Review: Slated (Slated #1) by Teri Terry

Kyla’s memory has been erased,
her personality wiped blank,
her memories lost for ever.

She’s been Slated.

The government claims she was a terrorist, and that they are giving her a second chance - as long as she plays by their rules. But echoes of the past whisper in Kyla’s mind. Someone is lying to her, and nothing is as it seems. Who can she trust in her search for the truth?

Slated by Teri Terry has been on my to read list for ages, so when I found out I was going to be moving from the UK to the US, I bought it ASAP because it isn't out over here in the US yet.  I'm so glad I bought this book.  It is so so so good!!

Kyla is a 16 year old girl whose memories have been erased in order to be a more compliant citizen.  In other words, Kyla has been slated because she supposedly broke the law.  Kyla can't remember anything about her previous life although she is having terrible nightmares that seem too real to just be a dream.  Plus, she keeps drawing things that she can't remember ever seeing.  Soon, people start disappearing around Kyla for no reason at all.  Are they being Slated or is there something else going on?

The title of this book is very straight forward.  Slating is the main point of this book.  I wouldn't have picked a different title as I feel this one is perfect.

The cover is a bit too plain and boring.  It's just kind of meh.  Anyone who has read my reviews in the past knows how I don't like covers that just have a face on them.  To me, it is an easy way out.  It doesn't take much thought when it comes to putting a face on a cover.  I wish the cover would show a bit more of the story.

The world building was great!  The world in which Kyla lived felt very believable.  In fact, the whole storyline felt believable.  I especially thought the scenes in which Kyla is in the hospital felt like I was living them as well.

I felt that the author really nailed the pacing.  I was hooked from the very first page.  Everything just flowed so easily, and I felt myself become totally lost in the pages as the story progressed.  It only took me longer to read Slated because I moved from the UK to the US so I didn't have much time to read, otherwise, I'd have had that book read in about 3 days or less.

The dialogue in Slated feels natural.  This is a YA book, and the dialogue fits the genre perfectly.  Not once does the dialogue feel forced or sound like it was adults speaking.  I really enjoyed the internal conflict when it came to Kyla.  As for swearing, I don't think there is any in this book.

All the characters in Slated were believable.  Kyla really seemed to come across as a character who had lost their memory.  At first, I was a bit concerned because Kyla seemed to know what things were even though she had lost all of her memory including motor skills.  However, this was explained in the book.  Kyla seems very much like a teenage girl.  We don't really get to know too much about Amy or Jazz, but even they felt like real characters.  For some reason, I couldn't connect to Ben.  This wasn't because he was a poorly written character, but it was more of a personal thing.  I just found him a tad bit annoying for some reason that I can't explain.  My favourite character was Kyla's mum.  I just loved the way she interacted with Kyla.  Both Kyla's mum and dad are both hiding something that hasn't been revealed in this first book.

Everything about this book was fantastic.  I can't think of one single thing wrong with it.  It was so much fun to read.  I'm only disappointed that I have to wait so long for the second book in the series to be out.

I'd recommend this book to everyone aged 14+ due to violence.

Slated (Slated #1) by Teri Terry gets a 5 out of 5 from me.

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