In the blink of an eye,
Everyone disappears.
GONE.
EVERYONE except for the young.
Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not a single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Gone, too, are the phones, internet and television. There is no way to get help.
Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents-unimaginable, dangerous deadly powers-that grow stronger by the day.
It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen and war is imminent.
I wasn't sure about this book. I've seen it recommended a lot, and many people said it was good, but I never really felt a drive to read it. BUT I got this for my birthday, and have been meaning to read it ever since.
Let me tell you something, I needed this book! Needed it. I recently noticed I've been reading wayy too much fantasy/romance, and this was a nice break from all that. The book started right when all the over-fifteens disappeared, and went from there. At first, no one really cared that every responsible person was gone, but after a few days, the kids started to realize their situation. They finally figure out that they are stuck inside the FAYZ and start to despair. Before things start falling out of hand, Sam, the main character, his best friend Quinn, and Astrid (the Genius) decide to escape for a while, and everything goes wrong from there.
I genuinely liked Sam. He doesn't have Caine's natural (or extremely practiced) charisma, but he is still a very good leader. I like how he is down to Earth and doesn't really want to step up as a leader, but does so anyway. He sometimes makes stupid choices but that is to be expected. Since the book starts right when the over-fifteens disappear, we don't know much about Sam's life beforehand, but we know he is shy, likes to surf, and once saved a school bus full of kids from a crash (this gives him the nickname Schoolbus Sam).
His best friend Quinn I liked less. He was wimpy, annoying and whiny most of the time. He did get better towards the end of the book, but he is still a coward at heart, and admits it to himself. While Sam changed for the better inside the FAYZ, Quinn changed for the worse.
Astrid was okay. She was mostly the brains behind the whole group, and helped generate theories as to why everything was happening. I did find her a bit stuck up, and know-it-all, although I know the author probably did that on purpose. Everything she did was to protect her autistic five-year-old brother, Little Petey, as much as possible, so that somewhat justifies her actions.
The pacing of the book as a whole was great! As a reader, I had time to digest new information as it was thrown at me. I don't think we had looong and boring pauses between the exciting stuff, mostly because dear Mr. Grant did not use too much imagery or description. The book IS long though, but not an exceptionally hard read. I would definitely recommend this, especially to people who are looking for something different.
Question: Will I continue with the series? OF COURSE! The whole concept of the FAYZ has really interested me, and I really would love to know what happens after. So, as they have started to say, keep calm and read on.
Let me tell you something, I needed this book! Needed it. I recently noticed I've been reading wayy too much fantasy/romance, and this was a nice break from all that. The book started right when all the over-fifteens disappeared, and went from there. At first, no one really cared that every responsible person was gone, but after a few days, the kids started to realize their situation. They finally figure out that they are stuck inside the FAYZ and start to despair. Before things start falling out of hand, Sam, the main character, his best friend Quinn, and Astrid (the Genius) decide to escape for a while, and everything goes wrong from there.
I genuinely liked Sam. He doesn't have Caine's natural (or extremely practiced) charisma, but he is still a very good leader. I like how he is down to Earth and doesn't really want to step up as a leader, but does so anyway. He sometimes makes stupid choices but that is to be expected. Since the book starts right when the over-fifteens disappear, we don't know much about Sam's life beforehand, but we know he is shy, likes to surf, and once saved a school bus full of kids from a crash (this gives him the nickname Schoolbus Sam).
His best friend Quinn I liked less. He was wimpy, annoying and whiny most of the time. He did get better towards the end of the book, but he is still a coward at heart, and admits it to himself. While Sam changed for the better inside the FAYZ, Quinn changed for the worse.
Astrid was okay. She was mostly the brains behind the whole group, and helped generate theories as to why everything was happening. I did find her a bit stuck up, and know-it-all, although I know the author probably did that on purpose. Everything she did was to protect her autistic five-year-old brother, Little Petey, as much as possible, so that somewhat justifies her actions.
The pacing of the book as a whole was great! As a reader, I had time to digest new information as it was thrown at me. I don't think we had looong and boring pauses between the exciting stuff, mostly because dear Mr. Grant did not use too much imagery or description. The book IS long though, but not an exceptionally hard read. I would definitely recommend this, especially to people who are looking for something different.
Question: Will I continue with the series? OF COURSE! The whole concept of the FAYZ has really interested me, and I really would love to know what happens after. So, as they have started to say, keep calm and read on.
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