Wow, I knew this book would be right up my alley, I just didn't know how much I would actually love it. And I really did love it. A new and exciting take on the well worn path of a young adult dystopia novel, I really couldn't get enough. It very much gave me Fallout vibes, and if you know me, you know I'm obsessed with that game. I couldn't ask for more from it, and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the trilogy.

Following a fifteen year old boy named Carter, we see his life unfold as he's forced underground to pay his duties to the community, to freeze himself until they need him sometime in the next twenty years. He's giving up what family he has left, his grandfather, after his parents passed away, and really everyone he knows. But he knows it's what he has to do for the good of the world that he lives in. What he doesn't know, is that someone's pregnant with his children. And the world he thaws into is much more dysfunctional than the one he was frozen in fifteen years before. And most of all, that they think he's their only hope for change. 

It also follows Alice, a child who's stuck in the middle of a devastatingly changing world almost ninety years before Carter's frozen. She's left alone in the middle of a flooding world, forced to fend for herself until help eventually comes in the form of the Community that eventually blossoms into the world that Carter knows. The two children are woven together in rotating chapters, and like I said at the beginning, I really couldn't get enough of this book. I powered through it like it was nothing, and it really makes me want to read more dystopia novels, like now. 

Exciting and unique, the thing I loved most about this book was how the two children's stories were put together. They seem very different on the surface, but the more we get to know about them, the more we realize that the stories are a lot more similar than we originally thought. Both go through hardships, and both want what's best for the community, but they have differing opinions that get them into trouble with the people around them. Originally one was sort of a rebel against the community and the other was everything that they wanted, but as we learn, they turn into something else entirely and find themselves in completely different places by the end of the book. I don't think I would change anything about it at all, and I'm eager to start the next book in the trilogy as soon as I get a chance. One thing I was confused about however, was if everything was horrifically flooded for the better part of five years, wouldn't all the houses be horribly water damaged? Or did it just storm and not horribly flood? Anyways, not important. I loved it, and that's it.

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Clearly marketed to the 'Hunger Games' and 'Divergent' readership but there's a reason this novel didn't match the popularity of those books.

It's funny how people say this books resembles this or that popular story, though actually they don't mention the same books twice. Truth being told, it has elements from many other books, and if you've read your share of books, like i did, it might not impress you as much as it would to a newbie.

I did enjoy Alice's side of the story better, it was more entertaining, but I wouldn't discard Carter either (though somehow I feel like the tone set was not quite right). The setting was so beautifully crafted and the story was plot driven, though I must confess that I found myself confused at times. Overall I liked the two timelines and the lack of pronounced romance, I just wanted more development in terms of characterisation.

It has been quite a while since I read this book, but I did like the over all Ida of it.  The idea of a society with such strict rules, but still some "rebels" seems real enough and the characters were interesting.   It is always enjoyable to read a "what if" story., and imagine what character you might be in the given situation.

Thank you to Netgalley for giving me the oppertunity to read and review this book. If you are looking for an exciting science fiction thriller to kick off your summer reading, I recommend the YA book, Paradigm. The author, Ceri A. Lowe, shows us the evolution of a dark dehumanized society through the eyes of two teens: Alice, who helps create the society, and Alex, who currently lives in it. I really struggled with this book it was to descriptive and this took away from the storyline. I think I was taken in by the cover it was similar to Divergent and I think this actually built up my expectations about how exciting it would be..

This will be a quick review as I was not very impressed with this story. If you are like me and you judge a book by its cover, then the first thing you think of with this book is Divergent. Rest assured this is not like that story. This was a dystopia world but the way it is presented left me confused. It is written in both current and past views, so I was able to see where it started and what it became. Not always a terrible idea but it did not work for this story. Just know this story was confusing, underdeveloped, and not worth the time. I never connected with any part of this story and quickly lost interest.

Due to technical issues, I was unable to read the title.

Dystopian  book cleverly constructed by the author using two timelines to create an interesting read that allows us to look at how the world reached the place it is. Alice is the voice of the pass a strong character who makes us feel the world that she lived in, and Carter who believes strongly in the now and again a strong charater. The world building created by these two timelines and the strong characters makes this a book you will not want to put down until finished.

When I requested this review copy, I was a very enthusiastic newbie to the website. Requested a bunch of things and then ended up getting behind on everything, so I never got around to downloading and reading it. I'm sorry!

This book is pretty amazing. An apocalyptic story about the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning. There is so much about Paradigm that made this enjoyable. The story was really original and the characters had such different viewpoints and strengths. This story shifts from one timeline to another, both riveting in their delivery.

This story covers the end of the world as we know it through a girl named Alice. A storm brings floods so bad civilization is forced underground. The survivors are mostly children aided by a company calledThe Industry. These children lead the way to a new way of living. They decide to start fresh and wipe out most of the things that led to the world’s demise. In the future there is Carter, a boy destined for leadership. He is unfrozen to a time 15 years into his future. He is propelled forward by being frozen in a way that has become normal. He is to be the next comptroller, a president like leader that controls the masses. The problem is that his family, both old and new, are the start of the rebellion to a society where art, music, and entertainment are prohibited. These two characters mark the beginning and the end.

What a fantastic way to start fresh! Wipe out everything that distracts from production. Alice and her generation see the err of the ways of the world. They see that the distractions take away from the things that are important. I found the character of Carter a bit less likeable, but his story was still . His reality is so rigid. He wakes up into the future. Society for him is so callous and unnatural. It is easy to see how, by avoiding somethings, a bit of humanity was wiped out. I was so captivated by the Industry. This population is made up of mostly younger people. The young and strong have found a way to survive and they are much more adaptable.

There wasn’t a bunch of technical talk in this story. We are given the elements of the community as they are known to the characters without boring explanations. This made it a much easier read than most sci-fi I have encountered. I found this book such a great escape. This was a well written story that was easy to envision. The story comes full circle in the end. There are suppose to be two more books in this series. Paradigm is so complete, I just could stop here. This book didn’t read like a series, and I am very happy to report this. Knowing and loving the characters the author has created, I am grateful there will be more. I would love to read more about this world. Bring it Ceri!