WOW!

I have loved Rachel Cohn since the Gingerbread series and I love everything she does, but when I saw that this was a dysoptian/fantasy/sci-fibook I had my doubts.  Cohn is just so good at writing very realistic contemporary fiction, I thought this might be bad.  
I was so wrong.  Beta grabbed me from the first page.   It its a truly unique edition to dystopian YA fiction that stands above the crowd.  The characters, even the clone ones, are so human and real.  This story of a future where clones are developed to serve humans is written so well and with such heart that it truly feels like this could happen.  
As a Beta teen clone, in a world of mostly adult clones, Elysia is experiencing coming-of-age struggles similar to a human.  Even though Elysia isn't fully human, a teen can really relate to her desires and questions.  
Fantastic book and I am thrilled to see that it is a series!