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In Dualed , we are brought into Kersh: a city-state in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been left infertile. The Board - the governing body - somehow has managed to find a way to create/grow human clones in labs two at a time. Every set of twins (or Alts) are separated at birth (hatching?) and each baby is raised by a different family. They never meet until the time comes for them to hunt down and kill their clone upon their activation. You see, the Board teaches that the survival of Kersh depends upon the strength of its population, so only those who kill their Alts are worthy of living there. This world-building is interesting, but it left me hungering for more. It seemed like there were holes in the story and zip-aheads (you know, when you fast forward in time - roll with it) that confused me a bit. When it came to other aspects of the story, I could suspend disbelief enough to believe Kersh wanted to be a land of killers, but I wanted to read more about why the Board activated certain individuals when they did. I also wish there would have been more showing of the parents and how they dealt with the loss of one child, but having another walking around, genetically the same.

The writing itself in Dualed was gripping, but I did have a bit of trouble connecting with the characters. West Grayer is a young girl surrounded by death and loss, and I think she is a fair representation of that. She is withdrawn and pushes away anyone who attempts to get close to or help her. I think this included me. However, West was fascinating to observe (I never felt like I was there with her like I do in many books), and I enjoyed her interactions with Chord. My favorite thing about her was the doubt she felt about being the worthy one, being as she was a hired assassin for other people's Alts. As for West's Alt, I wish I could have known her a little better. We were only given brief glimpses of her life, and mystery does not always translate to villainy.

After it's all said and done, I have to applaud Elsie Chapman for Dualed . There were times that I was left scratching my head because of the pace, but I never felt the urge to put the book down. I think the strange and broken future world that saw kids killing kids on the streets kept my attention trained so completely upon it. I knew from a few chapters into the book that it may not be for me, but Chapman had me and wasn't going to let me go. And though I know that Dualed 's sequel, Divided , will be coming out next year, I found the ending to be completely satisfying. I'm a huge fan of Old School science fiction's open endings, but that's not the case with Dualed . I can't imagine that any readers will be left standing at the edge of a cliff begging for book 2 because of how it all wraps up. Then again, I just read the ARC, so there may be a huge twist at the end that I completely missed.

Teen or adult reader alike, I think you should read the book for yourself. It's so fast and action-packed, it's likely you will forget that you are reading.

3.5/5 Stars

*To satisfy FTC guidelines, I am disclosing that I received a digital eARC of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It has in no way affected the outcome. All opinions expressed are rambling, honest, and completely my own.


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Dualed Elsie Chapman Books Reviews

Dualed by Elsie Chapman is book one of a new YA dystopian series. Much like The Hunger Games and Divergent, Dualed follows West Grayer, a fifteen year old Idle waiting for her status to go Active. Once active, West will have one month to kill her Alt, a genetic twin raised by another family. The world West lives in is a world that only the strong survive so that the city can be protected at all times.

Okay so I'm torn. There were some aspects I really liked about this story and some I really didn't understand and loathed. Let's start with what I liked.

I liked the premise of this story. Every person born in Kersh is born with an Alt, a genetically identical twin, who at some point between the ages of ten and twenty you will be instructed to kill. There is no escaping this. When you become Active, a numerical code tattoos itself on your eyes so everyone knows that you are active. This code acts as a tracker and disappears only when you or your Alt is dead. If you fail to kill your Alt at the end of thirty-one days, you both die. Good incentive to kill right?

Wrong! I thought this was a perfect set-up for the main characters to revolt against the system...but NO!!! Instead during the very beginning, Luc, West's older brother who is still Idle, is killed during a friend's active battle. To me, that just gives more incentive to fight the system, but again no!

West unable to deal with her grief and scared to face her own Alt when the time comes becomes a striker. In other words, she becomes an assassin, killing other Active Alts for money. Granted this is illegal and against the system, but still she's a killer and she doesn't seem to mind it. I found this an irredeemable trait of the main character. I couldn't sympathize or empathize with her struggles at all!

What I really don't understand is how the fact West is a striker is not a part of the synopsis. You know like a warning you're about to read a book about an assassin because she chooses this path early, like the first 30% of the book, so it's not a spoiler.

Yet the synopsis does mention that love is a part of the story, and it is if you consider the main character refusing to acknowledge said feelings for a majority of the book. Chord is the male main character, he also happens to be a lifelong friend of West and Luc. Do you see where this is going? Chord's Alt kills Luc....see the problem now? A genetic twin of someone you love kills your only living family member, how do you look at that person again let alone love them? This made for an interesting twist, but West turning to an assassin kind of negated the twist for me.

If the story could've focused on West's grief and her struggles to overcome it, then I could've liked West. Instead I found myself apathetic if not completely disliking her at times. Her reasoning for becoming a striker and avoiding Chord are understandable yet becoming an assassin to bury the nightmares of your brother dying....I just don't buy it. Don't you think you'll have more nightmares?

Overall I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars because the premise of the story, the action, and the ending set up for a potentially good series. I like dystopian series, and so I will look for and read the rest of this one despite my misgivings. If you like action, YA dystopians, some suspense and a little (and I do mean a very little) romance, I recommend you give this book a shot. And if you do, let me know what you think )
In Dualed , we are brought into Kersh a city-state in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been left infertile. The Board - the governing body - somehow has managed to find a way to create/grow human clones in labs two at a time. Every set of twins (or Alts) are separated at birth (hatching?) and each baby is raised by a different family. They never meet until the time comes for them to hunt down and kill their clone upon their activation. You see, the Board teaches that the survival of Kersh depends upon the strength of its population, so only those who kill their Alts are worthy of living there. This world-building is interesting, but it left me hungering for more. It seemed like there were holes in the story and zip-aheads (you know, when you fast forward in time - roll with it) that confused me a bit. When it came to other aspects of the story, I could suspend disbelief enough to believe Kersh wanted to be a land of killers, but I wanted to read more about why the Board activated certain individuals when they did. I also wish there would have been more showing of the parents and how they dealt with the loss of one child, but having another walking around, genetically the same.

The writing itself in Dualed was gripping, but I did have a bit of trouble connecting with the characters. West Grayer is a young girl surrounded by death and loss, and I think she is a fair representation of that. She is withdrawn and pushes away anyone who attempts to get close to or help her. I think this included me. However, West was fascinating to observe (I never felt like I was there with her like I do in many books), and I enjoyed her interactions with Chord. My favorite thing about her was the doubt she felt about being the worthy one, being as she was a hired assassin for other people's Alts. As for West's Alt, I wish I could have known her a little better. We were only given brief glimpses of her life, and mystery does not always translate to villainy.

After it's all said and done, I have to applaud Elsie Chapman for Dualed . There were times that I was left scratching my head because of the pace, but I never felt the urge to put the book down. I think the strange and broken future world that saw kids killing kids on the streets kept my attention trained so completely upon it. I knew from a few chapters into the book that it may not be for me, but Chapman had me and wasn't going to let me go. And though I know that Dualed 's sequel, Divided , will be coming out next year, I found the ending to be completely satisfying. I'm a huge fan of Old School science fiction's open endings, but that's not the case with Dualed . I can't imagine that any readers will be left standing at the edge of a cliff begging for book 2 because of how it all wraps up. Then again, I just read the ARC, so there may be a huge twist at the end that I completely missed.

Teen or adult reader alike, I think you should read the book for yourself. It's so fast and action-packed, it's likely you will forget that you are reading.

3.5/5 Stars

*To satisfy FTC guidelines, I am disclosing that I received a digital eARC of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It has in no way affected the outcome. All opinions expressed are rambling, honest, and completely my own.