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Coincidentally, I have dual feelings on Dualed. On one hand, I loved it! On the other, I was annoyed by the questionable world building and the fact that it's the first book in a series. It starts off the day of West's father's funeral. Her whole family is gone, except for her and her older brother, Luc. While sitting down to eat, their friend Chord is "activated." It's now time for him to kill his Alt or be killed. The three immediately take off to do the job, but while it had the outcome they hoped for, there was a peripheral kill which causes West to become a bit desperate. Instead of waiting around to be activated, she joins the strikers (assassins for Alts) to get in some real training. Then it's her time to kill or be killed.

The premise of Dualed is really great and exciting, but like I said, the world building is questionable. I spent the first handful of chapters just wondering why this is all happening. There is an explanation involving war (isn't it always?) but it didn't satisfy me. The whole point of creating Alts is to weed out the weak and leave the strong for an army. But really, all they're doing is pitting two people who look alike (this is basically all Alts have in common) against each other, and getting the best of those two. You killed your Alt, but you could still be a worse fighter than hundreds of others who killed theirs. Wouldn't it make more sense to train all of the kids and then do some kind of bracket fighting for each class to see who really is the best? There's still unnecessary violence, but at least then it actually provides the wanted results: the best of the best, not just the better out of two. I had a few more issues with this world, but that's the gist of it.

Dualed could have been a solid 4★ or 4.5★ read for me, since I absolutely could not put it down once the story got going! West is kind of on the run. She's in denial about that. She has 31 days to kill her Alt, but she spends most of the time hiding out and taking on more striker jobs. She tells herself it's for more practice, but really, the idea of killing someone who looks just like her is messing with her head. She doesn't know this girl at all, but still, it's creepy. There's also a minor romance going on between West and her friend Chord. He helps her with her assignment whether she wants it or not, and he's a great support. There are no major scenes of them together, confessing their love; it all just happens naturally.

The ending was also perfect! Dualed could have easily been left as a standalone. There's closure and a sense of hope, and no cliffhanger! The ending was a real ending! Sure, there was no cliche rebellion and fighting the system, but that ending worked. Now, Divided is the cliche fighting the system sequel, and it kind of ruined this one for me. Oh well.

*Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.


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Dualed Elsie Chapman Books Reviews

In Dualed , we are brought into Kersh a city-state in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been left infertile. The Board - the governing body - somehow has managed to find a way to create/grow human clones in labs two at a time. Every set of twins (or Alts) are separated at birth (hatching?) and each baby is raised by a different family. They never meet until the time comes for them to hunt down and kill their clone upon their activation. You see, the Board teaches that the survival of Kersh depends upon the strength of its population, so only those who kill their Alts are worthy of living there. This world-building is interesting, but it left me hungering for more. It seemed like there were holes in the story and zip-aheads (you know, when you fast forward in time - roll with it) that confused me a bit. When it came to other aspects of the story, I could suspend disbelief enough to believe Kersh wanted to be a land of killers, but I wanted to read more about why the Board activated certain individuals when they did. I also wish there would have been more showing of the parents and how they dealt with the loss of one child, but having another walking around, genetically the same.

The writing itself in Dualed was gripping, but I did have a bit of trouble connecting with the characters. West Grayer is a young girl surrounded by death and loss, and I think she is a fair representation of that. She is withdrawn and pushes away anyone who attempts to get close to or help her. I think this included me. However, West was fascinating to observe (I never felt like I was there with her like I do in many books), and I enjoyed her interactions with Chord. My favorite thing about her was the doubt she felt about being the worthy one, being as she was a hired assassin for other people's Alts. As for West's Alt, I wish I could have known her a little better. We were only given brief glimpses of her life, and mystery does not always translate to villainy.

After it's all said and done, I have to applaud Elsie Chapman for Dualed . There were times that I was left scratching my head because of the pace, but I never felt the urge to put the book down. I think the strange and broken future world that saw kids killing kids on the streets kept my attention trained so completely upon it. I knew from a few chapters into the book that it may not be for me, but Chapman had me and wasn't going to let me go. And though I know that Dualed 's sequel, Divided , will be coming out next year, I found the ending to be completely satisfying. I'm a huge fan of Old School science fiction's open endings, but that's not the case with Dualed . I can't imagine that any readers will be left standing at the edge of a cliff begging for book 2 because of how it all wraps up. Then again, I just read the ARC, so there may be a huge twist at the end that I completely missed.

Teen or adult reader alike, I think you should read the book for yourself. It's so fast and action-packed, it's likely you will forget that you are reading.

3.5/5 Stars

*To satisfy FTC guidelines, I am disclosing that I received a digital eARC of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It has in no way affected the outcome. All opinions expressed are rambling, honest, and completely my own.
Coincidentally, I have dual feelings on Dualed. On one hand, I loved it! On the other, I was annoyed by the questionable world building and the fact that it's the first book in a series. It starts off the day of West's father's funeral. Her whole family is gone, except for her and her older brother, Luc. While sitting down to eat, their friend Chord is "activated." It's now time for him to kill his Alt or be killed. The three immediately take off to do the job, but while it had the outcome they hoped for, there was a peripheral kill which causes West to become a bit desperate. Instead of waiting around to be activated, she joins the strikers (assassins for Alts) to get in some real training. Then it's her time to kill or be killed.

The premise of Dualed is really great and exciting, but like I said, the world building is questionable. I spent the first handful of chapters just wondering why this is all happening. There is an explanation involving war (isn't it always?) but it didn't satisfy me. The whole point of creating Alts is to weed out the weak and leave the strong for an army. But really, all they're doing is pitting two people who look alike (this is basically all Alts have in common) against each other, and getting the best of those two. You killed your Alt, but you could still be a worse fighter than hundreds of others who killed theirs. Wouldn't it make more sense to train all of the kids and then do some kind of bracket fighting for each class to see who really is the best? There's still unnecessary violence, but at least then it actually provides the wanted results the best of the best, not just the better out of two. I had a few more issues with this world, but that's the gist of it.

Dualed could have been a solid 4★ or 4.5★ read for me, since I absolutely could not put it down once the story got going! West is kind of on the run. She's in denial about that. She has 31 days to kill her Alt, but she spends most of the time hiding out and taking on more striker jobs. She tells herself it's for more practice, but really, the idea of killing someone who looks just like her is messing with her head. She doesn't know this girl at all, but still, it's creepy. There's also a minor romance going on between West and her friend Chord. He helps her with her assignment whether she wants it or not, and he's a great support. There are no major scenes of them together, confessing their love; it all just happens naturally.

The ending was also perfect! Dualed could have easily been left as a standalone. There's closure and a sense of hope, and no cliffhanger! The ending was a real ending! Sure, there was no cliche rebellion and fighting the system, but that ending worked. Now, Divided is the cliche fighting the system sequel, and it kind of ruined this one for me. Oh well.

*Disclaimer I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.