Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

Article 5
(Article 5, #1)
by Kristen Simmons
Released |January 31st 2012 by Tor Teen|
Edition |Hardback, 362 pages|
Source |Library|
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New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.
The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.
There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.
Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.
Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow.
That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings—the only boy Ember has ever loved

Article 5 was definitely something that I wasn't expecting to enjoy that much. I've been putting off reading this for quite sometime and am angry with myself for waiting so long to pick it up! It was a fast paced read that kept me wanting to know more and more. I didn't expect there to be so much action from the start of the book! I am a big fan of action packed books so that was a major plus for me. I will definitely be continuing on with series because I found it very interesting, the characters were enjoyable, and so was the romance :)! I can't wait to get my hands on book 2, immediately, to find out what happens next.


The characters in this book were great and easy to connect with. I really liked Ember because of strong she was throughout the book. I also felt really bad for her and her mother because of what happened to them. Her mother violated 'Article 5', which is a stupid Article! So her mother is taken and Ember is sent to a girls reformatory and that place was no joke. But the thing I felt bad about the most because one of the officers there to arrest her mother was the boy she love, Chase. My heart was slowly breaking for her and this happened within like the first chapter or 2! Even through everything Ember stayed strong and that was really admirable. When it comes to Chase, at first I didn't like him because he was being such a jerk to Ember in the beginning. As the book continue, I started to slowly start liking him. By the end of the book I really liked Ember and Chase's relationship and was rooting for them to get back together. I love how even though they were once in love, this book didn't immediately put them back together.

I thought the romance department was good! And I enjoyed the interactions between the two characters. And the action was amazing! I couldn't get enough of it. The world building was okay, but I didn't think it was spectacular. I like the whole idea of the Articles and the soldiers were pretty interesting, but I thought things could have been a bit better. Overall things were great. I would definitely recommend this to you dystopian lovers!