The Nth Degree by G.O. Smith throws us into a dystopian near-future America. On the day of a national drill, sixteen-year-old Indiana Lane discovers something sinister is afoot. The country descends into chaos as citizens are rounded up and a tyrannical regime takes hold. Indiana, who prefers to stay unnoticed, finds her voice through acts of rebellion. She gets drawn into a resistance movement, forced to decide whether to stay hidden or fight for freedom.

2.5/3

In the Nth degree we get a look at a militarized United States where citizens are stripped of their rights and are forced into detention camps.

I loved the prospect of the book. The storyline was engaging and dare I say it realistic. It's scary to think about how real some of the details felt.

As the book went on I found myself to be less interested in the story. I am a character driven reader and these characters failed to capture my attention. This is told from the perspective of teenagers but the characters felt more adult like than the author intended them to be, in my opinion. Or maybe that was the intention as our characters and MC Indiana was forced to face the reality of a militarized state and therefore forced to face daunting circumstances in the split moment. Either way I would've preferred more nuanced characters.

I would definitely read more by this author in the future specially if there is improvement in the characters.

this had a unique premise and I appreciated that it was a simple cover. The characters were great and I enjoyed going on this journey.

I really enjoyed The Nth Degree it was so dang good!
I found myself not being able to be torn away from this amazing book! ?its very intriguing and interesting
With amazing character development.
Thank you for the chance when given to listen to this book!
I had no idea they went into a non download file!
And I'm sorry for that!

Author G.O. Smith acknowledges from the start that some of the ideas in The Nth Degree may feel a bit too close to home for some readers. That warning was all-too-true, as I was reading this in the week of the January 6th US Capitol riot.. (Note: the book is not about US current events; there are overlapping concepts.)

The story line itself is not only prescient, it's informative, weaving history and philosophy into the dialog as it represents insurrectionists, conspiracy theorists, and the resistance, occasionally leaning too far into the pedantic side (my reviewing notepad has several scribbled "show, don't tell!" notes).

The Nth degree falls short in character development (for readers like me who care about that), including the wise-beyond-their-years young heroes, but there are a lot of thoughts that last in this book, making it a worthy read.

Wow this book is so timely. When a nationwide "terrorism drill" becomes a new normal of detention camps and fascist police forces, one young woman finds herself drawn into the work of a freedom fighter. I will certainly revisit this book in the future; an instant favorite!

Thank you NetGalley for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I adore that the cover is so simple but so ... bold. Fits the book so well.

This book checked off all my boxes honestly.
Unique and intriguing storyline.
Strong, interesting characters.
Easy to follow and difficult to put down.

Overall, I'd definitely read more books by this author.

I have mixed feelings about this book:

ON the one hand, I thought it was really interesting. I love these types of stories, and the basis rang true - this could be possible.

On the other hand, it was a story of teenagers, but it didn't sound like teenagers. It didn't ring true. I also had a hard time "getting the feels'. - I just wasn't emotionally involved.

It was a really good book, but not great.

I found myself drawn in to the subject matter right away. Having the entire country suddenly turn into a police state under marshal law is a frightening prospect, and this book detailed just how scary it can be. The subject matter and vocabulary is definitely more high-school and up for age range, not YA.

In light of everything on in this world I found this book interesting and enjoyable to read. It had a lot of twists and turns that kept my interest and I found it to be pretty believable.

Thank you netgalley for allowing me to review this book

It started strong but was a bit too mature for YA. These weren’t teenagers talking.

I liked the idea of the book, but there have been so many other authors out there writing about a takeover by military or police. They package it though into a fantasy world and it sells well.

This writing style and execution of the storyline did not hold my complete attention and I was skipping though pages more then I wanted too.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ebook copy in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The Nth Degree was one of those books that had potential to be great but it was just... ok. I personally didn’t enjoy this too much, but I feel that other readers might like this more than I did.