Title: Rebel (Reboot #2)
Author: Amy Tintera
Genre: Young Adult. Sci Fi. Dystopian.
Publication Date: June 1st 2014
Publisher: Allen and Unwin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Rating: 5/5
Wren and Callum finally reach the Reboot Reservation, a safe haven from HARC, which controls the cities. But it isn’t the paradise they’d hoped for. As they learn more about Micah, the bloodthirsty Reboot who runs it, they discover that he’s been creating an army with one goal in mind: to kill the humans in the cities … ALL of them. Wren’s first instinct is to head out for new territory, but Callum can’t stand by and let his human family and everyone else be hunted down. With HARC on one side and Micah on the other, saving the innocent and forging a lasting peace between humans and Reboots is a nearly impossible task. But Wren and Callum have never let that stop them before.
We received this book for review, but this is no way alters
our opinion of the book.
Can we just take a moment first? I literally just finished
this book a few minutes ago, and I think I need some time for this to sink in.
I have one question for Amy Tintera.
Okay, so now that that’s over. Let’s actually get to the
review. First, if you haven’t already- go check my review of the first book,
Reboot, out. Now moving on.
I thought the first book was fats paced, but that really has
nothing on this one. Oh my god. There was hardly a moment to stop and catch
your breath. That being said, I think all the action was really well planned
out- there wasn’t anything that wasn’t relevant to the story. I have to admit,
some of those plot twists- damn…I did not see them coming.
I’m really not a big fan of dual POV books (I entirely blame
Allegiant), so I was actually a bit hesitant when I saw that this begun with
Callum’s POV. After a few chapters, it didn’t bother me anymore. I actually
really liked being able to be inside Callum’s head as well as Wren’s, and I
think it really made sense for the story to be split into the two POV’s. Have I
mentioned how much I love Callum? Because, I really seriously love Callum.
I still really love Wren, and so you can probably imagine
that I really love Callum and Wren together. Just. So. Much. Love. Anyway, I
want to talk about the other characters because I mentioned how excited I was
to meet some new ones in my review of the first book. Let’s start with Addie.
There isn’t a lot of Addie at the beginning, but once she becomes a more prominent
character- to put it simply, I really love her. I’m interested to see where the
friendship (sort of spoiler alert there) between her and Wren goes from here (Note, I hadn't realised this was only a duology at this point).
Next…Riley. So when I think of Riley, I think of Riley from Buffy- so yes, I
imagine this incredibly buff guy (which I’m totally not complaining about, by
the way). But yes, this Riley is amazing, though I admit I had my doubts about
him.
Finally, Micah. Where do I even begin with you? I thought
maybe that Micah would sort of make this into a love triangle so I was a bit
hesitant about him coming in. But no, this is not a love triangle. Micah is so
much more than that. I can’t properly express my feelings without spoiling, so
I’ll just leave it at the fact that it took me a while to decide where I stood.
Okay, so before I wrap this up, can we just have another
moment? This is a duology, meaning this is the last book. I CAN’T DEAL WITH
THAT. I NEED ANOTHER BOOK. THAT CANNOT BE THE END. GIVE ME ANOTHER BOOK.
At
that, I will leave you. Thank you again to the Allen and Unwin for the lovely ARC
copy. I will treasure it for ever and ever.
I'm so glad you loved this one! I'm apart of the tour as well so I really have to get onto reading this don't I? I will brace myself for all these emotions!
ReplyDelete