Game came from Rebecca Rode checking her credit score at the bank. She started wondering, what if a single number could determine everything about you: your intelligence, appearance, athletic ability, and overall worth to society.
REVIEW
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If Divergent was actually good.
Numbers Game checks every box on the YA dystopian checklist: a class-based society deciding people’s roles, conveniently timed romances, and characters making completely irrational choices.
And yet… I still enjoyed it. A lot of that comes down to expectations, I went in knowing exactly what I wanted: a familiar, fast-paced YA story to scratch the itch after a break from the genre. That’s exactly what I got, and it delivered.
If you’re looking for something quick, simple, and entertaining, Numbers Game won’t blow your mind, but it’s a solid addition to the genre.
