The Girl Who Dared to Think 4: The Girl Who Dared to Rise

This is an amazing new series from Bella Forrest. (Even after four books, I think of it as \”new\” because of Forrest\’s tendency to write 30 or so books in a series.) It\’s a spin-off of The Gender Game series, which I absolutely loved. This writer, while seemingly not being able to end anything, has an incredible imagination, and knows how to write. I finally just got bored to death with the on-going and on-going \”Shade\” series, and stopped reading it. I\’m glad she branched out, because these two new ones are very, very good. The two series, The Gender Game, and The Girl Who Dared . . . \”, are dystopian stories of two separate communities, each unaware that the other exists. Both are unique, and Forrest supplies abundant detail about how they operate. This is something that sets a well written story apart from all the dreck that is out there. World building is important in imaginary societies, and Forrest is talented at that. The Gender Game and the Girl Who Dared books intersect at a critical point in The Gender Game, and we are introduced to this new community. It was fairly obvious that Forrest would spin this off, because it was just too good an idea to leave alone. She did a brilliant job. Five stars. Read it. It actually ends.

Introspection of the protagonist has increased to be to frequent and can go on for pages. I found myself breezing through pages because I couldn\’t stand anymore introspection. For this I give this book 3 stars when the previous books I gave 4 stars. You can expect the typical storyline regarding the parents with angst, late realization of love followed by loss. Still the story is imaginative and I intend to read through to the final.

This series is very poorly written. I am a writer and an English professor and students who are into dystopian novels suggested the series to me and obviously I\’m up to book four so there is some redeeming quality. Cons: Misuses words like bemused. Get a dictionary. People simply don\’t lick their lips that often. Spend more time on character development and less time on the fight scenes. Pros: Interesting concept. In the hands of a competent writer, this could really take off. As it is, it just won\’t. But it\’s enjoyable enough to listen to while I knit or clean or am falling asleep.

5 STARS goes without saying really. If it\’s written by Bella then of course it\’s a 5 star rating! I seriously couldn\’t put my kindle down. From start to finish Liana had her hooks into my head. Oh and that steamy make out session gave me instant hope Gray was back into consciousness. The ending was a huge suspension, nail biting, edge of my seat, couldn\’t blink or chance missing a moment cliff hanger that is totally in Bella fashion! January is my new favorite month that I can\’t wait for. I\’ll be waiting very impatiently for the next installment. Ugh!!!!

These endings are killing me! The only relief is that I am reading them when the series is finished so I don\’t have to wait before starting the next one. That lady chapter left SO many questions, especially about the end of the tournament. But about the important stuff, the book was good, the story fast paced and exciting. The characters could be more developed but mostly they are good too. I\’m really enjoying the series. Now, to hopefully find some answers…

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