What if your parents died and you were left on your own? In the aftermath of the Spore Wars, everything has changed. With limited vaccine, only the young and the old were protected from infection. Now, an entire generation of Starters (teens) has been left parentless. Those like Callie Woodlawn and her brother have been living on the streets trying to survive. Unable to work thanks to legislation protecting Enders' -- those over 60 -- interests, teens are frequently rounded up and put into institutions. Desperate, Callie signs on with Prime Destinations, a new company that allows Enders to rent Starters' bodies so that they may enjoy youthful energy and activities once again. The money Callie will earn could save her and her brother. But something has gone very wrong. Callie finds herself sharing her body with the mind of a woman she is unable to trust. What are her renter's motives and will Callie be able to protect her brother?Whoa! Lissa Price's crazy futuristic dystopian is amazing! Definitely one of those books that you can't put down once you've begun and a cliffhanger ending that already has readers (including me) on the edge of their seats until book two is released.
The pacing and momentum of Price's writing is perfect. From the beginning, the reader is able to easily connect with Callie and is drawn into a story that is irresistibly intense.
I find the plot here a bit close for comfort. There's more than a shred of believability in Price's imagined future and that makes it all that much more exciting and kind of creepy to think about. Either way, Starters is an absolute must read with great cross-over appeal for both teens and adults. Another great 2012 debut!
(Lissa Price is one of the Apocalypsies. Check out more 2012 debuts here!)
5 comments:
I find the premise of this book more than a little bit creepy - ewww! Renting your body out to elderly people so they can do energetic things again? Ick. The cover is nice. Wonder if that's the final cover. Sort of ghostlike.
Holy crappe! I have got to read this one!!
Kay -- it is totally creepy, right!? Moreso once you read it! And that is the final cover art. I love the treatment. I can't wait until the next book comes out.
Vickie -- you DEFINITELY have to read it! You'll want to read it in one sitting though, so be prepared.
*more so
I'm going to start this tomorrow hopefully! I can't wait!!
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