Thumped Went Ker-plunk

Yesterday night, I spent all evening reading the novel, Thumped by Mega McCafferty (Yes, I read 260+ pages in one night.) . It's about a futuristic America where a Virus has broken out and threatens to eradicate the human race. As a result, the government is encouraging girls to get pregnant as early as possible and as often as possible. If a girl hasn't had any children before the age of 18, they are considered outcasts to society and the government warns them that they aren't contributing to the country. The main characters in the story are Harmony and Melody. They are identical twins who are both 17 and met each other one year ago (in the previous book that I didn't realize existed and therefore didn't read...). They are both considered Re Pros, AKA Reproductive Professionals. Essentially, they are part of the Surrogettes business and people hire them to get pregnant and have their kids. Harmony and Melody are both due on the same date and are both carrying twins. Together, they are worth millions of dollars and have just as many fans. Before they met, Harmony was raised in Goodside, which is a very conservative, church-orientated lifestyle, but she encounters trouble and wants to cross the fence and escape to the freedom of the Otherside, to live with her sister. Harmony is married under the church's eye, to Ram. Melody is partnered with Jondoe, who is the secret father of Harmony's children. There is one other secret to the story though, and with the Double Double Due Date, or D4, approaching, the truth must eventually come out. One way or another.

This book was definitely not what I was expecting. I picked out this book at my local library and I thought it Bumped had a very "cutesy" cover, all blue and pink. I didn't get the chance to read the summary so I assumed it would be about chickens or something of the sort because the cover had a cracked eggshell. I probably wouldn't recommend this book to a friend unless they were into romantic/conspiracy-related novels because I am not very interested in those books, so reading this book wasn't exactly an phenomenal experience for me. I have to admit though, the only reason I actually read the entire book is that the author pulls you in with suspense. It is written in a similar format to Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen. Every chapter, the story changes perspectives between the twins and often times, the chapters end in a very suspenseful way. All in all though, I wouldn't advise reading this book. My opinion may be swayed because I didn't read the first book, but unless you liked books like Matched, the Hunger Games, and Divergent, this book probably isn't for you. At least it definitely wasn't for me.