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First of all, I read anything Michael Grant writes based on his name alone. I think he's one of the King Midases of YA literature--everything he writes is phenomenal. This series, while not my favorite, is still fantastic.

uch an improvement on the first book, but still not quite up to Grant standards. There were still some scenes that felt forced, and the whole Haarm thing felt completely unnecessary, unless it's a setup for book 3. The punishments were, again, horrific and awful, but luckily didn't have quite the psychological effect that the ones in book 1 did. These didn't hit my fears as hard, so *phew*. :) I do look forward to the novella and book 3, though, mostly because the concept is fresh and fun. And scary.

Also, does anyone else see Bradbury's Illustrated Man in the Messenger's tattoo thing? That seems like a massive tribute.