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 Christa's Hooked on Books 
 Earth is no more. We've depleted our resources, our cities have collapsed, there's nothing left. The human race's last hope are the large ships - the Empyrean and New Horizon - bound for New Earth. The ships are mini-civilizations themselves, with governments, agricultural land and scientists. Everyone working together to secure a better future for themselves and their children. Everything is running according to schedule for the Empyrean but something strange is going on with the New Horizon. It's slowed down. It's basically stopped moving. All the Empyrean knows about them is that their captain is dead and they're coming over, whether they want them to or not. 
 The back of this book claims that it will be the "most riveting series since The Hunger Games" that's a pretty big claim and I'm not entirely sure it lives up to it. I will say though that it is definitely an edge of your seat read. A lot of things happen to the characters of this novel and these things happen very quickly. You find yourself just coming to term with the horrible event that has just occured and then BAM, it just gets worse. 
 I found that the back cover and other marketing for this book is really trying to push the romantic angle and while that is an element I wouldn't pin point it as THE element. I can't say too much without giving away some of the major plot twists but I will say this: there are some very serious and very intense issues raised throughout the novel. Stuff gets real for many of these characters and I was surprised by how serious this book turned out to be. It was a good surprise. It was one of the main reasons this book distinguished itself from so many other YA dystopian/science-fiction novels recently. Not only was it exciting and riveting but it really made you think and it really made you question what humanity would do in a similar situation. 
 Glow is an incredible start to what I can only imagine will be a great series. If you're a fan of dystopia then you should definitely be adding Glow to your to read list. There were a few times that I found characters and their motivations to be a little unbelievable but those moments were few and far between and they didn't take away from the general quality of the book. It's hard hitting, action packed and intelligent. Perfect for young adults and adults alike.