Nat- short for Natasha- doesn't remember much about who she is or where she came from but she does know that she's marked and needs to stay hidden. Her bright green-gold eyes would get her arrested if anyone saw them. She makes a living staying hidden as a blackjack dealer in a casino in New Vegas. The United States have long since been frozen and virtually destroyed, now called The Remaining States of America. Nat is taken by a rumor of The Blue, a warm place where there are animals and sunlight and no more poverty. To get there, she pays a runner, Ryan Wesson- Wes- to take her there.
I gave this book 3 1/2 out of 5 stars because some parts of it were riveting, page-turners, but then the next chapter was a letdown and bland worrying, "Does he like me?" "What if I like him?" "He's so attractive!" These kids are only 16 at the oldest! Their ship's navigator is 13! It was really ridiculous at some parts. Rotting people- aka zombies- were called Thrillers after, you guessed it, Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The premise started off as original but then just turned into a weird, futuristic, trying-too-hard-to-be-original mashup of Tolkein's "Lord of The Rings", Paolini's "Eragon", Cashore's "Graceling", with a dash of Disney's "true-love-is-the-most-powerful-magic" concept and some ugly, gambling pirates. I about lost it when a fatal bullet wound magically healed from true love. Nope, too much for me. Minus one star. "Drakonrydders" or oddly misspelled "dragon riders" also left me unpleasantly speechless. (Definite face-palm moment.) I'm curious how a sequel would turn out since almost every author turns around a writes a sequel, whether one needs to be written or not. I might recommend this book to a few people who I know would like it but it's not something I would go around raving about making everyone read.
I gave this book 3 1/2 out of 5 stars because some parts of it were riveting, page-turners, but then the next chapter was a letdown and bland worrying, "Does he like me?" "What if I like him?" "He's so attractive!" These kids are only 16 at the oldest! Their ship's navigator is 13! It was really ridiculous at some parts. Rotting people- aka zombies- were called Thrillers after, you guessed it, Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The premise started off as original but then just turned into a weird, futuristic, trying-too-hard-to-be-original mashup of Tolkein's "Lord of The Rings", Paolini's "Eragon", Cashore's "Graceling", with a dash of Disney's "true-love-is-the-most-powerful-magic" concept and some ugly, gambling pirates. I about lost it when a fatal bullet wound magically healed from true love. Nope, too much for me. Minus one star. "Drakonrydders" or oddly misspelled "dragon riders" also left me unpleasantly speechless. (Definite face-palm moment.) I'm curious how a sequel would turn out since almost every author turns around a writes a sequel, whether one needs to be written or not. I might recommend this book to a few people who I know would like it but it's not something I would go around raving about making everyone read.
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Excellent review, it makes me want to read this .
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