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Bunker 10
At eight o'clock in the evening, 24 December 2007, Pinewood Military Installation exploded. The blast ripped apart acres of forest and devastated the remote highland valley where the base was located. No official cause was given for the incident. Inside Pinewood were 185 male and female personnel--a mixture of scientists and soldiers. There were also seven teenagers. This is the story of their last day . . .
Bunker 10 is a high-octane thriller perfect for fans of video games, science fiction, and television shows like 24.
Bunker 10 is a high-octane thriller perfect for fans of video games, science fiction, and television shows like 24.
253 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1999
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Jan-Andrew Henderson
62 books36 followers‘One of the UK’s most promising writers’ - Edinburgh Evening News
‘One of the UK’s best talents’ - Lovereading.co.uk
‘Jan Henderson writes the kind of thrillers that make you miss your stop on the bus’
- Times Educational Supplement
‘A moving, funny and original writer’ - The Austin Chronicle
‘Jan Henderson has written some incredible books… One of my favourite authors’
- Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Barbie)
‘If there were more books like yours out there, maybe people would be reading more’
- Charlie Higson (Young James Bond and The Enemy series)
Jan-Andrew Henderson (J.A. Henderson) is the author of 40 children’s, teen, YA and adult fiction and non-fiction books - published in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and Europe by Oxford University Press, Collins, Hardcourt Press, Amberley Books, Oetinger Publishing, Mainstream Books, Black and White Publishers, Mlada Fontana, Black Hart and Floris Books. He has been shortlisted for sixteen literary awards in the UK and Australia and won the Doncaster Book Prize, The Aurealis Award and the Royal Mail Award - Britain’s biggest children’s book prize.
He runs The Green Light Literary Breakdown Service - specialising in developmental and copy editing, is a professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors and teaches online writing courses for the Romance Writers of Australia Academy, Infostack, Skill Bundles and Authors Crib. He has appeared at numerous writers festivals and gives talks and given workshops for children and adults in conjunction with Literature Live, Authors Abroad, Nexus Arts and Speakers Ink.
Other roles include industry assessor and mentor for the Queensland Writers Centre, mentor for the Horror Writers Association, Secretary for the Romance Writers of Australia, ambassador for Australia Reads, peer/grant assessor for the Australian Council for The Arts, convenor for the Aurealis Awards, judge for the Bram Stoker Awards and the Robert N Stephenson Prize. He has been Writer in Residence for organisations as disparate as Ipswich Kindergarten and The Catholic School, Townsville.
He features in many anthologies, as a contributor and editor and has written several plays - performed as far apart as New York State, Texas, Leeds and the Edinburgh International Festival.
He is also the founder of Black Hart Entertainment which runs the famous City of the Dead Ghost Tours in Edinburgh.
‘One of the UK’s best talents’ - Lovereading.co.uk
‘Jan Henderson writes the kind of thrillers that make you miss your stop on the bus’
- Times Educational Supplement
‘A moving, funny and original writer’ - The Austin Chronicle
‘Jan Henderson has written some incredible books… One of my favourite authors’
- Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Barbie)
‘If there were more books like yours out there, maybe people would be reading more’
- Charlie Higson (Young James Bond and The Enemy series)
Jan-Andrew Henderson (J.A. Henderson) is the author of 40 children’s, teen, YA and adult fiction and non-fiction books - published in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and Europe by Oxford University Press, Collins, Hardcourt Press, Amberley Books, Oetinger Publishing, Mainstream Books, Black and White Publishers, Mlada Fontana, Black Hart and Floris Books. He has been shortlisted for sixteen literary awards in the UK and Australia and won the Doncaster Book Prize, The Aurealis Award and the Royal Mail Award - Britain’s biggest children’s book prize.
He runs The Green Light Literary Breakdown Service - specialising in developmental and copy editing, is a professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors and teaches online writing courses for the Romance Writers of Australia Academy, Infostack, Skill Bundles and Authors Crib. He has appeared at numerous writers festivals and gives talks and given workshops for children and adults in conjunction with Literature Live, Authors Abroad, Nexus Arts and Speakers Ink.
Other roles include industry assessor and mentor for the Queensland Writers Centre, mentor for the Horror Writers Association, Secretary for the Romance Writers of Australia, ambassador for Australia Reads, peer/grant assessor for the Australian Council for The Arts, convenor for the Aurealis Awards, judge for the Bram Stoker Awards and the Robert N Stephenson Prize. He has been Writer in Residence for organisations as disparate as Ipswich Kindergarten and The Catholic School, Townsville.
He features in many anthologies, as a contributor and editor and has written several plays - performed as far apart as New York State, Texas, Leeds and the Edinburgh International Festival.
He is also the founder of Black Hart Entertainment which runs the famous City of the Dead Ghost Tours in Edinburgh.
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April 14, 2014
Four Confusing But Very Intriguing And Well Worth It In The End Stars!
*ORIGINAL REVIEW*
A very good book. Only bad thing though is it is supposed to be aimed at the young teen market, but it is very confusing in places, and although all is explained eventually, I think younger readers would not be able to keep up and would find it too much hard work, to confusing, to remain interested.
*UPDATED REVIEW ON 14 APRIL 2014*
Having had a rethink on this, I upgraded my review and my star rating from 3 stars to 4 stars because, actually, this is a very good book indeed. I realised this when my 13 year old was asking me about it having found it on my bookshelf and she had read the prologue. She asked question after question about the prologue etc, and the more I told her to read it because it would all become clear, the more I realised just how good I thought this book actually was.
Yes, I still think it is confusing in parts, in fact there were times when I thought there must be a printing error and there was a another story misplaced here, but you know what? I think the Author INTENDED that to happen, because it all made complete sense as the book went along!
It might be a little confusing for the younger reader, but then again as it is aimed at the teenage market, , I think there are definitely kids 15+years out there who would totally get this, and some are far more intelligent than I, sadly, can ever hope to be !
The twists throughout are amazing, I honestly didn't see them coming.
This is the type of story that makes you question Government/Military practices, particularly at so called Research Facilities, for which you can sometimes just substitute experimental Research Facilities.
Seriously, if the prologue alone doesn't have you wanting to read this LIKE NOW then let me just say READ THIS BOOK LIKE NOW !!
I cant copy and paste the prologue here otherwise I would, but go check it out it's one of the most intriguing I've ever read.
This book would be a good read not only for teenagers, but also for adults amongst us who like this kind of thing; don't let the fact that it's about teenagers put you off - there are plenty of adult characters as the story progresses.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes conspiracy theory AND SyFy types mixed together.
Excellent book, even if a little confusing for me!
*ORIGINAL REVIEW*
A very good book. Only bad thing though is it is supposed to be aimed at the young teen market, but it is very confusing in places, and although all is explained eventually, I think younger readers would not be able to keep up and would find it too much hard work, to confusing, to remain interested.
*UPDATED REVIEW ON 14 APRIL 2014*
Having had a rethink on this, I upgraded my review and my star rating from 3 stars to 4 stars because, actually, this is a very good book indeed. I realised this when my 13 year old was asking me about it having found it on my bookshelf and she had read the prologue. She asked question after question about the prologue etc, and the more I told her to read it because it would all become clear, the more I realised just how good I thought this book actually was.
Yes, I still think it is confusing in parts, in fact there were times when I thought there must be a printing error and there was a another story misplaced here, but you know what? I think the Author INTENDED that to happen, because it all made complete sense as the book went along!
It might be a little confusing for the younger reader, but then again as it is aimed at the teenage market, , I think there are definitely kids 15+years out there who would totally get this, and some are far more intelligent than I, sadly, can ever hope to be !
The twists throughout are amazing, I honestly didn't see them coming.
This is the type of story that makes you question Government/Military practices, particularly at so called Research Facilities, for which you can sometimes just substitute experimental Research Facilities.
Seriously, if the prologue alone doesn't have you wanting to read this LIKE NOW then let me just say READ THIS BOOK LIKE NOW !!
I cant copy and paste the prologue here otherwise I would, but go check it out it's one of the most intriguing I've ever read.
This book would be a good read not only for teenagers, but also for adults amongst us who like this kind of thing; don't let the fact that it's about teenagers put you off - there are plenty of adult characters as the story progresses.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes conspiracy theory AND SyFy types mixed together.
Excellent book, even if a little confusing for me!
May 1, 2011
This was a truly amazing book. I think the fact that the kids were very smart allowed them to use strong vocabulary. It is a bit violent, but it is extremely well written. Bunker 10 has a captivating plot, and I'd recommend this to almost anyone 11+ (Because of violence) The tale was very believable. The near end was sad though.
I can't think of a down side to this book, very little bad language, if any that I recall. Great plot, great characters. I was surprised at the betrayal of the guy with the weird name. That was the only random thing in there, the name.
I can't think of a down side to this book, very little bad language, if any that I recall. Great plot, great characters. I was surprised at the betrayal of the guy with the weird name. That was the only random thing in there, the name.
July 2, 2015
Literally cannot get past page 20 because of how awful the dialogue is for one of the characters named "Diddy Dave." He uses some awful attempt at AAVE on the author's part (and the character is white), including such gems as, "That future look Poppins to me," "You chop it up in my hood soundin' like some square? You be S.T. Rugglin!" "May I ax juss what's in it for us?" and "You a salty little scrub, Crooky, know what I'm sayin'?"
I've just got too many good books on my to-read list to "S.T. Ruggle" through this one.
I've just got too many good books on my to-read list to "S.T. Ruggle" through this one.
January 1, 2011
What a mind-blowing crazy book! The cover is awesome and now I have some awesome inside knowledge of the book to get it in the hands of students. It's like a psycho weird thriller. And, all I can think about is what I trip I just had. I had to read about the author because who would think this stuff up and at least he gave me a little to work with (form the dust jacket): "I wrote Bunker 10 because I love nightmarish situations that suddenly develop from nowhere then escalate in a way readers simply don't expect. Kids trapped in an escape-proof complex that is going to self-destruct and is filled with homicidal maniacs, terrorist infiltrators, and a deadly infection seemed to fit the bill." That's just what this book is a weird concoction of heroes, traitors, terrorism and counter-terrorism with a mix of military tactics, blood, guts, and a nutjob little girl straight out of Japanese horror flicks.
January 11, 2011
This a very confusing book about 7 geniuses who live at Pinewood Military Base. They solve all the problems that the scientist can't. One of the kids, May Rose, gets bitten by a genetically altered mouse. The modification to the Mouses DNA made it so smart that it was able to escape from its cage. It transfers the DNA modifications into May Rose and she became super smart. She creates a time machine to escape the base where she is being detained. The end of the book is a cat and mouse game trying to capture May Rose.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 30, 2018
The story start was very interesting and had me hooked. Pretty soon after it became confusing and I wasn't sure what was going on. I feel like this was somewhat intentional, now that I finished the book, because had I known more in the beginning it might have been boring. The story was never that, though I did set it down several times since I was confused and had to think. I would've liked more to the ending, but it was pretty good. All in all, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it if the description sounds good to you.
February 27, 2011
This book was a awesome book! At the begining of the book it was a little slow and it introduced the characters. During the begining of the book or the rising action two of the characters end up falling in love and they want to escape the Pinewood Base so they can go on a date. There is one problem with that thow, there is really tight security. Towards the middle of the book it starts to get a lot more interesting. The climax of the book would be when the characters of the book put their plan into acion and try to escape. Their plan works for the first stage but then their plan turns on them. A girl May Rose gets infected with a virus and ends up using her powers from the virus to control the minds of the security workers there and she uses them against all the other people. All the kids on the base a asked by general Crukshank to go into this sumulation that he created with May rose in it and Retreave a sample of her DNA makeup but the thing is they can not touch or harm May Rose in the process of getting the DNA.I want to go on with more of the book but then I would give away one of the best parts and the great ending of the book.
There are many very interesting things about this book and one of those things is how it was written. Bunker 10 is written like any other book but it is a little confusing. When you get into the book where they go on missions and things like that it is hard to keep strait if they are in the game simulation or if they are in real life. Another thing that is very interesting is the plot. The plot is once again a little confusing it starts out on the base with the kids working on projects that they are doing for the military. Then they make a simulation program witch ends up in them having to go into the simulation to get a sample of May Roses DNA and then putting it in a place so that in the future that DNA can be recovered and used. One way to thing of the simulation is that it is a time travel machine taking them back in time to get something. Once again it is confusing.
There are many reasons that you should read this book and one of those reasons is it is a action packed book. There were many times in the book that i found my self wanting to never stop reading because it was so good. Also if you like science and action then this book is the best because it has both things in it. Also this book is a little futuristic. Even thou the year is 2008 it talks about years after now and it talks about time travel and things that haven't been invented yet.
Altho I liked this book a lot there are some things that would make someone else not want to read it. One of those things is is that like I said earlier that this book has many parts that are confusing and if you can't think outside of the box then you will have a hard time reading Bunker 10. Also if you don't like books that have action and shooting in it then this would definitely not be the book for you. Also if you have hematophobia then this is definitely not the book for you. Other than those things Bunker 10 was a great book and i would recommend it to anyone.
There are many very interesting things about this book and one of those things is how it was written. Bunker 10 is written like any other book but it is a little confusing. When you get into the book where they go on missions and things like that it is hard to keep strait if they are in the game simulation or if they are in real life. Another thing that is very interesting is the plot. The plot is once again a little confusing it starts out on the base with the kids working on projects that they are doing for the military. Then they make a simulation program witch ends up in them having to go into the simulation to get a sample of May Roses DNA and then putting it in a place so that in the future that DNA can be recovered and used. One way to thing of the simulation is that it is a time travel machine taking them back in time to get something. Once again it is confusing.
There are many reasons that you should read this book and one of those reasons is it is a action packed book. There were many times in the book that i found my self wanting to never stop reading because it was so good. Also if you like science and action then this book is the best because it has both things in it. Also this book is a little futuristic. Even thou the year is 2008 it talks about years after now and it talks about time travel and things that haven't been invented yet.
Altho I liked this book a lot there are some things that would make someone else not want to read it. One of those things is is that like I said earlier that this book has many parts that are confusing and if you can't think outside of the box then you will have a hard time reading Bunker 10. Also if you don't like books that have action and shooting in it then this would definitely not be the book for you. Also if you have hematophobia then this is definitely not the book for you. Other than those things Bunker 10 was a great book and i would recommend it to anyone.
November 12, 2012
Reviewed by Christian C. for TeensReadToo.com
Seven teenagers, all of them geniuses, live at the Pinewood Military Installation: the most secretive, state-of-the-art military base hidden in the middle of the woods, along with military personnel and some scientists. We don't know what they're doing there; in fact, they're not so sure they know, either. What we know is that on December 24th, the whole place will explode, and there will be no survivors. Or will there be?
What was the cause of the explosion?
Was it related to fifteen-year-old Jimmy's plan to sneak out of the base, by placing transmitters and fooling the guards with his newly created virtual simulations?
Did it have anything to do with the special convoy that arrived on the base mysteriously?
Did the highly classified Project Flower, taking place on the lowest level, go awry?
Did it have anything to do with the disappearance of teen May Rose?
You'll have to read this wildly futuristic thriller to find out.
J. A. Henderson has created an intelligent, suspenseful novel with all the ingredients of the perfect thriller: a confusing plot, virtual simulations, DNA alterations, time travel, shootings, blasts, and, of course, the good guys and the super-evil bad guys.
Seven teenagers, all of them geniuses, live at the Pinewood Military Installation: the most secretive, state-of-the-art military base hidden in the middle of the woods, along with military personnel and some scientists. We don't know what they're doing there; in fact, they're not so sure they know, either. What we know is that on December 24th, the whole place will explode, and there will be no survivors. Or will there be?
What was the cause of the explosion?
Was it related to fifteen-year-old Jimmy's plan to sneak out of the base, by placing transmitters and fooling the guards with his newly created virtual simulations?
Did it have anything to do with the special convoy that arrived on the base mysteriously?
Did the highly classified Project Flower, taking place on the lowest level, go awry?
Did it have anything to do with the disappearance of teen May Rose?
You'll have to read this wildly futuristic thriller to find out.
J. A. Henderson has created an intelligent, suspenseful novel with all the ingredients of the perfect thriller: a confusing plot, virtual simulations, DNA alterations, time travel, shootings, blasts, and, of course, the good guys and the super-evil bad guys.
August 13, 2016
For all my gamers and fans of the Fox series "24", here's a book set up just that way -- hour by hour, it's the story of the last day at Pinewood Military Installation. Pinewood is a secret base where the military develops secret weapons, virtual training simluations and new battle strategies, using a group of teenage geniuses. Most of the base is built underground, and Bunker 10 is the lowest level, in the most reinforced area of the installation. One of the teens, May-Rose, is being kept there. She was bitten by a genetically altered mouse, and her DNA has changed -- she's evolved, and is dangerous as she and the other kids have figured out the mathematical formulas for time travel. The special ops team that has been sent in to destroy the base is under the impression that the base exists only in virtual reality -- and they've had receivers implanted behind their ears. So is it real -- or is it virtual? Awesome suspense and action (yes, there's blood and guts occasionally).
June 10, 2011
Nothing seemed out of place, and nothing felt like it was just too much for the story. Everything was woven together extremely well, and I think that the author does a good job at leading the readers on. All of his explanations are realistic, and I was never quite sure which story to believe. The only complaint that I have is that there were too many main characters with. It was easy for me to mix them up at the beginning of the story, especially since there were usually four or five people talking at once. But overall, I really liked this book. It's just a really fun and mind blowing read. I never knew where the story would end (well I did but I didn’t want that to happen!) or how it would get there. Like most books I read, I defiantly recommend this book to my fellow teen (boys) mostly.
June 18, 2008
I had a hard time following some of the technical pieces in this novel and I have no idea if any of them actually parallel true science or are true fiction, but I was in awe when I turned the last page.
In the author bio, Henderson stated that he wrote this because he loves "nightmarish situations that suddenly develop from nowhere and then escalate in a way readers simply don't expect". I found that to be quite true, though I would have liked a definitive answer about the Sherman/Jimmy connection.
This story reminded me of the Matrix meets Ender's Game and was a great easy read - though one that I want to read again to catch all the things I missed the first time (and I hate to re-read books).
In the author bio, Henderson stated that he wrote this because he loves "nightmarish situations that suddenly develop from nowhere and then escalate in a way readers simply don't expect". I found that to be quite true, though I would have liked a definitive answer about the Sherman/Jimmy connection.
This story reminded me of the Matrix meets Ender's Game and was a great easy read - though one that I want to read again to catch all the things I missed the first time (and I hate to re-read books).
November 5, 2007
When the blurbs for this book say "high-octane thriller" they are NOT kidding! I could hardly put this down and even though I did manage to drift off to sleep last night, I was still dreaming about the action I tried to leave behind in the pages. So I finally woke up and just finished it off in the middle of the night. I HAD to know what was going on that badly. This was a suspenseful, quick read I would definitely recommend to fans of the Alex Rider books, Ender's Game, Maximum Ride, etc. I also think this would be a great adventure to entice reluctant readers, especially boys, into finishing a book.
October 29, 2014
Bunker 10 is a book that takes place in 2070. The book is about mentally disabled teenagers that work well in the military. One day one of the solders goes insane and tried to kill everyone in the bunker. He locks down the bunker and attempts to murder anyone who tried to escape. There are 16 people in the bunker all of them are solders. The 16 people realize that its 16 on 1 so they plan an escape plan. "No one gets out alive." is a quote that is repeated multiple times by almost every character. Over all this was a action packed great book.
July 20, 2012
Oh. My. Gosh. I finished this book in a day! It was amazing! Like, when you think you know what's actually happening BAM! Your suddenly clueless and reading so fast to find out what does happen! It is funny, sad and just down right brilliant! It brought me so close to tears from the sadness in it, because you get to know the characters so well, you know what they like, what they don't and everything and you actually get attached to them, truly an amazing book. Gave me shivers! <33
April 1, 2009
An isolated military installation is home to a group of genius level kids. Two of them just want to go on a date. So they arrange a plan. Yet something has happened to one of them deep underground. Some sort of virus. And their plan may cause it to get loose.
this was a really quick fun read that had a few nice twists.
this was a really quick fun read that had a few nice twists.
July 15, 2018
What a freaking roller coaster I just went on. This book had me baffled and amazed and surprised! It had a HUGE plot twist at the ending that made me tear up sooooo muchhhh! I just can't get enough of this book!
In the beginning, I was a little iffy and slow at reading it. I thought it was going to be boring and out of my taste. But damn that last half of the book hit me hard. It had so many cool elements I have never read in a book. The technology in the book blew me away and the genius kids were literally geniuses.
I will never regret reading this book. I feel like it should be so much more popular and I feel like EVERYBODY should give it a go. It's short and really pulls at those heart strings.
5/5 stars are definitely deserved for this book. :)
In the beginning, I was a little iffy and slow at reading it. I thought it was going to be boring and out of my taste. But damn that last half of the book hit me hard. It had so many cool elements I have never read in a book. The technology in the book blew me away and the genius kids were literally geniuses.
I will never regret reading this book. I feel like it should be so much more popular and I feel like EVERYBODY should give it a go. It's short and really pulls at those heart strings.
5/5 stars are definitely deserved for this book. :)
January 25, 2019
This was a quick read, and I chose it for book riot’s 2019 read harder challenge (a book published before 2019 with less than 100 reviews on goodreads). It started out slow, and I wasn’t super into it, but I’ll admit that the last third of the book was intriguing and kept me interested. There was some problematic talk about women and a whitewashed cast of characters (including a boy from the projects who talked in Ebonics but was white?), so that was not ideal. That being said, the plot was well conceived and carried out.
February 19, 2023
The book was interesting to read and i found it difficult to put down. At some points the story line got a little confusing, but i gradually understood it the more i read. In my opinion Dave’s speech was also a little confusing, as i sometimes found it hard to read because of the way it was written. Nevertheless i really enjoyed this book.
September 25, 2024
Although this book is supposedly a YA scifi thriller, I loved it so much, I read it in an afternoon ... and I am certainly not a young adult. If you like stories where every page is filled with intrigue, action, or both, along with a good measure of scientific fact & fiction and a little sprinkle of romance, you will enjoy this story. Definitely a book for our times with the evolution of AI.
June 17, 2019
I thought it was a fantastic story that keeps you guessing without being overly confusing. Henderson trusts his audience enough to figure some things out for themselves. His characters are great and I loved his humour and use of imagery and description.
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March 7, 2020One of my favs from my childhood. Re-read as an adult and it still holds up, albeit the writing reflecting that of a kids book, and a using dated terms such as "oriental" to describe the one Asian (and only non-white) character...
But I still enjoyed the twists and turns.
But I still enjoyed the twists and turns.
October 22, 2020
This had a pretty quick pace and easy flow to it. Kind of the same pace as The Giver, where you fly through it and every time you put it down you have to get back to it as soon as possible. Overall an entertaining read - I will definitely keep the author on my radar for future reads.
September 12, 2025
A short sharp story using a handful of science fiction staples, secret underground military base, genius young teens, a ticking timer, meticulously planned escapes, throw in a is_the_world_a_simulation, and time travel and you have your self an entertaining romp.
January 15, 2019
I really really liked this book. The ending threw me for a loop. I was kind of expecting it but not to that extent.
Want to read
January 15, 2020When I read this book I was ten and super confused but after rereading it I found that it all was explained.
March 29, 2020
Fast-paced, unpredictable YA action-sci-fi-fest. Really enjoy this author's ability to write twisty, quick stories that suck you in and spit you out the other end, breathless
October 1, 2021
A good read and unexpected ending, but pretty bloody and violent for a YA read.
March 20, 2024
Loved it, action all. The way through. Short chapters. Many twists.
April 11, 2021
As a teenager reading how this author portrays younger people it is very cringy. This was definitely a DNF for me like I got about 3 chapters in and could not put myself through reading any more of it. Maybe if I had stuck it out I could have enjoyed the plot but I just didn't understand why there were so many bad pop culture references. This book is the manifestation of the "Hello fellow Kids" meme.
January 28, 2016
The Pinewood Military Instillation is going to blow up. We know that, because it happens in the first chapter - and then, the story takes us back in time to discover how we got to that point. And while Pinewood is full of soldiers and contractors, obviously, it is also the home of 7 genius-type children, and the book is told from their point of view.
I cannot decide whether I liked this or not.
I liked the mind-bending nature of it, to a certain point, in a Maxtrix-y, Ender's Game-y sort of way. But sometimes, it was almost TOO much. In my mind I was saying, "blah blah blah" sometimes because it felt kind of...made up. Maybe I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough for certain parts because other times, I really was interested and engaged. It was much more about plot than character - maybe that was the problem. I didn't know these genius kids well enough to believe they could do the things they could do. Also one of the characters was so completely caricatured I couldn't take him seriously at all.
At any rate, I think some people could really enjoy this, especially those who enjoy science fiction or military type books written for young adults. It is an intense thriller with a "kid power" message (somewhat gory, for a young adult book). It just wasn't 100% for me.
I cannot decide whether I liked this or not.
I liked the mind-bending nature of it, to a certain point, in a Maxtrix-y, Ender's Game-y sort of way. But sometimes, it was almost TOO much. In my mind I was saying, "blah blah blah" sometimes because it felt kind of...made up. Maybe I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough for certain parts because other times, I really was interested and engaged. It was much more about plot than character - maybe that was the problem. I didn't know these genius kids well enough to believe they could do the things they could do. Also one of the characters was so completely caricatured I couldn't take him seriously at all.
At any rate, I think some people could really enjoy this, especially those who enjoy science fiction or military type books written for young adults. It is an intense thriller with a "kid power" message (somewhat gory, for a young adult book). It just wasn't 100% for me.
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