Flawed (free sampler)

By Cecelia Ahern

THIS IS A SAMPLER ONLY AND NOT THE FULL EBOOK.

Read an extract from FLAWED – the stunning YA debut by internationally bestselling author, Cecelia Ahern.

Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.

But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found FLAWED.

In this stunning novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.

THIS IS A SAMPLER ONLY AND NOT THE FULL EBOOK.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Mar 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9780008190149

Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Ahern was born and grew up in Dublin. Her novels have been translated into thirty-five languages and have sold more than twenty-five million copies in over fifty countries. Two of her books have been adapted as films and she has created several TV series. She and her books have won numerous awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You. She lives in Dublin with her family.

Reviews for Flawed (free sampler)

[eduscapes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

FLAWED by Cecelia Ahern is a young adult dystopian thriller exploring societal perfection.Celestine lives in a world that expects perfection. Those who break societal norms are physically and emotionally branded. While Celestine is considered the model citizen, she begins to realize that living a moral life may require actions that don’t mesh with society’s view of perfection. When she’s branded for an act of kindness and compassion, her life changes forever.Librarians will find this engaging work of science fiction to be a source for endless discussions about the role of society and government in dictating what’s moral and ethical. Use it in a book club or even a psychology or sociology course.Published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan on April 5, 2016. ARC courtesy of the publisher.

[quondame · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Do we really need another teenage girl in a dystopian society whose life is ruined by doing -what we see- as the right thing? Pretty relentless in it's downer message of a society fighting itself and individuals using them to gain power and money.

[iambookish-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Right off the bat I was disappointed in the fact that this book is a blatant rip off of the Hunger Games. The main character is supposed to be a Katniss-like character, bringing the "flawed" citizens a heroine to rally behind and start a revolution, but because of the way Celestine's character is written, it's hard to believe she is the type of person that could rally a football team more or less a whole citizenship.
And Celestine's lawyer, Mr. Berry, is described to look exactly like Stanley Tucci's character Caeser Flickerman in the HG movies.

Granted this isn't the first dystopian YA book to cash in on the popularity of the HG series, but I expected a bit more from one of my favorite authors.
That being said I will probably read the next books in this series, because I'm just a glutton for punishment!

[lenamaybooks · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book was so good. I just couldn't put it down.

I didn't expect to like Flawed as much as I did. I am impatient to see where this story picks up....I absolutely loathe the ending.

[booksgaloreca · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is a book that is geared towards young adult readers. I found the story interesting and made me think. The main character had her issues, but well....she is young. lol Recommended read if you like young adult fiction.

[pennma05-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I just couldn't really seem to get into this book without thinking of a bunch of other books that it was too similar to. I was kind of bummed because I think this book had a lot of potential but it just fell flat for me.

[libstaff2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

4.5 StarsA YA dystopia that you will leave you thinking. You will either love it or not. I loved it. I enjoyed the writing style (it's smooth and flows like honey), the characters (especially the ones who showed such a transformation-like the MC's mom), the setting, and the multiple themes illustrated throughout (such as bullying, discrimination, mass media influence, etc). Yes, there's some teen romance and the reasons and background for the Guild aren't crystal clear. However, the novel includes some minority groups (a mixed-race main character for example) and addresses so many other issues that the book reads more like a YA political thriller. I've read P.S. I Love You by this author and was pleasantly surprised with her first work in a different genre. I look forward to the next installment. For YA readers and fans.Net Galley Feedback