I really enjoyed this book! It's a very unique concept and it is full of all of the things I enjoy in a sci fi/dystopian. Highly recommend this book and the series as a whole!

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. The plot was good, the characters were well made and the writing was good. I look forward to continuing this series.

I got accepted to review this book years ago, but unfortunately never got around to reading it. Apologies for this.

I was a big fan of the tv show and came to the books later and just didn't get the same feeling that I did from the show which I loved. Sadly DNF'd and didn't continue with the series.

This is one of the rare instances where the tv show was better than the book. I feel like the book was lacking the pace set in the tv series and I was left feeling like I wanted more action.

Another book that I read because I liked the tv show version of it. I wish I wouldn't have wastedy time. The show is a million times better. Not very good storytelling, super slow and boring.

Loved the premise of this book, people living in space trying to survive but needing to find a new forever home and soon and sending criminal teens to Earth to see if it is habitable again. Ummm I'm in!


Essentially, Earth had a nuclear war that destroyed pretty much everything and the people that escaped have been living on spaceships. Their little "world" is beginning to run low on supplies and in lieu of executing the teen criminals, they decide to send 100 of the to Earth as guinea pigs to see if Earth is okay again. Fun times!


The story is told from alternating POVs of four main characters - Clarke, Wells, Bellamy and Glass. I actually enjoyed this aspect of the story and think it added to the background info and the relationship building. Bellamy is my favourite of the four, though they all have interesting stories.


I think this is a promising start to a great new series. I cannot wait to see how they survive and what is in store for each of these main characters. I did not watch the TV show when it came out, though my husband did start a few episodes back then. I may just give it a try since I'm thinking about starting the second book in the series soon.

I was really excited to read this book ever since I first saw the TV show. Unfortunately I found that I had to choose to "did not finish" The 100 by Kass Morgan due to the fact that I didn't manage to connect with the characters as much as I had hoped and I wasn't as engaged in the story as I wanted to be. Whilst I was looking forward to reading it, it did not end up being a good match for me. Rather that impacting my rating further I have opted to stop at this point and give it a 3 stars for NetGalley, as its a me not you situation and others may have a better time with the book than I did

Let's be honest, I probably wouldn't have continued with the TV series of this if I'd had anything better to on a Monday night. It was there, it was watchable, I watched it. I got a little into it and when the book was available on Netgalley I decided that I would see if it was good. It was so much better

Other than decent dialogue, it was actually hard to tell what the TV series lacked until I read the book, but now I can say without a doubt, it was lacking most in background and world building. In the book, the Arc is so much more constructed. There's society. There's castes. There's so much more culture than there was in the TV series and it made it so much more believable.

The characters were better built too. They all had backstories and issues. Though I found some of the early flashbacks to be a bit unnecessary (did we really need to see how Clarke and Wells met? It was cute but completely unneeded) the later ones really helped to build up the characters in a way that we just didn't see in the series.

Whether you watched the series or not, this book is definitely worth reading. It's so much better.

Such a fun read; I watched the show before I read the book, but it was still so fun to read about the characters and get some backstory that I wouldn't have gotten before.

I am a fan of the show and figured the book would be better. Unfortunately it's not, it's not the kind of story that enthralls you.

It's not often that you find the TV Show/Movie adaption is better than the original source content, but this is definitely the case for the 100. I honestly would recommend watching the show more because the intensity everyone craves is not evident in the book at all.

Although this was a very quick read, I never felt completely engaged in the story nor was I able to connect to the characters. As I mention often in my reviews, being able to relate to a character or at least care remotely, is HUGE in my ability to enjoy a novel - but I couldn’t have cared less if they’d all died on their way to Earth. I don't read a lot of sci-fi, so I really appreciated that this one was very simple and didn't go too far over my head. It was more action/thrilling than science fiction, but a good transition novel for anyone getting into this genre.

Overall, this was nothing special but also not something I regret picking up. It was a fun audiobook to listen to while at work, and I’m happy to have crossed another off of my NetGalley list! I think I might watch the first episode or two of the show, and if I pick up the sequel I would expect more action and less drama because it weighed this one down for sure.

The book is ALWAYS better than the movie/tv show and The 100 is no exception. This book was full of adventure and a bit of romance. SO good!

Not being a young adult, although I did rather enjoy The Hunger Games, I was unable to fully appreciate this one I'm afraid.

I've never watched the show but this was still and interesting read :)

Strong characters, a novel concept. I can't wait for the sequel.

Colonists have been living on a spaceship for years, and now they are considering returning to Earth. The chancellor sends one hundred convicted teens to the planet rather than sentencing them to death. The colonists will know it's safe to return if these teens are not killed by the radiation levels. Wells, the chancellor's son, gets himself convicted of a crime in order to travel to Earth with Clarke, a girl he loves. She doesn't return his feelings, since Wells was responsible for the execution of her parents. Meanwhile, Bellamy uses force to get on the shuttle, so he can protect his sister. During the commotion, Glass escapes the shuttle and sneaks back onto the spaceship. The teen convicts must survive the strange, new planet, and the spaceship colonists must face their own unexpected crisis.

The plot follows the stories of the main characters; different chapters focusing on each one. Clarke struggles with her mixed feelings for Wells, and she's the only convict with medical knowledge. Bellamy struggles with being accepted by the others, and his sister has a secret conflict. The book deals with overpopulation, since unauthorized babies on the spaceship are killed by the government. The ship also has different social levels that creates a conflict. Glass is from the highest class, but she's in love with a boy from a lower class. The book will give you a lot to think about. There is a sequel to it.

I was slightly scared that this book wouldn't live up to my expectations after watching the TV show, which is probably why I left it so long before reading this book. I finally took the plunge and I was pleasantly surprised! It wasn't the 5/5 that the TV show is but this might be because I was already familiar with the characters and their stories. There were a lot of POV's in this book and at times I did find that as I just started to get into the story, the POV would change. It was quite a shock to lose some of the characters that were in the TV show like Raven and Jasper (who are two of my favourites) but they were substituted with other great stories and characters, Glass is amazing!!

If you are a proud believer in the book is always better! Then you should definitely give this a try. If you've even considered watching the show, dip your toe in this novel and give it a try!