I found at times that many things/plot points/decisions seemed too perfectly laid out for the character. However, there were many things that irritated me. I liked the concept of this book and did enjoy reading it. I definitely plan to physically read the future books if the same narrator is used. Her male voices were terrible, but the female was not great either. I didn't care for the narrator used for the audiobook.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike? I would recommend they read rather than listen. Would you recommend The Testing to your friends? Why or why not? Would you consider the audio edition of The Testing to be better than the print version? Liked the concept, but many things irritated me

This is a book I would totally recommend! And if you are struggling with the beginning, don’t let that hold you back because the story’s phenomenal! So, by talking about the characters, I’d be revealing major spoilers, and you know how much I hate to do that! In fact, my feelings for some of the characters were so strong that I’ve gotten into a few heated battles with some blogger friends, particularly Jaime from Two Chicks on Books. This is one of those books that had me changing my original feelings for some of the characters by the stuff that transpires by the end of the story. I can’t really talk too much about the characters in The Testing because I have some really strong feelings about a lot of those characters. At that point, there is this one particular thing that happens that actually had me leaping from my seat in shock, and I was stuck. Which is really weird because it wasn’t very far into the book before the story takes a turn that really sparked my interest and got my full attention. In the very beginning of the book I wasn’t fully invested in the story, and it took me a few tries to get drawn into the story, as I’d start and stop reading. In fact, while reading The Testing, in one moment I’d feel like I wanted to jump right through the pages and go on a frenzied rampage, and then in the next moment I’d feel the complete opposite and I wanted to curl up in a ball and have an internal freak out. Holy flippin’ crap! This book was downright craziness! I’m having the shakes right now thinking about everything that happened in this book, and I’m having severe separation anxiety because I want Independent Study (book 2) now! If I were put in “The Testing,” I don’t think I could control my temper one bit I think I’d probably hemorrhage right then and there and start acting like a raving lunatic. Only cause they are put through trials and it's a twisted government. It had moments similar to The Hunger Games and Divergent. What other book might you compare The Testing to and why?

The testing by joelle charbonneau