Get It Now The Extraction List (The Extraction List, #1) Written By Renee N. Meland Presented As Digital Format

country is broken, both financially and moraly, Kids are being taken away from their seemingly unfit parents in droves, The population believes they are being sent to boarding schools, They don't know how wrong they are, Claire works for the president and the child extraction project is her brainchild, Everything in her life is put into question when her daughter,Riley, shows up on one of the extraction lists, She reacts immediately and they leave home to go on the run,
They need to get out of the country with the help of guides, As they move from place to place, the truth about the extracted children begins to come out, Many of them are being sent to postplague countries to work or be adopted,

While on the run, Riley and Claire face betrayal, death, love, and loss as they journey to safety, I'm not going to go into more detail because I hate spoilers but I really enjoyed this book, It starts out strong. It is quick to action and things escalate from there, The story is compelling. I would have loved to learn more about this new world,it's fascinating! I was not as interested
in the carachters, That is the only problem I had but, by the end, it had been solved, I found Claire too naieve to be believeable and I found Riley obnoixious to begin with, As Riley evolved, however, she became much more likeable, My

favorite line in the book sums up Riley's change as her story persisted, "I no longer wanted to be saved, I wanted to save myself, " I love that! I also loved the evolution of Cain, He is a killer until he meets Riley, I finally felt like I understood him when he said, "I'll kill him someday, but not today, Today, I save you. "

I felt like Cain and Riley were dancing around the inevitable romance that every story has, I've got to say, I was really happythat the author left most of that for the next book, I was afraid
it would feel rushed, I know how hard it is for authors to hold off on the happily ever after but rushing it is the worst thing you could do.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this read and would definitely reccomend it, Know a young adult youd like to get hooked on reading Christmas is coming and the first two books of this series are great stocking stuffers!

In the first book, the dystopian world of Riley is presented with an immediate rush of adrenaline filled action.
A well intended law, initiated by her mother, has backfired, The Taskforce has shown up on her doorstep, prepared to take Riley into custody for the mandatory Extraction, Your heart will thump within the first scenes as gunfire and blood pepper the pages, From this point forward, the story doesnt slow down,

Its apparent that a thrilling opening will become a signature of Renee N, Meland, because Between the Cracks and Burning Doors opens with an equally thundering scene, Cain, a character from the first novel, is a child severely abused by his father, In a desperate act, Cain kills his abuser, and almost instantly is thrust into an equally abusive situation, While hiding in an alley, he is witness to the brutal beating of a priest and steps in to the rescue,

Thrilling You bet! Well worth the investment of time, even for someone uninterested in YA or dystopian literature, But, most importantly, this author has opened the door for many young adult readers, Ive always thought that if a YA author can get one kid love a book they have given that child the gift of a lifetime.
How great is that
Very much enjoyed these stories, recommended, The justice a mother is trying to get for her son, backfires, What if the government took even more control in what is right and wrong parenting The thought of parents having their removed from them if they cannot be good parents, sounds like a pretty good idea to most of us.
Riley and her mother Claire now fear what they thought was going to be for the good of other children, How would it feel to be on the run from the government, and from the program you initiated, and the only person to trust and take guidance from is a killer himself This book is like a black hole and its gravitational pull constantly drags you back.
Really enjoyed the diversity in the characters and found that the storyline was packed to the rim with suspenseful drama with more than a few unexpected hits in the emotional department.
I will be back for more from this series!

This is the first I've read from this author so I didn't know what to expect.
This blew my mind! I couldn't put it down and I can't wait to read the next book in the series When fifteenyearold Riley Crane figures out her best friend Olivia is being abused at home, she knows just who to turn to: her mother Claire, writer and spokesperson of President Gray's Parental Morality Law.
Under this law, Taskforce Officers remove children from their homes if their parents do not meet certain guidelines, taking them to governmentrun boarding schools where supervisors rehabilitate them, turning them into productive members of society.
Or at least that is how it was supposed to work, . .

Now, after a government official threatens to make Riley the law's latest victim, Riley and Claire must rely on Cain Foley, a gifted killer with a tongue as sharp as the knives he carries, to get them out of America alive.
Though he slices through men's necks as if they are warm butter, Riley can't seem to keep her cheeks from flushing every time he speaks.
But when they stumble upon a deserted boarding school, Riley sees that escaping the country is only part of their problem, Together, Riley and Cain figure out that a killer can save a life, and a mother can damn a nation, In the future American's are living in fear, fear of having the government come in and take their children, It's called the Parental Morality Law, if you're unemployed for over a year, you're homeless or maybe you're neglectful or abusive you lose your children.
This is Riley's story told from her POV, Riley's mom Claire wrote the law after her son was killed, but when Riley is put on the Extraction list Claire starts to realize things have gone horribly wrong, that the law is being twisted to suit the government's ideas.
Cain, a wanted killer along with Jordyn are guides, they smuggle people out of the U, S. to the "Compound", a safe haven away from the hands of the government and the Task Force, Along the way there's lots of action and Riley learns things she never thought she'd never need to learn, They also find out there's a traitor in their midst so will they make it or will Riley be extracted from her mother Appropriate for the younger crowd especially if they like action, which there's plenty of right from the beginning through to the last page.

Independent reviewer for Paranormal Romance amp Authors That Rock,overall rating

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The Extraction List, by Renee Meland, is a unique, YA, dystopian tale, I would have to say that my favorite aspect is the story, It's well thought out and I think pertinent to what is happening in our current, Big Brother culture, I appreciate a story especially YA that gives you something to think about, and the Extraction List does just that!

Meland's writing is clear and easy to read.
That's another big thing for me, I'm easily distracted and nothing is more distracting than a book that's hard to get through, Although there were times that things were a bit stilted, as far as story progression, overall it didn't take away from the novel,

I appreciated the relationship between Riley and her mom and that the story didn't pivot on a romance one of my pet peeves, but I have to give character development arather than a five just because there were times that things weren't consistent.
However, a four star rating to me means that it was good, so this by no means is a negative critique,

I don't give spoilers in my review, so I'm not going to address any direct content, but I want to close by encouraging fans of YA, Dystopian, or thriller genres to give this book a try! Renee meland has done a fantastic job of crafting a believable story with a whole lot of potential!!
First of all, let me say that young adult dystopian books are not my usual genre.
Full confession: I only read this book because the author and I have done some mutually beneficial marketing and I wanted to read and help her with an honest review.


But holy crap, Honestly What an awesomely written book,

Seriously, I do not use that phrase lightly, For not being my genre, this book was an absolute pleasure to read well not a pleasure, per say, cause you know, death and destruction and missing kids, but you get my meaning.


From the getgo, there's a dead body in the foyer, and we're running away with the protagonists from a mess the mother caused.
Think about all of the crazy nannystate paranoia conspiracy theories out there and jam it up to a thousand, The government is now your parent, and if your biological ones don't do right by you, then the gubment is going to take your baby away.


This is the brainchild of Riley's mom, who in her grief at losing a son decided to go on a onewoman mission to tell other parents how to raise their kids.
There's a beautiful irony in all of this the woman who kickstarted this mass removal of children suddenly has her own child in the crosshairs.


One of the things I absolutely loved about the way this book was written was how we were thrust into the current state, and then had some flash backs to the past as it made sense.
The one quibble the ONE thing keeping me from giving this five which is a rare rating for me was that there were one or two parts where the back story was almost.
. . lazily written That's a harsh phrasing, but with so much expertly written, it seemed a bit out of place for me, The book itself seemed a little short, but perhaps that is a reflection of me wanting more from this author,

That being said, this book is definitely highly recommended for any fans of action, suspense, and young adult writing, I know the author is working on a prequel, but I would absolutely wish for her to take this book into a series, .