I read this book years ago when the ARC was provided but wasn’t an avid NetGalley user then and never reviewed this. I appreciate NetGalley having provided me with an ARC! The writing wasn’t my style and the story was also meh. Characters were annoying.

While this story sounded really interesting, I didn't read it in time and can no longer get my hands on a copy as it's out of print.

The first thing that caught my eye about this was the cover, and I'm glad it did! It's a unique an original story and I'm glad I got to read it!

I have revived an old account, and this was a book archived from that time. Unfortunately I cannot review now since it is archived, but I want to thank you for the opportunity.

This sounded like it was gonna be a thrilling story and in all honesty I did enjoy the "message" behind it all with the characters having to face their fears to have a better life and all, but the characters were sort of where it fell apart for me. They were just kinda boring and/or annoying? I feel like I just had way to high hopes for the synopsis and got disappointed but it was still an okay read.

Well, this book was crazy! I love it!

Different people, different life stories, different reactions.

Seven young people meet in a white room - the Great White Room - with a man calling himself The Guardian saying they can fulfill their desires, but they must remember that at every choice there is a renunciation.

I could definitely see that the author was striving for a sweet and inspirational message with this book. We got that, though it was often a little too simplistic for my tastes. The book starts out feeling very surreal, which I actually liked. I think the concept was interesting, but the writing lacked depth, and the romance was the epitome of instalove (the MC is aware of that---she even comments on how science says it takes eight seconds for love at first sight to kick in). Since the MCs main character arc was around the romance, this was a bit disconcerting. Still, I liked the very positive messages in the book, and it might work well for very young YA readers (though it ends abruptly, and it doesn't look like the author ever finished book two).

***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***

I love the cover image and love how well it gives image to what you're reading. I also loved the chapter beginnings that had really interesting photos for every one that gave you an image to each person in this room.

However, the story was just okay. It was an odd mix of younger adult (maybe lower high school) and weirdly placed big words. It was like SAT words intermixed with really basic descriptions and feelings. There just wasn't anything really complex here and there wasn't a huge pull into the story either. The premise felt original and interesting but the breakdown of each person and how it all played out felt formulaic and easy to predict. It was interesting but I didn't love it.

I can't honestly say what I thought if this book. I both struggled to get into it but also kept reading to see what would happen. The concept was interesting... 7 people brought together into a strange situation. Part fantasy, part game show, part life lessons, part deepest fears. The characters are very black and white, almost cliche. Very novella-like without character development. The tie that brought this collection of people together was discovered at the end, and was a nice full circle but some of the resolutions were too quickly reached.

This was a bit of a different type of book for me, and I just couldn't quite get into it.

Feeling claustrophobic.

Seven young people meet in a white room - the Great White Room - with a man calling himself The Guardian saying that they can make their wishes come true, but they must remember that at every choice there is a renunciation.

Different people, different life stories, different reactions.
The room (microcosm) that represents life (macrocosm) portrays that in life nothing comes easy.
The people - the seven young people - represent a part of the desires, fears and aspirations of every human being. And also their faults (the ones we try to hide under the rug).
It's a disturbing book.
There is no way to be indifferent. You love or hate the book.
3,5 stars

Seven teens are in a white roo. They have no idea how they got there and they don't know each other. It quickly becomes obvious that one by one, they're going to have to deal with something they have to overcome, after which they can leave. The characters are poorly developed, since most of the book is spent in the individual dreams each person faces.

The writing is too simple for YA. Love at first sight is not my favorite feature of a YA romance. Some parts of the plot are too stretched, and the characters are stereotypes.

What.Did. I. Read.

You want me to believe that 7 teens wake up to find themselves in a white room with 7 chairs and the story goes from there? No backstory as to how they got there, where the came from, what needs to be done to get home? Sigh.

The characters in this story were shallow, flat, and vapid. I didn't care for any of them because I didn't like any of them. I would have thought I would have liked ONE of the SEVEN main characters but nope. I'm pretty sure this type of story (random kids magically end up in a mysterious place and have to escape) has been done before so it did not feel like an original idea. It felt like a bad spin on an old idea.

The main reason I did not like this story - instalove. I am not a fan of instalove and will never be. It is not believable and I immediately dislike a story with that element in it. The author wanted me to believe that one girl fell in love with a guy ON SIGHT? Get real. That isn't going to happen so stop trying to force it.

I should have DNFd this story but for some reason I stayed with it until the end. My mistake. The ending was just as bad as the rest of the story. I would not recommend to anyone as I found no redeeming qualities within this story.

This was alright - not my favorite but an enjoyable story.

This book had some great qualities and I can see some of my blog readers liking this but I couldn't connect with it.

I started out reading it but it lost my interest - especially when I figured out it was part of a series. I don't like books that are part of a series.