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Shannon Stoker's "The Registry" is the story of an alternate America where girls are raised to be brides that are essentially auctioned off to the highest bidder. The boys go off to serve their country in a mandatory 4 year term & then get the chance to buy a bride from The Registry. When Mia Morrissey gets ready to be listed she has an encounter with her sister who comes back home & is nearly dead from the abuse of her husband. It's then that Mia decides after she's appraised at one of the highest prices possible that she plans her escape & does so with her friend Whitney & cohort Andrew who is a farmhand. The story itself is a chance across the country as they outrun Mia's husband Grant who buys her sight unseen as they themselves are funneled through what amounts to an Underground Railroad system en route to freedom in Mexico. The story itself is engaging & a quick read with chapters that are short & easy to follow; however, the biggest question I have with this book is - why do I care about these characters & their plight?

Stoker's biggest flaw is that the background history of the creation of The Registry let alone this version of the US has so many holes in it that I literally need to know more in order to care. Supposedly there was a great war that the US fought & won that did some damage to the male population which is why they are treated like throw away children (sort of like the Chinese today with their girls). There is also a hint that the population of the girls was decimated due to some sort of either plague or other disaster making them in short supply. None of this is clearly referenced. Also there is a line that almost implies as if the states are actual countries while referencing certain regions of the US as x-area. It is that lack of development within the story that makes it almost hard to understand the simple reason of why is all of this necessary or better yet when is this even set.

Don't get me wrong, I want to care about these characters & understand why the US has taken this major step backward & I'm also very curious about the sequel to this book planned for Winter 2014, but for now though this book is a skip in my mind simply due to information that probably could've taken a quick chapter or 2 to develop & make this world more believable.


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The Registry A Registry Novel Shannon Stoker 9780062271723 Books Reviews

I figured out the problem with this book but it took until the middle before I finally placed my finger on it. While the premise is actually one I really do enjoy (dystopian world), the characters are stereotypes you would expect in any "reality tv show" casting. There is the stupid, pretty girl, the smart not-so-pretty girl, the rich mean guy, the poor nice guy, the pair of gays, etc. Everyone you end up meeting in the story has 1 dimension - and it is very stereotypical. Perhaps the author meant to do this, showing that a dystopian world produces people with no depth of character, but I doubt that much thought went into it.

The premise and intro really got me hooked. I read for 3 straight hours the first time I picked it up and only put it down when I had to sleep because of the premise and I wanted to see how the country got that way. However, after having some sleep, picking up the book () again led me to wonder why these characters had no depth.

I did finish the story since I don't like to start the book and not finish it, but it was not as developed as I would have liked. If you see this on sale, it is worth a viewing, but be warned that there are issues with the characters.
The premise of this novel is interesting and the plot shows promise, but I felt like I was reading a first draft version. The characters are interesting but underdeveloped and their relationships are stilted. I wish I could speak to the author and tell her to dig deeper into who her characters really are and then rewrite the last couple of chapters. So many things happen that are not logical based on the characters' previous actions, and it felt like the end was just thrown together to finish the book. I was disappointed.
Mia has been trained to believe that her beauty is her whole worth and that she must submit fully to her future husband. But she is determined to find something more for herself that what the system of the Registry offers to her.

I thought many of the ideas and themes in "The Registry" were interesting. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get past the fact that I thought the characters were one-dimensional and unbelievable. Mia, the completely sheltered non-educated girl, suddenly becomes someone who is contributing to the running away effort. And Whitney, the girl who has been taught to think for herself, is somehow unable to break out of the conditioning of the American system. Both of these characters actions once they run away don't really align with how their backgrounds were presented. Instead of being so stark, there should have been a mix of fight/nerves in both girls instead of having them react so differently to being on their own. And then for Andrew, no real reason is developed behind his determination to break from the system. It just seemed so sudden and didn't align with how he is presented, a law-abiding boy in the system.

As good as some of the world building was, the characters that populated it were super disappointing. So I don't think I'll be reading the rest of this series.
Shannon Stoker's "The Registry" is the story of an alternate America where girls are raised to be brides that are essentially auctioned off to the highest bidder. The boys go off to serve their country in a mandatory 4 year term & then get the chance to buy a bride from The Registry. When Mia Morrissey gets ready to be listed she has an encounter with her sister who comes back home & is nearly dead from the abuse of her husband. It's then that Mia decides after she's appraised at one of the highest prices possible that she plans her escape & does so with her friend Whitney & cohort Andrew who is a farmhand. The story itself is a chance across the country as they outrun Mia's husband Grant who buys her sight unseen as they themselves are funneled through what amounts to an Underground Railroad system en route to freedom in Mexico. The story itself is engaging & a quick read with chapters that are short & easy to follow; however, the biggest question I have with this book is - why do I care about these characters & their plight?

Stoker's biggest flaw is that the background history of the creation of The Registry let alone this version of the US has so many holes in it that I literally need to know more in order to care. Supposedly there was a great war that the US fought & won that did some damage to the male population which is why they are treated like throw away children (sort of like the Chinese today with their girls). There is also a hint that the population of the girls was decimated due to some sort of either plague or other disaster making them in short supply. None of this is clearly referenced. Also there is a line that almost implies as if the states are actual countries while referencing certain regions of the US as x-area. It is that lack of development within the story that makes it almost hard to understand the simple reason of why is all of this necessary or better yet when is this even set.

Don't get me wrong, I want to care about these characters & understand why the US has taken this major step backward & I'm also very curious about the sequel to this book planned for Winter 2014, but for now though this book is a skip in my mind simply due to information that probably could've taken a quick chapter or 2 to develop & make this world more believable.