I love Haddix book but this one disappointed me and I can't exactly say why.
I wanted more info about the Fred's and the place they lived in the beginning of the book
maybe more intense feeling about the place because we switch things up so fast in this book and it feels like at the end everything is crammed in there to explain what's going on. Yes it is the first book in a series but the suspense like other Haddix book's just was not there. ( )

I was moving along quite content with the Dystopian development of this series (even though I did think the name for the “Freds” was a bit ridiculous) and the portrayal of prejudices. Then, in the last few pages of the first book, ALIENS show up; seemingly out of nowhere! It totally ruined the series for me. I’m not against reading Sci-Fi and alien novels, the problem is the way it is presented in the book. It just doesn’t flow well. ( )

Weirder than I expected. ( )