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Feb 22, 2017taylorwoods rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In a world where women and young girls are prized and practically worshipped over men and young boys seems like the ultimate utopia for any feminist. Their gender gap is vast- 5 boys for every 1 girl- and how do we solve it? The Tests of course! Where (in a weird, funky way) Divergent meets The Hunger Games (bear with me here), young boys compete in a series of tests to win over their young bride. Enduring tests of skills and physicality, the winner gets to spend the rest of his life in luxury; pleasing his wife and helping bear daughters. If you lose, you will never marry and work the rest of your life (dire competition meets tests that determine destiny) This small story really turned the tables on what it would be like for this- men no longer having a say in society and it fascinated the crap out of me. I really did not expect much out of it- to be honest I was pulled in because it's primarily written in verse- and I am stunned and this book exceeded my expectations. I thought this book had many overlapping ideas from different already existing stories, however it is 99.9% original in my eyes. Very unique society with a very unique problem that does translate into the real world and it's issues.