Monday, July 29, 2013

Plague (Gone # 4) By Michael Grant

Synopsis:
It's been eight months since all the adults disappeared. GONE.

They've survived hunger. They've survived lies. But the stakes keep rising, and the dystopian horror keeps building. Yet despite the simmering unrest left behind by so many battles, power struggles, and angry divides, there is a momentary calm in Perdido Beach.

But enemies in the FAYZ don't just fade away, and in the quiet, deadly things are stirring, mutating, and finding their way free. The Darkness has found its way into the mind of its Nemesis at last and is controlling it through a haze of delirium and confusion. A highly contagious, fatal illness spreads at an alarming rate. Sinister, predatory insects terrorize Perdido Beach. And Sam, Astrid, Diana, and Caine are plagued by a growing doubt that they'll escape - or even survive - life in the FAYZ. With so much turmoil surrounding them, what desperate choices will they make when it comes to saving themselves and those they love?

First off all i can say is WOW! The FAYZ is intense. These kids are like my hero's, I do understand they aren't real though. They are still my hero's they have made some really tough decisions and lived through what they have only for things to keep getting worse and worse.
In this book I feel a little sorry for Diana I hope everything works out for her.
Astrid? Wow that decision she made about little Pete, all I can say is that must have been an amazingly hard decision to do that. I hope she gets past that because in my mind she probably did the right thing. If little Pete understood I think he would agree.
Sam and Caine? At least something is better there. How long will it last though?
Will Sam's discovery make everything better? Or will things just end up they way they were?
Lastly what will become of the Darkness, and Britney/Drake?

Can't wait to read the next book and find out what happens next! XD EKK!

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Lies (Gone # 3) By Michael Grant

Synopsis:
It's been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Gone.

It happens in one night. A girl who died now walks among the living; Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach; and amid the flames and smoke, Sam sees the figure of the boy he fears the most: Drake. But Drake is dead. Sam and Caine defeated him along with the Darkness—or so they thought.

As Perdido Beach burns, battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the Human Crew versus the mutants; and Sam against Drake, who is back from the dead and ready to finish where he and Sam left off. And all the while deadly rumors are raging like the fire itself, spread by the prophetess Orsay and her companion, Nerezza. They say that death is a way to escape the FAYZ. Conditions are worse than ever and kids are desperate to get out. But are they desperate enough to believe that death will set them free?

So first of the summery does a pretty good job to tell you some of the things packed inside this 3rd book. Though it does also leave out interesting parts that make reading Lies exciting. I love these sets of books so far 3 books in and there is problems all the time always something going on. Most of it though seems to happen in a short time too like a week or a few days, but it is still filled to the top with twists and turns. The different point of view make it unbelievable, and interesting to read. I would definitely with out a doubt say its a hard book to just pull away from. Michael Grant is an amazing author and I can't wait to dive into the next book!

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Hunger (Gone #2) By Michael Grant

synopsis:
It's been three months since everyone under the age of fifteen became trapped in the bubble known as the FAYZ.

Three months since all the adults disappeared. GONE.

Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart from the kids without powers. Tension rises and chaos is descending upon the town. It's the normal kids against the mutants. Each kid is out for himself, and even the good ones turn murderous.

But a larger problem looms. The Darkness, a sinister creature that has lived buried deep in the hills, begins calling to some of the teens in the FAYZ. Calling to them, guiding them, manipulating them.

The Darkness has awakened. And it is hungry.

This book is just filed with problems beginning to end. There is always a problem for someone, a problem ends for someone and there is already two more waiting to deal with. Through this book I was thinking how can there possible be 4 more books after this one? What is there to write about? Also how many kids are still left? It seems like everyone is dying or on the brink of death half the time. Or so confused and conflicted that they are going to have a nervous break down! Anyways this was a really good book. Lots of pages but still and amazingly good book. I'm dying to get through the series and find out how it all ends if parents come back and definitely what happens next!

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Gone (Gone #1) by Michael Grant

synopsis:
In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.

Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...


When I first seen what the book was about I thought okay it will be like a Lord of the Flies kind of thing. Kids on there own no parents just teenagers probably up to 18, though they won't be trapped they will be able to go anywhere. Well once you get into the start of the book you find out that those things aren't true! Maybe the crazy Lord of the Flies part a little bit on how things go, but other wise no! It is a strange book not only are kids alone with no where to go no one to look to, you find out that they have powers! Weird unnatural powers, that some can't even control or they don't know about. Some kids decided to use this for good other don't! Bullies actually do try and rule. Then the animals are just another kind of scary all together! 
This book certainly frightened me at some parts just to imagine some of the things that go on. What everything looks like the thoughts that go through peoples minds. If I was in anyone of those kids positions I would snap I wouldn't be able to handle it at all. This book defiantly keep me up and night and turning every page, fearing what I was going to read next but also unable from stopping myself and setting it down.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Once (Eve #2) By Anna Carey

Synopsis:

When you're being hunted, who can you trust?

For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She's living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America.

But her safety came at a price: She was forced to abandon Caleb, the boy she loves, wounded and alone at the city gates. When Eve gets word that Caleb is in trouble, she sets out into the wild again to rescue him, only to be captured and brought to the City of Sand, the capital of The New America.

Trapped inside the City walls, Eve uncovers a shocking secret about her past--and is forced to confront the harsh reality of her future. When she discovers Caleb is alive, Eve attempts to flee her prison so they can be together--but the consequences could be deadly. She must make a desperate choice to save the ones she loves . . . or risk losing Caleb forever.

In this breathless sequel to "Eve," Anna Carey returns to her tale of romance, adventure, and sacrifice in a world that is both wonderfully strange and chillingly familiar.:

This book tells what happens after Eve abandons Caleb to be in the City Califia and be safe. During this books she learns a shocking truth about her past and taken to the City to live.
I loved this book, way to many twists and turns, you realized just everything that Eve will do for the ones she loves and to get free. Great book considering most serious start to dip off after the second book but this is pretty good!!
Hey if you have read Once tell me what you think! Or Even if you have read Eve. I know I don't have a a review on Eve but I'm trying to just do this blog on books i have read recently since i started it so I can remember everything better!