Settled

Title: The City of Ember
Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Did I like it: Yes, I really enjoyed it, but I wouldn't call it a high quality book.
Should you read it: If you like reading YA fiction books like The Hunger Games (or if you are YA-aged) you'll probably like this.
Synopsis: Lina and Doon live in a city where the only light comes from lamps on the buildings, but blackouts are happening more and more often...

I mostly enjoyed this book a lot.  It seemed a lot like a slightly-more-poorly written Hunger Games (except that the story is 100% different)  I found this book in a list of utopian/dystopian fiction books, which I usually love (I'd read all of the first few books on the list including 'We', a dystopian book that actually preceded and partly inspired 1984)

Its clear that I'm finally really starting to settle into my new apartment because I found the library (2 blocks away!) and I have a big stack of books to read and a big list of books to order from the library.  My branch has the 3(!) sequels to The City of Ember and I'm very excited to go check them out after I finish the other 4 books I need to read first.  In conclusion:  I would definitely recommend this book to YA readers who are willing to put up with some frustration over the writing, I enjoyed it and I hope you do too!