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The 100 by Kass Morgan. This is the name of the interesting book that hooked my

attention undeniably. The reason for this is because this novel had topics I was interested

in such as Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic situations, conspiracies, romance, and suspense all

in one. And on top of that, The 100 was going to be adapted into a TV show on The CW

which even made me more thrilled to read it. I found myself engrossed in this story,

amused by the characters and plot.

Morgan writes the story in each perspective of all four characters (Clarke, Wells,

Bellamy and Glass). Every chapter has a flashback that reveals more about the character

as is progresses. The novel is set 300 years after a cataclysmic event occurred, crippling

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One hundred juvenile delinquents are

being sent to Earth to confirm is conditions are habitable. If they survive, their felonies

against the Colony will be pardoned.

Morgan’s book begins by describing the four main characters and the logic behind

their circumstances. She states, “His father would have an easier time believing that

Wells had been carrying out a dare. Or perhaps…try to pretend he had been on drugs.

Either of those scenarios would be more palatable to the Chancellor than the truth—that

he’d risked everything for a girl.” The reader could relate to this situation in that one

would do anything, just to be with that person they truly love. Wells burned the “Eden

Tree” which was the only tree that came from the Exodus. He did this in hopes of landing

in confinement and being sent along with Clarke the rest of the 100 down to the ground.

In the end of The 100, Wells decided to build permanent wooden structures to

protect their camp from danger. The fire had destroyed their tents but fortunately, most of

their tools and the medicine had been spared. “Just then, something streaked past his

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