Hello, readers!!!
Today has been a crazy day! From a Christmas Bazaar to Kohl's to an outside neighborhood party in the cold, today's been anything but normal. So why not go along with that theme and write about a book that's nothing close to normal? It's Rippler by Cidney Swanson!
Summary: "Samantha Ruiz has a freak gene that makes her turn invisible, or ripple. She can’t control it, and it’s getting worse. Afraid of becoming a lab-rat, Sam keeps her ability secret, until fellow runner Will Baker sees her vanish into thin air. Will promises secrecy and help, and Sam begins to fall in love.
Together, the two discover there are worse things than being a scientific curiosity. Someone’s been killing people who possess Sam's gene. A mysterious man from France sends letters that offer hope for safety, but also reveal a sinister connection with Nazi experiments.
The more time Sam spends with Will, the less she can imagine life without him. When Sam uncovers secrets from her past, she must choose between keeping Will in her life or keeping Will safe." (Goodreads gets the credit for that.)
While this book can be tedious at times, the plot and happenings are very interesting. Everything written is very visual, so you can definitely have those movie-in-your-head reading sessions. Sometimes, Sam's decisions and who she keeps leaning on gets annoying, but the whole mystery that's being solved, and what it's tied back to is more than captivating! The characters and their back stories are great, and I do think that this novel is one to put on your reading list!
In Conclusion: It's interesting, and I'm more than ready for the sequel to come out!
Rating:
3.6/5 sets of water
I wish you all good readings!
XOXO,
Lexi
Readers,
Here's another review to make up for the lack of my abilities to click buttons on here recently! :P
Darklandia by T.S. Welti
Summary: "Manhattan, 2147
Seventeen-year-old Sera Fisk gleefully celebrates the death of her 114-year-old great-grandmother, the last Atraxian alive who still remembers what New York was like before Felicity.
There is only one principle of Felicity: Suffering is optional. Those who disagree or forget this principle, as Sera's father did, are detained and “purified”. Through the use of the Darklandia virtual reality and mandatory water rations, the Department of Felicity has transformed metropolises all over the country into happy, obedient communities.
Inspired by her great-grandmother's last words, Sera stops drinking the water rations and is soon recruited by Nyx into a rebel organization in the midst of planning a full-scale attack on Darklandia. When Nyx attempts to override the Darklandia system, he stumbles upon shocking information about Sera and her family. After years of living in a haze of virtual reality and drugs, Sera finds herself running from a powerful surge of raw emotions and a government agency intent on keeping reality a secret."
Another cute guy. They're always in these novels, aren't they?
I needed a dystopian novel for today. It was too perfect. See, today, my dad sanded the floors in our house, and there was dust all over everything. (For some reason, tarps and blankets don't exist in our house, loljk. He didn't think to use them.) Walking out to it, I felt like I was in this novel. Then nobody in the living room or game room? I thought there was a bomb that went off or something, omg. Yes, I know; let's get back to that novel I'm talking about, shall we?
This is a novel that makes you think, makes you nervous. You'll be on the edge of your seat all over again with this one, and again, till the very end. Jennifer Rush shows in her story instead of constantly being told what the past was. It shows what the future could be in such a freaky way. You'll be amazed and questioning everything by the end of the novel! (Unneeded bonus points for the cover coming from an artist on deviantart!)
Becoming "purified," and hearing anybody even just mutter the words "sweet felicity" (or just "sweet" or "felicity" in any way) will make you cringe. This novel is amazing, and I love the characters being so realistic, as well as the lives they live, as well as where they live. The whole novel will keep your attention after the first few pages. Keep with it at all points. Just trust me on this one.
In Conclusion: Read it. Relish in the great storytelling. If you're like me, you'll love a novel like this. And if you're here reading this, you're like me.
Rating:
5/5 water splashes
Doing early posts on Monday for Tuesday and this week, hoping to be back and much better the week after. Just a head's up!
Love,
Lexi
