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Vitalis
“Peace, woman. I swear, you have no sense of humor whatsoever. I’ll accept your deal on one condition.”
I wait for him to continue but he doesn’t say anything else. It's like pulling teeth. “What's the condition?”
“You have to go on a date with me.”
“You realize that you’re blackmailing me into a date, don’t you? That’s desperate, even for you,” I say in disgust. “Don’t you have any shame?”
“Yes, I realize that. And no, I do not. The Greeks wouldn’t have won the Trojan war if they had felt too ashamed to hide in a wooden horse,” he quotes cheerfully.
“So you’re comparing going on a date with me to winning a war?”
“Hm…Yeah, I guess I am,” he answers, completely unfazed. “Take it or leave it, it’s up to you.”
I take a deep breath and try to think about this rationally.
One date in return for a chance at winning the Championship.
xxxxxx
Blue Smith has leukemia. Having already undergone several cycles of chemotherapy, she isn’t sure how much time she has left. All she knows is that she’ll do anything to live.
Just when she’s lost all hope she is transported to Vitalis, a mysterious planet that may hold the cure. But to obtain that cure, she and her team have to win the Salvage Championship by completing a set of perilous Tasks. Tasks that test their strength and acumen.
When Blue finds herself allied with an innocent ten-year-old, a gorgeous but abrasive blonde, an annoyingly arrogant cynic, and a handsome jock who is way too laid-back, she wonders if her team can even pass the qualifying round.
As she struggles to keep her team from being eliminated, she starts to notice some strange things on Vitalis. It’s sunny all the time and the people are a bit…off.
Although she is more than happy to ignore the weirdness of the planet, Jack (her teammate) won't let her. He insists the Vitalians are hiding something from them. Having no other choice, Blue reluctantly joins Jack in his quest to uncover Vitalis' secrets. And while fighting for her life, she starts to fall for the one person she thought she'd never trust.
I wait for him to continue but he doesn’t say anything else. It's like pulling teeth. “What's the condition?”
“You have to go on a date with me.”
“You realize that you’re blackmailing me into a date, don’t you? That’s desperate, even for you,” I say in disgust. “Don’t you have any shame?”
“Yes, I realize that. And no, I do not. The Greeks wouldn’t have won the Trojan war if they had felt too ashamed to hide in a wooden horse,” he quotes cheerfully.
“So you’re comparing going on a date with me to winning a war?”
“Hm…Yeah, I guess I am,” he answers, completely unfazed. “Take it or leave it, it’s up to you.”
I take a deep breath and try to think about this rationally.
One date in return for a chance at winning the Championship.
xxxxxx
Blue Smith has leukemia. Having already undergone several cycles of chemotherapy, she isn’t sure how much time she has left. All she knows is that she’ll do anything to live.
Just when she’s lost all hope she is transported to Vitalis, a mysterious planet that may hold the cure. But to obtain that cure, she and her team have to win the Salvage Championship by completing a set of perilous Tasks. Tasks that test their strength and acumen.
When Blue finds herself allied with an innocent ten-year-old, a gorgeous but abrasive blonde, an annoyingly arrogant cynic, and a handsome jock who is way too laid-back, she wonders if her team can even pass the qualifying round.
As she struggles to keep her team from being eliminated, she starts to notice some strange things on Vitalis. It’s sunny all the time and the people are a bit…off.
Although she is more than happy to ignore the weirdness of the planet, Jack (her teammate) won't let her. He insists the Vitalians are hiding something from them. Having no other choice, Blue reluctantly joins Jack in his quest to uncover Vitalis' secrets. And while fighting for her life, she starts to fall for the one person she thought she'd never trust.
477 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 9, 2014
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December 25, 2015
I loved this book! The characters were a breath of fresh air after being suffocated by the whiny wimpy female leads and mysterious douchey male leads that proliferate most of YA. The characters made this book for me. The main lead is intelligent, strong (the planets restores your health) and incredibly blunt (albeit sometimes insensitive). She is fiercely determined and will do anything to survive. Jack is witty, hilarious, and clever--think Weasley Twins mixed with strategy and intelligence. Cindy is a hot but mean blonde that really doesn't give a fuck about what others think of her. Preston is the friendly big guy that is the only thing holding the team together. And adorable little Sunny is the cutest little 10 year old you will meet.
This group of people alone was enough to keep the book engaging but the author developed an excellent plot with really clever challenges and games that the team has to solve to survive to keep us hooked. While Blue cleverly finds loopholes in each of the challenges and tries to strategize her team's way to victory, Jack seems to only care about why the games were created in the first place. There is this nice dichotomy between solving the challenges and figuring out what all this will lead to. The mystery entwined with action, comedy, and romance made this a very unique read.
This group of people alone was enough to keep the book engaging but the author developed an excellent plot with really clever challenges and games that the team has to solve to survive to keep us hooked. While Blue cleverly finds loopholes in each of the challenges and tries to strategize her team's way to victory, Jack seems to only care about why the games were created in the first place. There is this nice dichotomy between solving the challenges and figuring out what all this will lead to. The mystery entwined with action, comedy, and romance made this a very unique read.
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