Thank you for the opportunities to read this book. I have attempted it on a number of occasions but unfortunately I haven’t been able to get into it.

A world without racism, where ability and merit are the foundations of society, and where, in order not to waste resources, careful birth planning is applied. What more could one want? And what could go wrong once all this is put into practice?
Well, history teaches us that when it comes to giving utopias a practical version, mankind has a 100% capacity to screw things up.
And indeed, in these United States of an unspecified future, where, following a couple of civil wars, it was thought to eliminate racial tensions with a system of arranged marriages between light and dark skinned people in order to obtain a uniform colour, where the one-child policy is in force and where people's abilities have been defined once and for all, creating social classes, things start to go wrong. Because, of course, not everyone is satisfied with just one child and brings a second one into the world, although he or she will be devoid of rights. Or, if the parents are not satisfied with the first child, they will try to get rid of it more or less legally in order to have another one. Or again, someone may fall in love with someone who is not meant for them.
The cauldron boils, and boils, and boils, waiting for an eruption that is known to be coming.
Apart from a few plot threads left loose, a good read.

Though initially intrigued by the premise, I found the development of this story did not manage to retain my attention with its eugenic conceptualization of ethnicity within its totalitarian regime. The trials and travails of the characters were not enough to push back at this societal structure.

Unregistered is a good work that hits all the right points. The story is engaging and when it ends, you wished you could pick up the sequel.

Bristol is an unregistered, the second child in a society that only allows one child per family. This means that he will not be assigned to a career and will not be assigned a wife. He will only be allowed to work in the most menial job and has no rights. Bristol finds passion through painting. At night, in secret, he paints murals throughout town. When a young boy is arrested for his paintings, Bristol struggles with his place in society and what happens to those that will not conform.

This was a quick read, one that will appeal to young adults. I felt as if the background was well developed but some of the characters were not well flushed out. I plan on reading the next book in the series and look forward to more from this author.

I like dystopian books I like seeing the worlds that the imagination of authors create, I must admit having read so many in this genre there are quite a few similar books on the market and it is refreshing to read one that seems to be very original and thought provoking.The idea of people having their lives controlled is not original, I have read a few books like this but the take on that theme is certainly different.Imagine knowing that you will die when you are 75, that you will marry at 25 that you will not choose how many children you have , if you have more than one the second child will be unregistered and live outside the prescribed system with none of the benefits .Having said that they have a degree of freedom the rest of society does not .I thought this was an interesting story and I look forward to reading more Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in return for an honest review.

"But consider this: fewer people and more technology is always the better way."

It is the future and Metrics Worldwide Government controls all aspects of the lives of citizens. People are divided into Tiers 1 through 5, with Tier 1 getting the most privileges, including preferred jobs, housing, spouses.

People are allowed to live to exactly 75 years old. They get married at 25 years old, after having their spouse chosen for them. Their jobs are chosen for them. The food they're allowed to eat is chosen for them.

AND more and more jobs and functions are being handled by technology.

Oh, and guess what? If you have more than the one allotted child, the "extra" child is Unregistered - not assigned a Tier level, given the jobs no one else wants, not allowed to marry.

Bristol is Unregistered. He works doing scut work in a restaurant kitchen when he really wants to be an artist, a desire he fulfills by painting controversial graffiti around the town he lives in.

This dystopian world created by author Lynch is a darn scary place because it sounds possible. Far out there but possible.

In-depth world building, engaging characters and some thought-provoking concepts are brought forward in this first book in a new series. AND it didn't end at a terrible cliffhanger. Big plus.

I received this book from City Owl Press through Net Galley in exchange for my unbiased review.

The challenge with the dystopian genre is that it is become saturated. Like it says in Ecclesiastes, there is nothing new under the sun. That being said, Unregistered is a good work that hits all the right notes. The story is engaging and when it ends, you wished you could pick up the sequel.

Excellent book. Great main characters and a real page turner. I loved the plot and would recommend this book.

Beautifully written book about teens having to live in a world governed by numbers. Being told what to do and when. But these children refuse to suppress their emotions and personalities to conform to law. Follow their amazing start to make themselves come alive. Can't wait for book 2

Set in a quite near future, the world has become ever more controlled. Lives are dictated to - who to marry, what to eat, what job to do and so on. There is a strict one child policy but there are still unregistered second children for whom life is very restricted and perilous.

Bristol breaks curfew on a nightly basis to express himself in grafitti. An unregulated second child he faces life imprisonment or death if caught. His sister Denver is facing an arranged marriage whilst a young lad, Jude, faces prison for thinking too much.

The society that the author has created is well thought out and can be seen as a natural extension of the society in which we live today. Lives are controlled by CCTV and watches who record people's movement, lives and sometimes speech. People have inbedded chips so they can always be traced. There is access to a controlled style of internet and free time is supposed to be spent playing games on the watches. Society has been split by intellect with the best brains getting the best of everything - housing, food, jobs, partners. The lowly class fives get to do the menial cleaning jobs and have little access to fresh fruit and vegetables.

This book has a well structed plot for most of it although towards the end it didn't hold together quite so well. The main characters are all youngsters at that time in life when they question everything and are looking for a cause. For them to question to world around them does seem logical. There is a black market as you would expect & a way of getting what you want if you know the right people - no society is perfect!

This book raised plenty of questions. The world that the author has created is a feasible (though unlikely) route for society to take. It raises questions about how society is already sub divided and how we treat people who don't conform to a mold. Does society fete free thinkers in the way that it once did or is it trying to create everyone to be the same? In this book people who are deemed likely to commit crime are imprisoned thus reducing crime. Not so very far from some people's thoughts.

I enjoyed reading this book both as a story and for the questions that it raised. There are some interesting twists at the end which were good and unforseen but the ending didn't work so well in every way. I would certainly be interested in reading further books by this author.

I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley.