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After reading the reviews for Beta my expectations weren't all too great. I have a bad habit of wanting to know what is coming before I reach it, so I tend to read spoilers for books, TV shows, even movies. I tried to limit myself on spoilers for Beta, but I still went in with some knowledge.

Elysia is a teenage clone, one of the earliest models--a Beta. She is not supposed to feel human emotion or sensation, but she does. She's also a Defect. It was interesting reading how she comes to terms with what she is told to be truth and what she experiences as truth. That dynamic is what kept me reading. To be told one thing yet experience something that goes against that "truth" and have to figure out what is real creates a great internal struggle to read about.

Cohn did an amazing job with the descriptions of Demesne. The way she could paint a picture of the world was superb; I felt like I was there. I could see the ocean; feel the sun and the breezes. Unfortunately, for as beautifully as Cohn described the world, she didn't match it in world building. There is some background given, but not enough for my tastes. I want to know why the Water Wars happened and how the world of today morphed into the world of the novel. Hopefully there is more of that in the net book.

I know I praised the internal struggle of being told one thing and experiencing another, but it is this same struggle that also bothers me about the novel. Elysia is a clone and at the beginning of the novel, she fits that description perfectly. However, once she starts to realize she can feel, she does a complete 180 and feels everything to an amazing degree. There is "insta-love" that feels horribly unrealistic. How can you be sure you love someone when you barely even understand what feeling emotions is like? I'm not sure if this is intentional or if I was really supposed to believe these two love each other.

The end of the novel had so many twists and turns that some felt a little too far out of left field. It seemed like every few pages, a new twist was thrown in. I'm not sure how Cohn will manage to work will all these new elements, but it might be interesting to find out.

Beta is a novel with an interesting premise. It is basically a set up for the Civil War of the future. It debates what makes a person and person. Does a person need a soul in order to be considered whole or does living and breathing give them the title? Unfortunately, Beta has a few flaws that keep it from reaching its full potential. I will probably pick up the next book, just to see how Cohn handles things, but I won't be rushing out to get it at first release.


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Beta Rachel Cohn Books Reviews

So, I'm not really sure where Ill go with this review, since Im not actually sure how I feel about the book.

Ill just start with the basics. The plot was different and unique. I loved the idea of clones (since realistically I feel they will be in our near future)I liked the idea of the rich elite living on a hidden and exclusive paradise island! I didn't like the lack of information about the Water Wars, but its ok. We got only the most basic information about what made the world what it was.

Characters Elsia was our main character. She did go through some serious character growth. She started just a robot, basically. She didn't care, or feel or think. Until she did. And then she realized she was a defect - a clone that has feelings and emotions and doesn't want to be a slave. By the end of the book, her character has done a 180! Her character was very well written.

Mother, the Governor and their 2 kids were pretty thought out characters, but all were horrible in their own ways, whether they were spoiled brats, disgusting perverts, or just felt entitled to everything. I could say more, but wont spoil it.

Romance this was an issue in this book! Her 2 love interests were... flat. #1-Tahir, was bland and boring. And as soon as they discussed their similarities, they were in love and decided to run away together... So insta love. And #2- Alex, he could have been great, but they never actually grew together. It was another insta love, without the love on her part. She was his "mate" (and his race mates for life) bec her first (the human she was cloned from) was. But she didn't even care about him at all anymore, since she had just "loved" tahir.

Another issue that should be mention is that this book does contain sex and rape. It was surprising to me that this YA novel did have the sex. But it didn't bother me as it wasn't too much (it was fairly subtle) What bothered me was the rape, and how inconsequential the author made it seem. Elysia was raped by someone she cared about and trusted. And then she NEVER mentions it again!! She doesn't have to deal with the emotional or mental trauma that would cause! This was a Huge issue for me!

I want to mention that a lot of reviewers are saying that bec of the last chapter, this is a prolife propaganda book. But I don't think that's true. I think that at the time Elysia had to make a decision, she was surrounded by a self-proclaimed crazy lunatic and a known "super human" type person, that had been described as being in a religious cult. SO- its obvious what they would want. That being said, I AM pro-life... so I guess you can make your own decisions. I think the point was that Elysia was an anomaly now. Something that is impossible and should be revered

So, overall the story line and writing was pretty awesome. But the romance was unfortunately a double case of instalove. And the realities she had to face weren't given the attention they needed.

Rating 3 stars

Review by Theresa Jones at her blog theresamjones.blogspot .com
After reading the reviews for Beta my expectations weren't all too great. I have a bad habit of wanting to know what is coming before I reach it, so I tend to read spoilers for books, TV shows, even movies. I tried to limit myself on spoilers for Beta, but I still went in with some knowledge.

Elysia is a teenage clone, one of the earliest models--a Beta. She is not supposed to feel human emotion or sensation, but she does. She's also a Defect. It was interesting reading how she comes to terms with what she is told to be truth and what she experiences as truth. That dynamic is what kept me reading. To be told one thing yet experience something that goes against that "truth" and have to figure out what is real creates a great internal struggle to read about.

Cohn did an amazing job with the descriptions of Demesne. The way she could paint a picture of the world was superb; I felt like I was there. I could see the ocean; feel the sun and the breezes. Unfortunately, for as beautifully as Cohn described the world, she didn't match it in world building. There is some background given, but not enough for my tastes. I want to know why the Water Wars happened and how the world of today morphed into the world of the novel. Hopefully there is more of that in the net book.

I know I praised the internal struggle of being told one thing and experiencing another, but it is this same struggle that also bothers me about the novel. Elysia is a clone and at the beginning of the novel, she fits that description perfectly. However, once she starts to realize she can feel, she does a complete 180 and feels everything to an amazing degree. There is "insta-love" that feels horribly unrealistic. How can you be sure you love someone when you barely even understand what feeling emotions is like? I'm not sure if this is intentional or if I was really supposed to believe these two love each other.

The end of the novel had so many twists and turns that some felt a little too far out of left field. It seemed like every few pages, a new twist was thrown in. I'm not sure how Cohn will manage to work will all these new elements, but it might be interesting to find out.

Beta is a novel with an interesting premise. It is basically a set up for the Civil War of the future. It debates what makes a person and person. Does a person need a soul in order to be considered whole or does living and breathing give them the title? Unfortunately, Beta has a few flaws that keep it from reaching its full potential. I will probably pick up the next book, just to see how Cohn handles things, but I won't be rushing out to get it at first release.