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    The Registry
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    The Registry

    Written by Shannon Stoker

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    Welcome to a safe and secure new world, where beauty is bought and sold, and freedom is the ultimate crime

    The Registry saved the country from collapse, but stability has come at a price. In this patriotic new America, girls are raised to be brides, sold at auction to the highest bidder. Boys are raised to be soldiers, trained to fight and never question orders.

    Nearly eighteen, beautiful Mia Morrissey excitedly awaits the beginning of her auction year. But a warning from her married older sister raises dangerous questions. Now, instead of going up on the block, Mia is going to escape to Mexico—and the promise of freedom.

    All Mia wants is to control her own destiny—a brave and daring choice that will transform her into an enemy of the state, pursued by powerful government agents, ruthless bounty hunters, and a cunning man determined to own her . . . a man who will stop at nothing to get her back.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJul 16, 2013
    ISBN9780062306500
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    Shannon Stoker

    Shannon Stoker is the author of The Registry and The Collection, the first two books in the Registry trilogy. She is a licensed attorney who works for Northern Illinois University, assisting students and staff with research integrity. She lives in DeKalb, Illinois, with her husband and small dog.

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    • 3/5
      Ever since Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, I have entered into the realm of Dystopian Lit! And, another realm, it is!The Registry is definitely a book that is possibly more geared toward a younger YA audience. Perhaps, for those who haven’t yet read Hunger Games, or are too young to read it yet.The book is set to be a trilogy! So, I’m hoping what was loosely written or not fully developed, will be as the stories progress through the next 2 books. The second one is set to be published this Winter, 2013. If you’ve read other reviews of mine, you will know how much I LOVE trilogies!! I become invested in the characters and their lives, as a reader, so having extra books to look forward to-is always a treat!I thought the premise was interesting: it’s set in the future, but the rules are so archaic that it takes you back to the Leave it to Beaver times…where the women are so submissive and obedient to their husbands, that their only requirement is to say, “yes, dear”.The girls are a huge commodity to their families, as they are wed to the highest bidder. Based on beauty, and not brains, girls are taught to primp and style themselves…think Toddler & Tiaras being the guideline for raising your little girls.Boys are raised by the government, to be soldiers, who may survive after their service. For those who do, they may be able to invest in a bride as well.Mia, the main female character, is no different from the other girls being trained to be wed. However, she is also a sister of 2 others daughters in her family and is surprised to learn that “happily ever after” doesn’t really exist once the sisters leave home. Determined to be in charge of her own fate, she escapes before being wed.From there, the storyline goes quite fast. There is a love triangle, Mia is determined to go to Mexico (where she feels there is freedom from “the registry”), and along the way, people will help her.The story is quite unique, but didn’t develop strong as the story went along. I wondered about Mia’s parents, the history behind Mia’s sister, why was the registry enforced in the U.S. (which is now sectioned off in regions), and how parents can subject their daughters to abuse and being more of a Stepford wife.While it does seem the country (USA) is learning more towards giving up freedoms in the name of so-called “security”, I don’t know how “realistic” this book seemed. It’s almost as if the world goes full circle with men dominating women and women not seeing themselves anymore, but as a trophy wife. Mia starts off quite head strong, only to get more clueless as the story progresses. I also didn’t understand the motives behind those helping Mia, when they themselves were living under those same conditions and requirements. It would have been great to have seen an anarchy type group, building it’s group up to overthrow the government by getting recruits (of those wanting to leave the registry).I also didn’t understand why people would risk their own life for Mia to escape. There wasn’t a strong enough motivation and the people, who helped, weren’t developed as strongly. However, I still couldn’t stop reading this book! So, I finished it, wanted to know more…what develops between Mia, Andrew, and Carter. Yes, there is a little bit of an awkward love triangle. Nonetheless, it was a good book! And, yes, I will be reading the next book.
    • 3/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Very unique dystopian that had some major flaws, but overall was a good read.Opening Sentence: Pretty. Beautiful. Stunning.The Review:Mia Morrissey is a beautiful young women that can’t wait for the day when she will be married to the man of her dreams. Mia lives in a society where girls are born and raised to be good wives. When they turn eighteen they are tested and given a ranking depending on how beautiful and smart they are. Once they have their ranking they are put up for auction to eligible men who have paid their dues to their country and are ready to settle down. Whoever bids the highest wins the girls hand in marriage. Mia has spent her whole life looking forward to her auction year and it has finally arrived, but just before she goes for sale her older sister returns home with a dire message about the registry. It turns out that not everything is quite as wonderful as Mia was raised to believe.Now Mia realizes that her dreams of marriage and living happily ever after are all just a dream. Instead of dutifully committing to the auction she plans to escape to Mexico where she can choose a life of her own. She convinces her best friend to join her and cons the farm hand to take them on their journey across America in hopes of getting to Mexico before they are caught. Mia is perused by not only the government, but the ruthless man that purchased her at the auction. Will she make it to the safety of Mexico or will she be caught before she has a chance. What will the consequences of her actions be and who will pay the price of her wanting her freedom more than anything else?Mia was a very interesting character to meet and unfortunately she wasn’t very believable to me. She grew up in this extremely sheltered life and yes her little bubble was popped recently by a good dose of reality, but she went from being a naïve innocent girl to a rock hard person that felt very little guilt over anything. I just had a hard time excepting the fact that dead bodies and using other people to get what she wants wouldn’t bother her in the least bit. I felt that her friend Whitney was way more realistic and I honestly thought she was also much easier to connect with as a character. It’s not that I didn’t like Mia because she was a fine character, I just didn’t love her like I wanted too.Andrew on the other hand was done perfectly. Like most boys in society his upbringing was very hard. You learn to survive real quick when you don’t have a choice and Andrew is definitely a survivor! But even though he’s had a rough life it hasn’t turned him into a terrible uncaring person like many others. He still has a good heart and even though he puts up a cold front he actually is a very sweet guy. He feels a need to protect the girls and he does everything in his power to make sure they are safe from any harm. His relationship with Mia was very frustrating at times but they had really great chemistry. There is another potential love interest that I’m not going to talk about because he shows up at the end of the book, so I don’t really want to spoil anything, but I am definitely team Andrew.Grant Marsden is the rich man that won the bid for Mia’s hand in marriage. He is also the villain of the story and what a villain he is. I have read very few books where someone is so evil to the core. There is not a good bone in his body and he enjoys hurting others. He actually was glad that Mia decided to run away because there is nothing he loves more than a good challenge. He totally and completely creeped me out, which is a great sign of a wonderful villain. I usually like more redeemable villains but Grant worked really well with the story.The Registry is so different from anything else I have ever read. The idea that having a girl baby is much more desired to having a boy baby is very unique. Throughout history you always hear about everyone wanting to produce a male heir so the fact that the tables were turned was really fascinating to me. This dystopian world was very brutal and rather heartbreaking. America has become a male dominated country and women have become their property. While I did love the idea of the story, I was a little disappointed with the delivery of it. First off, this is a very fast paced novel that never has a dull moment but the whole thing felt rushed to me. Including all the individual elements like the romance and the action, it all felt rushed to me. It made it really hard to fully connect with the story because you didn’t have time to let things sink in. The next thing that disappointed me was that I was expecting a NA book and even though the characters are technically adults, it still read like a young adult book. This is fine, I was just hoping for a little bit more mature characters. Even though this story wasn’t perfect, I still really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the rest of the series. I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a fast paced dystopian novel.Notable Scene:“This is a closed-off area, sir.” One of the RAG agents started toward him. He was a slim, dark man about Grant’s age, maybe a year or two younger.“I hear so far there are two girls missing. They both cut off their hair and stole a car. I take it you put out an alert for the model? Any hits?” Grant asked.The slim agent reached Grant and placed his hand on Grant’s chest, attempting to push him back behind the tape. Grant reacted with lightning speed and twisted the young agent’s arm till he heard a pop. With his other hand he reached under the agent’s jacket, pulled out his firearm, and pointed it at the second agent. The first yelped in pain and Grant released him. The agent fell to the ground, choking back screams. Grant lowered his weapon and let out a laugh.“It’s been so long. I really missed this,” Grant said with true happiness. He signaled to the RAG agent still standing. “So any hits on the car?”FTC Advisory: William Morrow/Harper Collins provided me with a copy of The Registry. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      I was really excited to start this series, and this book did not disappoint.I love the world Stoker builds. I really enjoy reading books that I feel could possibly happen some day; this book was one of them.The basic background on the book is the USA entered The Great War and thus began a military draft again. All young men were forced to enlist and go fight the war. The US won and once the men came home they discovered that the majority of America's population was wiped out. Women were now a rarity. The Registry was created in an effort to protect the women. Men could purchase a wife from the registry and it was then his responsibility to protect her. When I imagine The Registry pages on the internet, I kind of visualize a Facebook page or a dating page. Men are able to browse pages and choose a wife. The government puts a price on all the women once they reach 18 and complete the test.The book follows Mia, a girl who recently turned 18 and whose page has just been put up on the Registry. Mia turns against everything she has been taught growing up when she finds out a secret from her older sister. She then joins up with her friend Whitney and goes on the run to reach Mexico, and freedom. I don't want to give any spoilers away, so I will leave it at that. One last thing I will say is I could not stand Carter! I hated how he would not stop calling Mia princess. I just wanted to slap him! So to end, I give this book 4 stars. I loved the concept of the new America, and it's not so far fetched that this couldn't happen someday (be it in America or some other country). I really enjoyed reading this book and can't wait to read the 2nd in the series.
    • 2/5
      Title: The RegistryAuthor: Shannon StokerRelease Date: June 11, 2013Publisher: William Morrow PaperbacksSource: Edelweiss DRCGenre(s): YA Fiction, YA Science Fiction (sorta), YA Romance (sorta), YA Dystopia, possibly New Adult Fiction, Dystopian Future, Arraigned MarriageRating: ★★★☆☆ for the world building, ★★☆☆☆ for the executionReview Spoilers: LowAll right, so, this is the first book I’ve ever given a split review for here on Nerdophiles. I might think that I should on some other books, but this one truly deserves it. When I first heard about the Registry, I was actually pretty interested in it. I have no idea why. I’m a sucker for girl marriage shit. After how much I liked the Selection (I still need to read the second book in the series) I’m drawn to others in a similar vein. I was disappointed by the second book in the Matched series, but I had hope that the last book will redeem it. I had hoped the Registry would be a great new addition to the general genre.And it sort of was.I think that the world building the author tried to do was really great. In the Registry, daughters are valued above all else. After a cataclysmic event following one of America’s great wars (the background of which could have used some work), the female population deteriorated drastically. Women became a comodity and the Registry was established to match men with the very limited number of women. America went on to fight wars, enforce a mandatory male draft, and find other outlets for its excess of men. But ultimately, the Registry became a means of securing companionship for those who could pay the most. Male children were abandoned to the state, where they went unloved, uneducated, and were encouraged to live as menial day workers from the age of thirteen until they joined the military at eighteen and afterward were free to make their own way in the world. Only daughters were seen as worth the money to raise – they were a solid investment.Most of that actually sounds like you could do a lot with it. I liked the prospect – even if it is a bit unrealistic. I can see a lot of the inspiration for the story coming from all the doomsday predictions about China with its every shrinking female population. Unfortunately, I just didn’t really get into the whole execution of the book.The beginning actually starts out pretty good. You’re introduced to the main character, Mia Morrissey, who is the daughter of a wealthy land owner. She’s absolutely gorgeous and the last of four daughters. She’s worth a fortune and her entire life she – like all girls – have been raised to look forward to being a wife, having daughters of her own, and having a husband to please. Unfortunately, it’s all an illusion. Her sister comes home one day after running away from her husband after he beat her and threw out their male child. And within a week she’s dead – either by his hand or by suicide, though Mia feels he murdered her. The whole illusion of the Registry and perfect husbands is gone and Mia turns from the obedient, perfect daughter to a rebellious teenager trying to find a way out. Except there really isn’t any way out.Enlisting her friend Whitney, a servant girl who is far too smart for her own good, who will spend the rest of her adult life not as a wife, but as a government slave, they blackmail a boy named Andrew, who wants nothing more to just do his service and finally be able to make a life for himself. She ruins basically everyone’s lives by deciding to run away. She is pursued by her soon-to-be-husband Grant Marsden, a villianous man who is an absolute psychopath with no reason for it explained at all. I think that’s one of the greatest downfalls of this series. No one gets much character development in the end. The book switches from the point of view of Mia, Andrew, and Grant. But for whatever reason they are all just very plain, ordinary characters. Mia’s transformation is bland and cookie cutter. Andrew’s own shift, from waiting to do his service and doing what’s right to apparently falling for Mia (or something) isn’t really explained at all. And Grant just runs around killing people and torturing people for no real reason at all. Or, if he has one, we never know about it. He’s just evil, because he’s a man basically.I don’t know. I just really liked the idea behind this book. And I felt pretty disappointed in the way it turned out.That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily a bad book. It will be a great book for teenagers, who want something quick and exciting to read. You don’t have to put a lot of effort into getting through this one. (Well, unless you get too disappointed and have to quit reading it.) It’s not something I would buy, but something I would have no regrets checking out from the local library. I might pass on the sequel, too, which comes out next year. I don’t know yet. We’ll just have to wait and see.So, basically, the concept behind this book gets a ‘good’ and the book itself is just ‘okay.’
    • 3/5
      Although dystopian novels have been in vogue for a while, I’ve just started getting obsessed so I was very excited to review The Registry. Initially, however, I wasn’t too impressed. Our heroine is gorgeous but hopelessly sheltered making her come across as too ditzy. It also seemed as though the plot was going to be far to predictable. The minute she runs into a handsome farm hand you know he’s going to be a potential love interest and obviously the man interested in purchasing Mia is going to be a self-entitled jerk. We also got a rather thin and unbelievable first explanation for how the society in the novel developed. Fortunately, everything got better from there!

      The writing was generally very good and we quickly learn that there are many explanations for how the registry system came to be. I’m still hoping for a slightly better explanation in the next novel, but as is, it’s a mystery our heroine is getting closer to solving instead of a poor explanation by the author. The initially unlikable Mia adjusts to her new circumstances quickly, becoming braver and more self-reliant. I loved the character growth, as Mia wasn’t annoying for long and changed in believable ways. The plot wasn’t complex but the action and pacing made for an exciting escape story.

      At the very end, we almost get an annoying love triangle, with Mia deciding to swap spit with the first guy who is obviously interested in her, even though she likes someone else. At first, this bothered me, but I felt Mia’s actions were believable given the sheltered life she led and given her desire not to be owned. She also always knew who she liked, which saved it from the indecisiveness that makes me hate so many love triangles. Overall, this ended up being a fast paced and enjoyable read. I can’t wait for the next book in the series!

      This review first published on Doing Dewey.
    • 2/5
      In the future girls are evaluated based on their looks, entered into The Registry and sold to the highest bidder. Population is brainwashed that this is a perfect order and girls are taught that their only purpose in life is to please their husbands. Young and very beautiful Mia finds out by accident that the things she was told all her life might not be true. Shaken and scared, Mia runs away with her best friend Whitney. While they are trying not get caught by government agents, Mia and Whitney encounter an array of characters that will help them to get to freedom aka. Mexico. As soon as I read the summary I was immediately attracted to The Registry. In a dystopian setting it promised to cover some meaningful topics like: being judged based just on your looks and forced marriages. While I was not expecting The Registry to be as dramatic and emotional asA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, I still hoped that it will be better than other ya novels with similar topic (like Delirium or Matched) and that it will bring something new to this topic. Shannon Stoker may have tried to convey these messages but they were drowned for me with a multiple of problems. World building was completely unbelievable. I could not believe that society in USA would degrade this much. This book would be much more believable if it was set in some secluded country with traditional culture. Also, there is no technological advance whatsoever, although it's set 150 years in the future. It is mentioned that government only allows her agents to use new technologies, but only things I noticed high-profile government agents were using helicopters and tablets that can do voice recordings. Although, The Registry is advertised as new adult, it's so ya even some chapter narrated by 28-year-old villain didn't make it more mature. Characters should be 18 years old, but because they are ignorant of the world most of the time they feel much younger. Especially Mia, who tries to convinces us how she's not all looks and how she is smart. All I could see was a spoiled brat who run away from home just because she found out she's not going to get her way. And she dragged her perfectly content friend along, so she won't be alone. On her travel, Mia uses everyone to advance and leaves them without much regret. And her cause is not very noble, she does not try to change anything, she just tries to save her ass. There is slow developing love story who seemed like the only good feature for recommending The Registry. That is, until some random handsome dude appeared on 80% and kissed Mia and she decided - why shouldn't she have fun. Seriously, only thing that this book was missing was love triangle to add to the pile of this I do not like. In The End... With too many holes in world building and not enough technological advancement to make me believe this is happening in the future, The Registry failed my dystopian test. I never believed for a moment something like this would happen in USA. Add to the mix immature selfish heroine, love triangle romance and it turns out the only original and interesting thing in a book is a main villain with a quirky sense of fashion. The Registry may appeal to a younger audience who is only now getting into dystopian genre and who are not demanding when world building is in question, but more mature dystopian fans should probably look for something else. Disclaimer: I was given a free eBook by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for a honest review.
    • 4/5
      Mia had no reservations about taking her place on the registry and marrying the highest bidder. Then her sister showed up one night to tell her what the registry is really about. When the time comes she does everything possible to make the guy that wants her give up and when that doesn't work she runs away.THE REGISTRY is set in a world where girls are coveted. If you have a boy they are usually sent away because they will not bring their parents riches. Girls are raised for the registry and the better looking they are the higher the price a man will pay for them. It is just the way it is and no girl knows any different. Mia grew up waiting for the day when she could be put on the registry for her husband to find her. Andrew's dream has been to join the military, rise in the ranks and finally bid on a wife when the time came. He grew up in a home with other boys and has traveled working for varies people. It is almost time for him to report for duty so he takes off for some last-minute traveling when a couple of 'boys' drive by and he catches a ride. He finds out right away that the boys are not boys and he is in a lot of trouble if he is caught with them.This book is crazy, in a good way. Could you imagine being auctioned off like a piece of meat and looking forward to it? Crazy, but that is what America has turned into in Shannon Stoker's world. Mia wants nothing to do with it and although she starts off as a bit bratty and self involved she quickly turns into someone I enjoyed following. The supporting characters could be a bit annoying at times but they all had their revealing qualities. Andrew really turned out to be an excellent person that I wanted to see with Mia. There was many ups and downs with their escape and there were a lot of ups and downs with feelings but it all came together for a great read.The villains are villainous. The love interests are sexy. The love triangle? I didn't like that so much and could have done without it. Book 2 should be interesting.
    • 4/5
      I couldn't stop reading the Registry while Mia is rising above the oppression of women, and her travelign companion Andrew is making the of himself where boys are forced into military service, and love isn't a factor in marriage. The Registry started with a bang and automatically got me on Mia's side as well as her sister Corrina's side. I was wondering what her sister could tell her that would break her away from a promising (in this world's context) future, and it was def a good reason. I read this book because it was on edelweiss and I liked the sound of it. I would have picked it up even without the review copy though, and I would have been glad because I like the characters, the story line, and even though the world is not one I would want to live in, the world building is great, and I can feel what these kids are going through. I connected with Mia, I liked her way of thinking and related with the way she thought about herself and in some ways, the world. I also liked that we got Andrew's point of view. It is in third person, but it didn't bother me, I thought it flowed well, and it made it Mr. Madsen is the perfect villain, I wanted to smack him frequently. I can't wait until the next book where I find out exactly how he will completely get his. While I liked some aspects of the world building I didn't quite like the way that she asked the same questions and got so many different answers, because I was just confused. I understand the intent that history is made by the conquerors and the new america is forcing their version of everything, and Mia doesn't buy it, so she tries to get a better picture. I liked the secondary characters a lot, the people they met along the way that helped them, and I wanted more time with each set of them. There is a love triangle, and I wish there wasn't because it was going great the way it was. The romantic suspense and the forbidden love had enough going for it. The ending also left me wanting. I know that it seems like an okay spot to end, but I will be continuing to find out what happens next. Bottom Line: Couldn't look away from Mia and this dark world.