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The Testing is a 2013 young-adult dystopian novel by Joelle Charbonneau and the first book in her Testing trilogy. It follows Malencia Cia Vale, a student from a postwar colony who is selected for the Testing, a dangerous program used by the United Commonwealth to choose candidates for university and future leadership. The story combines survival trials with questions about trust, state power, and how a society decides who will help rebuild it, and is categorized as YA speculative fiction. [Author's overview](https://www.joellecharbonneau.com/the-testing-trilogy/)
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How good is The Testing?
The Testing scores 6.24/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Dystopian Novel category. Commercial YA dystopia with solid reader base; often criticized as derivative of Hunger Games-style selection trials.
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Is The Testing worth it in 2026?
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