A review by annashiv
Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray

3.0

Really liked the first, I don't know 30% but then it got into the story and I just didn't like it. The last 10% though was awful. I looked at some of the reviews for the lady book and I think I'll do here and do my best to forget that all ending. I think ultimately, I got sick of the characters. They didn't really change; just kept beating the same drum. And I really hated the villains, which is just about everyone except for Noemi and Abel. I think again, the world building just isn't there. Like this is pretty fast into the future but there are still distinct races and cultures and languages? And somehow the technology on Genesis is compatible with the rest of the world's? And the new planet? Don't get me started. It just could have been so much more. It had great character. They just didn't shine as well in the sequel, sadly.