The ARC: the world’s last chance for survival, but this underground fallout shelter is the last place you want to be.
At the tender age of two Elle Winters lost everything, when the day of impact transformed Earth’s surface into an icy, desolate wasteland. Fifteen years later, all she has ever known are the cold, artificial confines of underground fallout shelter, the ARC. Under the Council’s … Council’s rule, ruthless officials roam the hallways and community comes first. Everyone lives in fear of failing their annual testing and those that do are deemed tainted—taken away without any warning or a word of goodbye.
No one has been taken in over six months and the remaining citizens of the ARC have slowly begun to forget the danger. Elle remains wary, but even she is beginning to wonder if it’s finally safe to succumb to her feelings towards her closest friend, Sebastian.
But, no one is ever truly safe in the ARC. Elle is about to experience her own personal apocalypse and with nothing left to lose, she will finally attempt to uncover the truth about the tainted.
Will she find what she’s looking for or are some secrets better left buried deep underground?
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An interesting post-apocalyptic story!! Great twist at the end!!
Tainted was a great read!
liked this book a lot. Enough to buy the rest of the series. The characters are good, the story is good. I am already reading the second book “Talented” and looking forward to the other two books as well.
I enjoyed this book very much and it kept my interest.
I loved the plot of book, very original storyline. Couldn’t wait to read second book in series!!
Well, I started reading this and was okay this is out there a little bit, but I kept reading. Soon I was looking forward to what was going to happen next. The characters are written so well. Sebastian is my favorite. The style the author gives is a great dystopia young adult read for adults as well.
Interesting read. I don’t usually read teen books but this one was pretty good. Reading it you visualized an underground bunker and how the people trapped there would move on with a new society. I really enjoyed how the writer held back what being tainted really ment and kept you interested in finding out. I also felt they way the writer created …
I liked this book, but it is a cliff hanger.
Loved this book!!!
It kept me on the edge of my seat. The end makes you want the next book. I really want to know what happens to the main characters.
Just finished reading “Tainted” and I really enjoyed it!
Cute and original story. Trying to decide if I want to read the remaining 3 books.
I lenjoyed this book enough to buy and serial read the entire series. There are cliff hangers but enough closure with each book that they can stand alone
Loved this series!!!
Though somewhat predictable, the twists are helped along with a good character who is written with some depth.
I got this first book of the series when it was free from bookbub. Currently on the 3rd book in the series and enjoying every page.
enjoyable read
Great book.! A little predictable but it was enthralling and I didn’t want to put it down.
I like dystopian novels. This is a page-turner, although it ended about how I expected. The worst thing was reaching the end & finding out that this is the first book in a series and I’d have to buy the next one to find out what happens!
Sets you up to read more in the series.