The Testing

The Testing, Book 1

De: Joelle Charbonneau

Narrado por: Casey Holloway

The opening volume in the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. In Cia's dystopian society, it's an honor to be chosen for The Testing. But it’s not enough to pass the Test. Cia will have to survive it.

It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about—hope for—is whether she’ll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization.

When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her about his own nightmarish half-memories of The Testing. Armed with his dire warnings (”Cia, trust no one”), she bravely heads off to Tosu City, far away from friends and family, perhaps forever. Danger, romance—and sheer terror—await.

“The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour. Joelle Charbonneau writes with guts and nerve but also great compassion and heart. Highly recommended.”—Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Flesh & Bone

The Testing trilogy is:

• The Testing
• Independent Study
• Graduation Day

©2013 Joelle Charbonneau (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

amazing

loved it!!! This book was really good I was tired of the same old story so glad I found this book! I can't wait to start book #2 to see what happens next!!!

Not too bad

First… the performer reads this to fast and her voice gets annoying. It is better if you set the speed to .9x

As for the story. It is basically The Hunger Games and Divergent mushed together. unlike the Hunger Games, the characters in The Testing are less interesting and not as complex.

However, the story kept me interested and I have enjoyed speculating about who the mysterious grey haired man is and what “The Testing” is really all about.

I’m not sure this book series will be one of my all time favorites, but it has been an enjoyable enough way to pass the time.

It’s was good but not original

This book is a mix of hunger games, maze runner, divergent and maybe a drop of its own. It wasn’t a bad book, but some part of it made me think come on this is way to close to these other story’s. But don’t let me ruin it for you just give it a try and still was a fun journey and I might continue it to the other books.

Best book ever!

I don’t like reading but when my brother told me about this book I decided to read it, and I’m so glad I did. It has such a great story and you never know what is about to happen. I can’t wait to start book number 2

Amazing.

Such an awesome book. Finished it in two days. Obsessed. Everything you want out of a book.

Fantastic

Wonderful YA dystopian book. Very entertaining start to finish. Excellent narration as well. Would highly recommend.

Enjoyable

The biggest distraction is the narrator going between Thomas and toe-moss. Story was a good listen.

decent story, mostly decent narration

This isn't a particularly unique story, but it's interesting, and held my attention. The plot moves at good pace, and the characters are engaging. If you're looking for a Hunger Games fix, this will hit the spot.

For the most part, narration was also fine. My only gripe is that She decided to randomly switch up the pronunciation of Tomas's name..Throughout the entire book, there is no consistency. Being that he's a very significant character, this was pretty jarring. Other than that, she did a fine job.

Is it Tomas or Thomas?

I loved the story but the fact the narrator constantly changed the pronunciation of the name Tomas drove me crazy. Especially when it would change a sentence apart.

This narration is so much better!

I tried the other version on Hoopla and could not last more than 15 minutes. I then switched to this version and could not stop listening. The story is wonderfully written and this narrator brings life to the characters so nicely.
This book is a dystopian trilogy, reminds me a little of The Maze Runner and The Hunger Games but is a great read. It’s not super predictable but easy to follow. It does have some darker themes that aren’t necessarily appropriate for younger audiences but nothing sensual (nothing more than kissing). I recommend this book with this narrator so much!