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 It's not even that long ago that I read this, but I must admit that I can't really remember everything that happened, so I had to skim through some of the important parts to refreshen my memory. Oh, and I love the cover because 1) it actually has something to do with the story, 2) it's really pretty, and 3) IT'S SHINY. 
 The whole idea of Starters was quite disturbing but fascinating at the same time. It has a very complex plot and was completely unpredictable to me. Every time I thought something was going to happen one way, what happened was the complete opposite--something I hadn't even thought about. 
 There are basically two age groups in the book: Starters and Enders. Starters are children and teenagers, and Enders are adults and seniors who can be over 200 years old. The Starters who have no older relatives all live on the streets as orphans. They have no rights, no food, no way of making money--except for the body bank. In her desperation to save all three of them, Callie goes to Prime Destinations and rents out her body. 
 I really liked Callie. She was a very strong protagonist. The thing I liked about her the most is that she was so selfless. She did everything for Michael and Tyler, and even risked her own life. 
 There is not a lot of romance in the book, at least not the kind that makes you want to just yell off the rooftops that your OTP finally got together. (Those are the best.) In the beginning of the book, Callie and Michael kind of have this unspoken thing going on, but none of them ever do something about it. Then Callie meets Blake, who is supposed to be the main love interest, I think. Their 'relationship' didn't make me feel butterflies in my stomach or anything. But at the same time, it was kind of nice to not have a heavy romance going on in this book, because of its complexity and the confusing... well, everything. 
 The side characters all felt a little disconnected to me. None of them really stood out to me and I'm hoping there will be more character development in the sequel, Enders. 
 Starters was a slow-paced dystopian, not full of action like The Hunger Games, but it was still very good. And at the end of the book it's like WHAM! ANSWERS! Also, major cliffhanger. You'd say it's like any other dystopian, but something in this book was very original and intriguing, I just don't really know what it is. The suspense was absolutely brilliant. There are constantly questions you're asking yourself and you won't want to stop flipping the pages to find out the answers. 
 (Guys, I need a gif of someone hanging from a cliff for every time I talk about cliffhangers in reviews. That'd be like, the best thing ever.)