{Review} The Program @suzanne_young @SimonPulseCA

In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.

Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.

Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them.

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Suzanne Young currently lives in Tempe, Arizona, where she drafts novels on restaurant napkins while eating chimichangas. After earning her degree in creative writing, Suzanne spent several years teaching middle school language arts. She is also the author of A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL. You can visit her online at www.suzanne-young.blogspot.com.

 Although I really did love The Program!  It made me feel like I was reading a Prequel to Lauren Oliver's Delirium series.  Which really makes me wonder!  Are the authors of today sitting in a room throwing ideas around? And then they all pick one and go from there?  Then after a time two people end up writing the same story with a little twist or something?  The only real difference is that with the Delirium series its all about love is a disease and in The Program its teen suicide.  The difference really dont stop there!  From the first few pages it really felt like this was the world that existed for Lena before they found out that it wasnt suicide that they had to worry about but love itself!

In this book they take away your memories that are to emotional for you to handle so they take them away so you cant remember.  Like the memory of Sloane's brother whom committed suicide. My big question there is if he committed suicide couldnt she just look it up in the paper?  Uncured cant talk or tell the cured about their life before the program. If you do you could be flagged and arrested or put into the program yourself.  After you turn 18 the program cant touch you.  But by the end of the book it started sounding like the epidemic was growing.  So by the end of the book it REALLY started to feel like a prequel!  I cant wait to see what is in store next for these teens.  One thing I really LOVED about this book is that even though its about having your memories ripped away and about teen suicide.  Its also about how true love can conquer all!  That if you are met to be together you will be!  NO MATTER WHAT!  LOVE WILL ALWAYS FIND LOVE!!

So my recommendation for this is this!

1. I both loved and hated the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver.  It was slow and well just SLOW!
2. If you loved the Delirium series DEFF pick this one up!  Then let me know if it felt the same for you as it did me!
3. I loved this one it was a lot faster and not to slow!  It was easy to follow and only had a few typos (where they missed an it and the etc)  so not to bad!

One other thing wanted to make sure that everyone knew that this is another series that is only two books!  Book two The Treatment is due out April of 2014

And for anyone wanting to know here is my review of Delirium (Review: Delirium)

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."

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Posted in: 5 Stars, Edelweiss, Review, Young Adult