The Declaration-Gemma Malley;Book Review

The Declaration-Gemma Malley

Summary of the Book:                  

London, year 2140; scientists have created a drug called ‘longevity’ that prevents aging, which means one generation lives forever. And no babies are born. There’s a document called the declaration which everybody must sign in order to take the drug, it states ‘A life for a life’ if you opt-out of taking the drug by 16years old then you may have one child, but if you don’t opt-out and give birth to a child, it’s considered illegal. They are named Surpluses and are sent to a cruel boarding school and never allowed to see the out-side world.

A 14year old girl called Surplus Anna is very well behaved, she does what she’s told, she has no friends, works hard, and she hates her parents for giving birth to her and herself for being alive. But one day a boy called Peter gets sent to the hall, he’s 15 mysterious, and intriguing he tells Anna he knows her parents, after a lot of arguing and tears they become friends. Then they take a huge risk and put their lives in danger. They get betrayed, hurt and have the most miraculous adventure and find out the most shocking things. It’s absolutely chilling.

‘A haunting and suspenseful page-turner’- Sunday times children’s book of the week. ‘One of the best written books of the year’-Sunday Telegraph. Just a few quotes and ways to describe this life changing book. I would say ‘It’s a very thought-provoking book that plays on your mind drastically, making you question humanity and the future.’

When I first started reading this book I thought I wouldn’t understand it or enjoy it. And I have never been so wrong in my life, it is one of the most amazing stories I have ever read, it actually changed the way I look at some aspects in life, it’s moving and sweet, it’s got everything, action, tragedy, happiness, romance, and a twist. I could read it again and again because its beauty never changes, it’s such a remarkable story and I really really love it. Within a day of finishing this book i could not wait so I went and got the next in the series straight away, I’m reading it at the moment.

Gemma Malley, the amazing author of this book wrote a trilogy of this tale, The Declaration, The Resistance, and The Legacy, I’ve only had the pleasure of reading one so far, but I intend to read them all.