The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman

Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Honor and her parents are residents on an island. The earth has been ravaged by sea levels reaching their maximum and the only habitable parts are islands. Nearly all islands are under the control of a Corporation and a leader named Earth Mother. The people are kept subdued by chemically treated food. Honor's parents are part of a resistance to the "government".

Category

Young Adult Fiction

Why I chose this book

Recommended from the library site, based on reading history

My personal opinion (the review)

This could have been so much better! It started great, middled great, was ending great, but suddenly it was like the author got tired of writing and just decided to crash land the thing. It ended in, like, 5 pages. Everything tied up and rosy. Maybe she just ran out of imagination. Who knows.
Regardless, it's a decent book. 

Warnings (language, violence, "adult" situations, death, etc.)

Language - none
Violence - One riot scene, but no known characters are permanently harmed
Adult situations - none
Death - none
Not saying it's a bad thing, but this was one of the mildest books I've read all year. Almost boring, it was so mild.

Movie rating equivalent

PG

Protagonist description

Honor starts the story as a free-thinking individual. She becomes a part of "the system" willingly. And then circumstances push her into assisting with the rebellion.

Point of view of story

Third, focused on Honor

Book length

Long

Story flow

Good pace throughout, until the end

Grammar and spelling issues

A few spelling flaws

Character connection (no spoilers)
More could have been done with both Honor and Helix, but the book was getting long, so my guess is that things were cut short for that reason.