3 out of 5 stars
The Unidentified
Author: Rae Mariz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Jacket photo: Louis Fox / Getty Images
Author photo: Rae Mariz
Jacket design: Sarah Hoy
Fifteen-year-old Katey (aka Kid) goes to school in the Game - a mall converted into a "school" run by corporate sponsors. As the students play their way through the levels, they are also creating products and being used for market research by the sponsors, who are watching them 24/7 on video cameras.
Kid has a vague sense of unease but doesn't question this existence until one day she witnesses a shocking anti corporate prank. She follows the clues to uncover the identities of the people behind it and discovers an anonymous group that calls itself the Unidentified. Intrigued by their counterculture ideas and enigmatic leader, Kid is drawn into the group. But when the Unidentified pranks and evens Kid's own identity are co-opted by the sponsors, Kid decides to do something bigger-something that could change the Game forever.
This funny, sharp, and thought-provoking novel heralds the arrival of a stunning new voice in teen fiction.
My review
Just finished the Unidentified. It is about an old mall turned into a school (the Game) after the government has ran out of funding. The lead girl is named Kid, she isn't branded (Branded is like a pro being sponsored by a company or companies). Her best friend Ario is obsessed with becoming branded. There is a group know as the Unidentified that is trying to lead a rebellion against the Game. It was well written, fast pace book. It was an enjoyable read but to me sometimes it stayed on a subject to long, when that part of the story was not important. I will read book 2 (if there is one) if the outline grabs me, but it would not be a book I put on my calender that I would have to have the day it comes out.
Did you read the Unidentified, what did you think?
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