Marked: Number 1 in series

i used to really love these books. i read them so many times as a teenager. how ever going back and rwadinf as an adult. i was sad to see some many comments freely tossed around that would hurt people. there tones of body shaming (calling people unnattractive because they have red hair and are annoying), judgement on so many things that are unnessacary (calling herself queer cause she noticed someone was pretty), judgement on people who take drugs (they are hurting and need to fill a hole in themselves, we need to love them not judge them and yes i have helped people with addiction before) and so many other things, that even though it was a great read, constantly reading these judgements made me stop and i will not be wasting anymore of my time or money. im sad to see so much judgement for things people jusy don't understand

While the premise is good, I cannot speak for the characters. The fact that we are constantly reminded about how special Zoe is and the stereotypes we have for other characters doesn't help. In all honesty, I felt that the antagonists were better developed!

Since discovering this book series in my old school library the feeling of reading this has never changed, 8 years on and I am the proud owner of the whole series on play books having emmased them over the years for Christmases and birthdays start at the age of 12. It's been years since I read them and I've still never finished the entire set, still have so much to look forward too. 😁 Love love LOVE these books.