This is a book that didn’t have the best world building. It is what helps you understand what is going on, and it ultimately helps you connect to the characters and their world if done correctly. I think it is one of the most important things in a book. When I read a book, I personally am a fan of world building. I guess the most important thing to know is there are people with pulses – those with telekinetic powers, then there is an elite group with a second pulse – basically means they can deflect anything so they’re kind of invincible, and there are two opposing sides fighting for something that isn’t made particularly clear. In my defense, this book does not make it easy. I’m sorry, that was like the most confusing plot summary ever. With the help of her classmate Dylan Gilmore, Faith discovers that she has the pulse, and is dragged into a battle against the people with pulses who are meant to be the bad guys (it gets really confusing to understand why exactly they’re fighting, hence why I say meant to be the bad guys). Within this world, some are gifted with the pulse – the ability to move objects with your mind. Resources are tight, friends are leaving, and the schooling system is slowly diminishing. Faith Daniels is one of the outsiders, facing the difficulties of living on the outside. Every day the states’ boundary lines expand, and more outsiders make the decision to join either of the states.
Between these two is a vast expanse of abandoned towns and small communities housing outsiders – people who are reluctant to assimilate into these newer states. In the former USA, two states exist: the Western State and the Eastern State. The world is in drastic climate change, and to protect the populations, countries worldwide have created states (I’m not quite sure why they thought this was the best solution as I can’t remember). Pulse is set in the future, year 2051 to be precise. Divergent similarities aside, I do really love this cover, and it is definitely what made me want to read more about it. I’m sensing that someone in the marketing department of this publishing house thought that they could draw off the sales of Divergent by making it seem similar. The similarities are even stronger when you consider the fact that Katherine Tegen is the publisher of the Divergent series. It has a random landscape in the background, the foreground has a prominent icon that is presented with circle symmetry, and the typography is a simple bold typeface. The first thing I thought when I saw the cover was how it gave me a Divergent feel. It popped up in the ‘recommendations’ section, and the cover instantly intrigued me. I first found out about Pulse when I was on a Goodreads hyperlink clicking frenzy one night.
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