The 100 (The 100, 1) Paperback – March 18, 2014

I watched the TV show before reading the books. I love the differences between the two! Such a good read!-As a wife and as a mom of 3 kids, I spend a lot of time shopping for deals on the best products out there for my family. It's important to me that if we're spending our hard earned money that we get a top notch product in return. I often rely on the reviews and opinions of others when contemplating purchasing a new product that I haven't tried before myself. Because of that, any products that I buy (whether on Amazon or from a 3rd party) I always make sure to leave a detailed review of the product to help others when selecting items to purchase, as well. My family tests these products fully before forming a solid opinion and writing a review. When I write a review, I keep in mind that those reading are also looking for honesty about the product and want an unbiased opinion to go by. If my review has been helpful to you, please give me a "Yes" vote on my review. Thank you!

Brief SummaryThe 100 is the story of four teens living on a spaceship high above earth. But 100 delinquents remaining in containment are about to be sent to earth. The first in decades, why because Earth is Earth anymore its a nuclear wasted planet that humans escaped many years ago. But supplies are running low on the ship, and air isn't going to last much longer. So they've decided the lucky 100 wont be put to death just yet they can be used to test Earth and see if it'll be safe for the rest of the colony to go back home. The book is told in four point of views: Clarke, Wells, Bellamy, and Glass. All convicted for various reasons except for Bellamy who just wants to be with his sister to protect her like he's always done. Most of the story is in italicized flashbacks.descriptionThe GoodNormally I despise a lot of flashbacks in books but in this one its needed. Without it you wouldn't know things about your main characters, why they are convicted, personal past information, etc. Character development with the four main ones was ok I mean more could've been done but with it being the first book I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it gets better."We don’t get a lot of story time on Walden. There aren’t many books, so I used to make up fairy tales for Octavia when she was little. Her favorite was about an enchanted trash can." -Bellamy from Kass Morgan’s The 100.descriptionThe BadSince it was split into four point of views I often got irritated and wanted to be back on Earth and not on the ship. I mean sure the ship points were nice cause then you get to keep up with what's going on the ship as well as Earth but I thought what was happening on Earth was a bit more interesting that and the character Glass was not my favorite...Though I enjoyed the flashbacks I wish that more was put into the current things that were happing. It was more rushed and not as detailed as the flashbacks were. Also 95 other delinquent teens had little to no character development so when mentioned you either forgot about them and/or didn't care due to them obviously not going to be important within the series.descriptionBrief ThoughtsThough The 100 had its up and downs for me I will definitely be picking up the second book once its out and I'm actually looking forward to the TV show that will be coming soon January 2014 on The CW.Updating: I don't care for the tv show and probably wont continue with the series just since im worried the authors going to try and mimic it to fit the show...

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I received a physical ARC copy for review. All opinions are my own and not influenced in anyway.This book was totally different then what I expected it to be. It was more about teenagers adjusting to earth and their new surroundings, then a fight for survival on a unpopulated, dangerous planet. I have to admit I was disappointed with The 100. It was a big let down. I was expecting a face-paced, action-packed, thrill-ride, for a battle to survive on a plant that has long been abandoned over 300 years ago. But it wasn't, it was the total opposite.The 100 was really slow, but still interesting enough to hold my attention and keep me reading! I never felt like giving up and saying the hell with it. It was boring at times, but the thought of it getting better got me through and kept me reading.One of the things that bothered me a lot was the 4 different POV's in this book. It was far too many! It was easy to follow the POV's with ease, but it was just too annoying. It felt like I was reading 4 mini story's about each person going through a similar situation as the previous POV was. This book also went back and forth from the present to the past, to show what happened to each of the 4 main characters, and what they went through in the past and what their going through now in the present. If this book had 1 or even 2 POV's it would of made a lot more sense, and would of been easier to get into and follow. I mean, I still don't understand why the author decided to use 4 different POV's?The Plot:Earth as long been abandoned after a nuclear war over 300 years ago. The remaining humans on earth were sent up to space to rebuild their community and population on a floating space ship. They have long adjusted to the harsh conditions and drastic change from earth to space. But many problems are starting to arise. Time in space has put a huge dent in their reserve of oxygen and supplies. With resources dwindling by the minute, and oxygen running out, they are given no choice but to go back to....EARTH!Living on a spaceship in outer space has its limitations, with confined living areas, and hardly enough room for the remaining humans. So with not enough room for excess amounts of people, only limited number of babies are allowed to be born. Rules are strict and enforced to the maximum, "To Maintain The Safety Of The Rest Of The Human Population." They make examples out of the people that dare too break their rules, and are quick to execute, and rid their ship of the unworthy people.At 18, all criminals are given a re-trial to prove that they are innocent. But almost always re-trial's are a failure, and pardons are not granted. So if that happens, they will be put to death on their 18 birthday.With resources and supplies dwindling, they decide that these teenagers are worth more to them alive then dead, and are giving them a chance to be the first people to return to earth to make sure that it is livable again. And if these teenagers survive, they will be pardoned for their crimes and will have a chance at a fresh start at a new life on earth. But that's only IF they survive...So 100 teenagers are sent to earth with limited supplies and resources, and are forced to fend for themselves. Things are not as they expected on earth. There are things that survived the nuclear war 300 years prior. Trees, plants, animals, and other living things they never would of guessed have survived. They have to learn not only how to adapt to new situations and living areas, but also how to live and trust each other if their going to survive.This book had an amazing premise, but didn't live up to all the hype and my expectations. It just didn't have anything that I really cared about. Their really wasn't any action or anything going on that was interesting enough for me to stay up late to read. The characters didn't seem to have any personality. It was hard to connect with any of the 4 main characters, because as soon as I would start to get into a character and want to know more about a that person, it would change the POV, and when it came back to that person again, they were talking/going through something new. So I'm guessing if their wasn't so many different POV's it probably would of been easier to connect with them and/or care about what happened to them.Another thing that really bothered me about this book was the ending. The last 4 chapters were about each of the main characters and at then end of each characters chapter, something extremely important would happen to the character, then it would abruptly change the POV. It was not like having a cliffhanger ending. It felt unfinished in my opinion. The last 4 chapters felt like we were in the middle of a sentence, then BAM the book was over. It felt like it ruined the whole book with that terrible ending.I would recommend this book to anyone who's interested in teen drama and romance, versus action and survival. And anyone looking for a quick end of the world, living in space kinda read. But don't go into this expecting a fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride, because honestly you won't find it here, at least I didn't!Overall, this book was slow, boring at times, but still had an unique interesting premise that kept me reading. I thought it was okay. I liked it, but didn't love it at all. I will be reading the next book in hopes that some of the flaws in this book is changed. And plus I need my unfinished ending answered!