Deb E Reads (& writes)

Non-Compliance: The Sector is the tale of a kick arse chick living the best life she can in a Non-Compliance Sector, in a world where those who choose to live a compliant life, accepting the insertion of a microchip, are kept in relative comfort, while those to refuse to submit to such control are shunned. Most of the people who choose to live a non-compliant life are decent people, they just don't want to live under such heavy-handed control. But some are a little more rough around the edges, and Shea tends to find herself dealing with these folks. It's a recipe for action, with the leaders of the non-compliant seeking almost as much control as the leaders of the compliant.So, what didn't I like?It took me a while to really understand the stakes on the table. I'm going to put that down to me not being a big dystopian/scifi/cyberpunk reader, so it took me awhile to get into things. That's fine. An author should not hold their reader's hand. It's up to me to decide whether or not to give the book a second go (which I think I will at a later date), with a little more understanding under my belt (I'm going to do that same for [b:The Blinding Knife|12499290|The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)|Brent Weeks|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1338432693s/12499290.jpg|17484647]).There were times when I felt things could have been explored further. Some things were skipped over that I would have liked to see - some conversations, some investigations and information gathering. Part of me thought that if I had seen the effort it took to research things than I would have been more worried when things looked shaky. Again, it may be that people already fans of these genres might not need to see these things so deeply. I don't know.Personally, I didn't 100% gel with Shea, which is something I look for in a book. But she still had her moments. She was someone I'd be happy to be an aquaintence of, but I'm not sure how she and I would get on if we were always in each other's space...What did I like?As you've probably seen already... the torture scene. That was pretty imaginative! I'm a real nicey-nice goodie-two-shoes in real life, so I'm very curious about the ways in which people can be cruel to one another. This was nicely done.I like that the ending leaves an opening for more to come. I suspect things are going to get very interesting around the NCS. I am interested in seeing that. And by the time that one comes around, I should have a little more world knowledge behind me, so that will be good.Some of the dialogue was very sharp and humorous. While I got over the "Get your knickers out of a twist" line pretty quickly (but that's OK, it's a character trait - and then you see other characters start to pick it up, which I'm sure is a sign of the relationship developments... you know, you hang out with someone enough you start talkign like them) - there was more to come. Definitely a few giggle-worthy moments.On the whole, it's a decent quick read - worth picking up to pass a weekend!PS: Oh yeah... And right off the bat, I was a little unsettled that that bad guy was called Danny Rose... that's my cousin, dude! (But I'm sure that happens all the time...)