Perfect for those who enjoyed Divergent and Ender’s Game, The Amplified Trilogy follows teenager Mari Quillen as she develops hidden strengths and explores a society where no one has to make any effort as long as they know the right thing to say.Includes The Amplified, The Dissenters, and The Restrainers.
Great book especially if you liked he divergent series.
This set of three books grabbed me from the start and I couldn’t wait to jump into the next book. The greatest thing was, I did not have to wait because I had this box set. A fabulous read with great characters, awesome storyline and compelling action.
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interesting story
I liked the storyline. Sometimes the characters were one dimensional and just followed stereotypical norms, and cue the teenage angst, but ah well, a certain amount of that is to be expected in a YA novel, dystopian or not.
A lot like Divergent, but with enough differences to be its own unique story.
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The Amplified Trilogy: The Amplified Books 1-3 by Lauren M. Flauding is an amazing box set that I have read.I loved reading this box set very much and the fact that my teenangers could read it with me is priceless. I highly recommend this box set to everyone who loves reading about Sci-Fi and sweet romances in their stories.
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The Amplified box set is a collection of three novels that follow Mari, who is 15 years old when the series begins. The Community is a dystopian world that is divided into the Regulars, the Amplified, and the Restrainers. Everyone is born as a Regular, but some can choose to become Amplified. Since this collection has the complete Amplified series, I am worried about giving away too much of the plot of each book away because, of course, the early books become the foundation of the later books. So I will just give her a brief description each below.
Amplified: In the first book of the series, Mari is not yet Amplified when it begins. When her Amplified older brother returns from duty, she is surprised–and not in a good way–about how he has changed since he has become Amplified. Still, though, she decides to go through the amplification process herself, which includes getting an implant as well as training. Amplification makes the recipients stronger, faster, and better able to attain and retain knowledge. But things are definitely not what they seem; as you might imagine, the government uses these devices for multiple nefarious purposes. In this book, I really enjoyed Mari’s character. Even though she is young, she seems to be one of the few who questions this system.
The Dissenters: In this installment, we learn more about the dissenters. Because of Mari’s unique abilities, she becomes in danger from her fellow Amplifieds who cannot resist obeying commands. What will Mari do to protect herself? Are there others who can help protect her?
The Restrainers: Knowing all that we know about Mari, it seems a surprise that she’s now a Restrainer. But, of course, she has her own agenda. This installment is fast-paced–sometimes a little too much, as I would have liked to have seen some pivotal moments expanded more–and the ending came as a complete surprise, which is so abnormal in this genre.
If you enjoy books like the Divergent series, you will find this series to be quite similar. Mari is a strong heroine who thinks, so she is enjoyable to watch as she tries to figure out this dangerous system that she is a part of. She is multifaceted and becomes even more so as she matures, yet she is not without flaw. All of that is hard to create in one young character, but the author has done a remarkable job. Other people suffer in this society as well. The Community appreciates physical prowess to an extreme. People who are slow or overweight are censured, even if they are good people or do decent things. The series certainly gets you thinking about topics like peer pressure, accountability, personal responsibility, and societal conditioning.
Unfortunately, there were a few problems with grammar, punctuation, and usage. Sometimes wrong words were used like loose/lose consciousness. They were some spacing errors around quotation marks.
I have read the entire series and I loved the twists and turns in the series. I would recommend you read this book if you enjoy reading about dystopian societies.
Interesting concept and a fun read. Just wish we got more background about the world and characters. Will definitely have my son read this when he’s older.
Anyone over the age of 12 will not care for this book. Amateurish, no real depth.
If you have not read any of the hundreds of other YA dystopian fiction books that are out there, you will probably like this series. If you’re like me, and have read lots of them you will see that this book is just a copy of all the other better books in this genre. There is nothing new or different here, and it is not written well. Every “surprise” that happens you will have already seen coming long before it actually does. Disappointing.