Frozen

Frozen is the second book in the Taken series.  I did not like this book anywhere near as much as the first book.  This book introduces the concept of "forgeries" where a person can be copied and be almost exactly like the original person with their memories and feelings but have like a computer program ingrained in their brain that leaves them loyal to the enemy known as Frank. Also there is more of the love triangle which just makes me mad.  How can you love someone for so long and then suddenly just throw them away because of another pretty face who throughout the whole book he is saying how he just fights with the new girl and they pretty much bring out the worst in each other. I feel like Emma brings out the best in him and Bree does not but she doesn't try to correct him ever so I guess she is more "accepting" because of that?  Whatever real relationships need to have elements of both and he never really gave the relationship with Emma a chance!  Anyway it really bothers me and this book just wasn't as interesting to me as the first...but I'm still going to read the last book to find out how it all ends!  I'm hoping maybe the love triangle can be resolved in a way that will make me happy. Ha. :)

Taken

This book sucked me in right away.  It is about a small, seemingly poor community completely surrounded by a wall where the boys are taken or "heisted" at age 18.  Anyone who crosses the wall has their burned body returned to the village the next day. The book opens on the day of Blaine Weathersby's heist.  The main character is Gray Weathersby, Blaine's younger brother born exactly one year apart.  He finds a secret letter in his home after his brother is heisted and wants to find answers to what is going on in his community.  He teams up with his long time secret crush Emma to find answers and they decide to take the chance to cross the wall.  Luckily for Gray he and Emma become very close in the process.  After they cross the wall...it quickly goes downhill in my opinion.  Obviously much more is going on with this community behind the wall.  But maybe the thing that bothers me the most it that there is a love triangle.  The first half of the book is all about how much Gray loves and wants Emma and has for years since he was 6 years old .and how he can't believe she is finally starting to return his affection.  So it really bothers me that the first girl he meets after being separated from Emma he is attracted to and he gets confused.  I guess I shouldn't be surprised in a teen book, but as a married woman...it really bothers me.  Still a fun read, the mystery was cool but once it's over...it just isn't quite as interesting. I still couldn't put this book down though even after all the secrets are revealed.  Good summer read!