Swipe (#01 in Swipe Series)

We purchased this series for my 12 year old son for Christmas, within 48 hours we had all read it! Swipe, and its sequel 'Sneak', pull you in from the very first and keeps you riveted through each and every page. This book is a must buy, but make sure you've purchased the second book too!

Swipe is set in a technologically advanced near-future dystopia, in which all those over the age of thirteen Pledge their allegiance to the unified world government and receive the Mark, which enables them to vote, purchase goods, hold a job and a range of other 'privileges'. The Markless, those who have chosen not to Pledge, are forced to survive on the edges of society. \\r\\n\\r\\nLogan Langley will soon turn thirteen and take his Pledge. Most kids his age are excited, but he is nervous - his older sister, Lily, never returned from her Pledge, and he has had the feeling he is being watched ever since. As a result, he feels increasingly isolated at school, although the new girl, Erin, catches his interest. Although she is already Marked, she resents her new home, a result of her father's promotion. He does Government work - for the Department of Marked Emergencies (DOME), who control the Mark programme and associated problems. Little do Logan and Erin know that their combined problems are about to bring them together. . . \\r\\n\\r\\nOverall, Swipe is a good read, set in a world where there is no war, no conflict and no religion. It's a sound debut novel in a popular genre. Readable, interesting even, but not original or memorable like the dystopian fiction I read as a teen. \\r\\n\\r\\nThanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review. \\r\\n