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Obsidio
by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
Rating: 4.5/5
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, gore, death, child death, psychotic AIs, teenagers taking charge)
Pages: 615
Author Website (Amie Kaufman) (Jay Kristoff)
Amazon Link
Disclaimer: None, I bought this book on my own!
Synopsis: Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.
I think this series will always hold a special place in my heart. I loved this series and I was so sad to see it end. But being the anxious beaver I was I had to read it ASAP. The story picks up from where we last left off in the series with our heroes and we have two new ones. I thought the story picked up from the last book right where we left off and that the characters blended well together. The character development of all 5 of our previous heroes was well done as well and the plot and the pacing kept the story interesting. I also thought the writing was well done as well, if really does sound like different voices talking instead of just 2. I think co-authoring works well with this book.
However, I did have an issue with Asha and Rhys. Asha, while developed, didn’t get much book time. Rhys wasn’t very well developed in my opinion and we didn’t really learn a lot about them. Their reunion and him deciding to help her out seemed really quick. The plot they came up with at the end of the book wasn’t also explained for the audience, which could make it confusing.
Verdict: An action-packed adventure with your favorite heroes, plus two new ones that don’t get as much book time as I would have liked. Great if you like throwbacks to the old IM chat books.
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, gore, death, child death, psychotic AIs, teenagers taking charge)
Pages: 615
Author Website (Amie Kaufman) (Jay Kristoff)
Amazon Link
Disclaimer: None, I bought this book on my own!
Synopsis: Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.
I think this series will always hold a special place in my heart. I loved this series and I was so sad to see it end. But being the anxious beaver I was I had to read it ASAP. The story picks up from where we last left off in the series with our heroes and we have two new ones. I thought the story picked up from the last book right where we left off and that the characters blended well together. The character development of all 5 of our previous heroes was well done as well and the plot and the pacing kept the story interesting. I also thought the writing was well done as well, if really does sound like different voices talking instead of just 2. I think co-authoring works well with this book.
However, I did have an issue with Asha and Rhys. Asha, while developed, didn’t get much book time. Rhys wasn’t very well developed in my opinion and we didn’t really learn a lot about them. Their reunion and him deciding to help her out seemed really quick. The plot they came up with at the end of the book wasn’t also explained for the audience, which could make it confusing.
Verdict: An action-packed adventure with your favorite heroes, plus two new ones that don’t get as much book time as I would have liked. Great if you like throwbacks to the old IM chat books.