Solid dystopia with an exciting finish!

It's now been a while that I have read the book, but I can still clearly remember the content, which in my opinion is a big plus. There are not many books, on whose contents I can remember so well after I've read so many novels in between.
The plot of "The Testing" is not innovative, the need to be aware when you reach for the book. It is very reminiscent of "The Hunger Games" and other dystopias, but this is really not a problem if you're a fan of this genre. But wait for some other positive aspects that make Cias way to the finish line more difficult.
Cia is a sixteen year-old girl who has just graduated and is hoping to be chosen as a student. In this post-war world, only the best of the best for a study to be approved and before they are allowed on the university must even those still several tasks survive and exist. Cia is finally chosen with three others from her village for what her father did not like it because he had once through these stages to go. Unfortunately, then his memory has been erased, but little by little he is remembered by his dreams back to this time and he warns his daughter not to trust anyone.
First, the warning seems unjustified, but gradually realizes Cia that a single life of little value for the professors who are only interested in the winners.
It is an exciting adventure that must travel Cia and the various tests had really something. I must say that I was not quite hot with the characters, but I could not put the book on page, because the situations and the individual tasks were so exciting. These were really smart knitted and designed interesting, so it was really fun to follow Cia in their "struggle". Especially the last stage has it done to me, but I would indeed spoil anyone.
The love story between Tomas Cia is nicely drawn, not too pushy and understandable in this situation. Every now and again I was Tomas' character a little too flat designed just like Cia, but I think the author wanted to leave some room for improvement for the second part, which is why I do not think that's so bad.
The writing style was fine. Here and there I found him a little too unemotional and beschreibungsarm what may perhaps be only personal feelings. Yet it could be read quite well and had little pitfalls.
The end was well thought out and leaves room for the two subsequent volumes, which I will define me as it already interested me how the story ends.