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{Synopsis
(courtesy of amazon.com)}
Time is slipping away. . . .
Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors
can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to the middle of
nowhere for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her
crazy, her brother is dying--and she's helpless to change anything.
Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the
Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain
that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her
brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they
love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the
race.
The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust
the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen
sick in the first place?
Victoria Scott's breathtaking novel grabs readers by the throat and doesn't let
go.
{Review}:
{I received this
book as an ARC courtesy of Netgalley.com}
It took me a
whole 4 days to really get into this book. I read the first few chapters kind
of hap-hazardly. I truly thought that this book was just “another one of those
dystopian novels, and exactly like the rest of them.”
This story
is of main character, Tella… who receives an awkward invitation to the “Brimstone
Bleed”… a contest comprised of people who are all vying for a cure for a loved
one. Some people are playing to save distant loved ones—others are playing to
save brothers, sisters, or even their own children.
Things get super interesting when author Scott, brought forth the beginning of the race,
with the Pandora’s (genetically engineered animals that are used as companions
for the contestants). From then on, I was absolutely hooked, and from about
chapters 10 to the end, I finished in about a day and a half (that’s also
working full time, planning for school, etc.)…. It was a SUPER quick read.
I will say
that any/all trepidation's about the book slowing down in any way, went away
after the first 6 chapters. The rest of the book is QUICK. SO quick in fact,
that you might find a need to take some notes. The final 15% of the book (I
read it on a kindle), your jaw will be dropping on the floor of whatever room
you’re in. Scott has purposefully left parts of this story in the dark for an
incredibly masterful ending to this first book. It’s absolutely brilliant, and
the concept is “not just another dystopian novel.” It is SO much more than that!
The ONLY
downfall to this story---- there are a plethora of “semi-important” characters
in this story—which makes my ADD mind squirm, but they’re easy to keep track
of, because Scott does a nice job of introducing them slowly, and making sure
you understand the relationship they have to Tella. I understand why most were
put in the story, but there were a lot of characters to keep track of. But that’s
my only qualm about this absolutely masterful piece of Young Adult Fiction.
{Where can I
buy this?}:
Barnes and
Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fire-flood-victoria-scott/1116157492?ean=9780545537469
{What would
I rate it?}:
4.8/5 stars
4.8/5 stars
{Who would
like to read it?}:
Any person who likes a hint of dystopian society, with a hint of controversy, sprinkled in with some amazing writing and characterization. *There were some scenes/language used that I would NOT recommend anyone under the age of 13 to read this—young love and some f-bombs…*
Any person who likes a hint of dystopian society, with a hint of controversy, sprinkled in with some amazing writing and characterization. *There were some scenes/language used that I would NOT recommend anyone under the age of 13 to read this—young love and some f-bombs…*
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