Making a pushy cougar the object of ridicule and describing her wrinkled assets was a skim area for me. Zara was considered 'annoying' for asking relevant questions and too too many other females were overly sexualized. I did not like how female characters were portrayed. I liked the creative idea behind the story and the snappy dialogue for some characters. This is an action packed story and yet, I skimmed in parts. The author did grab my attention at the start - why does a man keep falling from the sky into the water? Is the person on the boat a friend or foe? What is this town called Discovery? It all gets explained, kind of, but the fuzzy science made me shake my head until I went with it and tried to enjoy the Matrix/Marvel like quality of the story. I think this would have made a much better graphic novel. The world-building was too hazy and felt more like a twisted romance than a sci-fi thriller. Not being a huge science-fiction/fantasy fan nor the targeted audience might explain my rating (this book has been highly praised) as this book fell flat for me. Maybe? That, and the writer is definitely a male. I'm not sure what to think after reading this book but, ultimately, it's about good vs evil. I'll definitely be checking out more by this author.ġ.5☆ - An interesting premise meets teen boy plot THAT being said, the full story takes us to some rather interesting places (and times!) and I can easily say that this novel is a very fun one of this particular sub-genre. When consequences are low, some really weird fetishes have always been known to creep in. I should warn you, however, that it's a particularly VIOLENT romance.

Sound intriguing? It is! Especially when we get into the matrix. In this story, it's a bit more lively in that our main character is a blank slate and seems to be incessantly tortured. If you know the type, you know you have to perform certain actions or die a horrible death. From the very violent and deadly start, this SF novel had me fascinated and even chuckling as if I had just picked up a novel that was actually a survival action-horror video game that had unlimited lives.

Extracted by R.R. Haywood