I'm very sorry for not updating often. I was on vacation for almost a month and school started a few weeks ago. I've been slammed with homework, but now that reading is part of my homework, I'll be able to finish more books and update more often. But I'll continue to post about books I've read in the past. And soon I'll be back to my computer at home and not this annoying tablet.
Yes. Earlier today I just sat down and finished the end in half an hour. Just wanted to get it out of the way. My cousin gave me some other suggestions for book reviews and I promised her that I would review them as soon as I could. Yeah. I got this one when I was at the library with a friend of mine. That's when I saw this one and checked it out.
Here's the cover-
It's prom day at Mount Pleasant high school. Everyone is in their best dress for the dancing. But for Audrey, this isn't what she wanted. The glory, the boyfriend, the dress and most of all, the popularity. It's just abnormal. Because before meeting Nicole, she was just Audrey the invisible. Audrey the impossible. However, this is the life she never had and had always wanted. But there's something strange going on. She can become invisible. Not really full out disappearing, but somehow she was able to convince people that she wasn't there and that they weren't seeing anything.
Jack doesn't really care what's going on. He's content cleaning up after the dance. All he wants is peace and quiet. Sitting on the roof of his car, drowning out the world, all is well with him. He couldn't care less about popularity. As long as he doesn't flunk school, that's all that matters.
A surprise attack by some wild boys makes the police come and take everyone away. It is determined that those who went wild were infected by a virus called the Erebus virus. The Erebus virus gives its victims incredible superpowers, but kills them slowly, making them eventually go insane and try to pass the virus on to others.
All the teenagers in the area are sent to military centers where they are tested for the Erebus virus. Somehow, Audrey comes out clean. She thinks someone has swapped out her results.
Jack comes out with the virus and is thrown into a cell, not knowing what will happen next. Will he be dissected, or straightaway executed.
Jack finds comfort in a fellow victim of the virus named Laura. She is able to destroy things instantly with her hands. Despite how strong she is, Laura seems to have a very kind heart and warms up to Jack. The pair become fast friends, finding comfort in talking to each other through the bars of their cells.
Audrey meets a boy named Alex whom she thinks she knew. He tells her that he was in her elementary school for fourth grade and then moved away soon after. In a room full of strange people, Audrey is happy that she was able to find one familiar face. But there's something screwy going on with him and she just can't figure out what.
The Erebus victims, also know as Lambdas are used as special military weapons used to catch terrorists. There have been multiple incidences that seem impossible to be made by humans. The military is forced to suspect that the Lambdas are behind it. The guess is that somehow the terrorists got mixed in with all the teenagers that were rounded up. And once they get the reason to, the world will be destroyed and all hell will rain upon them.
My thoughts-
It shaped my love for science fiction. Ender's Game started it and Blackout deepened it. It's a very thought provoking novel and I like how it's very unrealistic, but not too overboard. Sometimes when I read science fiction, the author makes the concept too overpowering and it doesn't even seem like the concept could be real at all. This book uses people that we can relate to and twists them beyond what our minds can do.
The idea is brilliant. It's very imaginative and I was forced to wonder, What would be done if something like this were to happen? It really seems like it could never happen, but you never know. It helps us brainstorm all the radical ways that terrorists will try to bring our world on its knees. Sometimes even genetically modifying themselves to have superpowers will be an option. This book faces the issue of whether our world is really safe. Or that safety is just an illusion created by people with the power to shut us up and keep us from wondering.
There is a prequel to this called Going Dark where the origin of the Erebus virus is explained. It is sadly not in my library and I'll have to either buy it or read it online. (At the rate I want to buy books, my room will turn into a library.) Also, another book by the same author is called Variant. It seems to be more popular than this one, so check it out. (I currently have it on request. Hopefully it comes soon.)
Yes. Earlier today I just sat down and finished the end in half an hour. Just wanted to get it out of the way. My cousin gave me some other suggestions for book reviews and I promised her that I would review them as soon as I could. Yeah. I got this one when I was at the library with a friend of mine. That's when I saw this one and checked it out.
Here's the cover-
It's prom day at Mount Pleasant high school. Everyone is in their best dress for the dancing. But for Audrey, this isn't what she wanted. The glory, the boyfriend, the dress and most of all, the popularity. It's just abnormal. Because before meeting Nicole, she was just Audrey the invisible. Audrey the impossible. However, this is the life she never had and had always wanted. But there's something strange going on. She can become invisible. Not really full out disappearing, but somehow she was able to convince people that she wasn't there and that they weren't seeing anything.
Jack doesn't really care what's going on. He's content cleaning up after the dance. All he wants is peace and quiet. Sitting on the roof of his car, drowning out the world, all is well with him. He couldn't care less about popularity. As long as he doesn't flunk school, that's all that matters.
A surprise attack by some wild boys makes the police come and take everyone away. It is determined that those who went wild were infected by a virus called the Erebus virus. The Erebus virus gives its victims incredible superpowers, but kills them slowly, making them eventually go insane and try to pass the virus on to others.
All the teenagers in the area are sent to military centers where they are tested for the Erebus virus. Somehow, Audrey comes out clean. She thinks someone has swapped out her results.
Jack comes out with the virus and is thrown into a cell, not knowing what will happen next. Will he be dissected, or straightaway executed.
Jack finds comfort in a fellow victim of the virus named Laura. She is able to destroy things instantly with her hands. Despite how strong she is, Laura seems to have a very kind heart and warms up to Jack. The pair become fast friends, finding comfort in talking to each other through the bars of their cells.
Audrey meets a boy named Alex whom she thinks she knew. He tells her that he was in her elementary school for fourth grade and then moved away soon after. In a room full of strange people, Audrey is happy that she was able to find one familiar face. But there's something screwy going on with him and she just can't figure out what.
The Erebus victims, also know as Lambdas are used as special military weapons used to catch terrorists. There have been multiple incidences that seem impossible to be made by humans. The military is forced to suspect that the Lambdas are behind it. The guess is that somehow the terrorists got mixed in with all the teenagers that were rounded up. And once they get the reason to, the world will be destroyed and all hell will rain upon them.
My thoughts-
It shaped my love for science fiction. Ender's Game started it and Blackout deepened it. It's a very thought provoking novel and I like how it's very unrealistic, but not too overboard. Sometimes when I read science fiction, the author makes the concept too overpowering and it doesn't even seem like the concept could be real at all. This book uses people that we can relate to and twists them beyond what our minds can do.
The idea is brilliant. It's very imaginative and I was forced to wonder, What would be done if something like this were to happen? It really seems like it could never happen, but you never know. It helps us brainstorm all the radical ways that terrorists will try to bring our world on its knees. Sometimes even genetically modifying themselves to have superpowers will be an option. This book faces the issue of whether our world is really safe. Or that safety is just an illusion created by people with the power to shut us up and keep us from wondering.
There is a prequel to this called Going Dark where the origin of the Erebus virus is explained. It is sadly not in my library and I'll have to either buy it or read it online. (At the rate I want to buy books, my room will turn into a library.) Also, another book by the same author is called Variant. It seems to be more popular than this one, so check it out. (I currently have it on request. Hopefully it comes soon.)
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