Glow

I think what bugged me most were the testimonials - this is definitely *not* the "next Hunger Games".

In summary: two ships are in space, bound to colonize "new Earth" after an environmental collapse. One ship has very religious types, the other a more secular mix. Long-term space travel has caused sterility in both ships; the secular solves the problem and a party from the religious ship attacks and captures all female children. Most of the adults die in this attack, leaving only the male children.

So the secular ship experiences a "Lord of the Flies", while the females on the religious ship experience oppression and violation. Specific quibbles include:

1) Bad science fiction
2) A Muslim character on the secular ship (and he is the most sympathetic of the story)
3) A direct appearance by God

This is the first book of a series. It barely stands alone, and that only if you skip the Epilog. The main female character is written well enough; the main male characters are caricatures of power seekers. I had no idea what message about religion the author was trying to convey, and have no desire to read more books to find out. While this is young adult and *some* bad science fiction could be excused (I'm looking at you, Hunger Games), this book is over-the-top.