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Warrior
Mary Houston didn't expect to come home late at night to see her entire neighborhood in shambles; doors ripped off their hinges, windows smashed, trash on lawns. Her mother and little brother have both been captured by people who call themselves Warriors, who train humans to become a part of The Platform for World War III.
In order to save herself from losing herself, she must make them believe that she is one of them.
She meets Xavier, who is set to train her one-on-one at The Shelter where she is staying with hundreds of other trainees. Without warning, she learns more about him than she is supposed to know while growing stronger and uncovering the hidden secrets within The Platform.
Can she survive while hiding her true self behind this mask, risking her entire life in the process?
In order to save herself from losing herself, she must make them believe that she is one of them.
She meets Xavier, who is set to train her one-on-one at The Shelter where she is staying with hundreds of other trainees. Without warning, she learns more about him than she is supposed to know while growing stronger and uncovering the hidden secrets within The Platform.
Can she survive while hiding her true self behind this mask, risking her entire life in the process?
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First published January 1, 2015
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July 7, 2016
*I was given a copy of this book in exchange of a honest review*
The Writing:
I had no problems with the writing. The book starts telling things from the past and different characters, that was confusing at the beginning but then it goes to the present and you understand better. It was a fast, easy read. It can be a one sitting book. It's never dragged out.
I enjoyed reading from Mary's POV but at the end just one scene or two from Xavier's POV would have been nice.
The Story:
The story was good. As I said before it was never slow and I never got bored. It was quite interesting from the beginning with a dytopian world that has Warriors who want to 'clean' the planet.
I had quite a surprise with the story at some point.
All the book happens in a week or two but it felt a lot more.
I didn't feel like this has insta-love. I'm not sure it was slow burning but for me the romance was good. At the beginning I enjoyed the fast answers and challenges and then when they got more into their relationship, I enjoyed the romance.
My main problem in the story was at the end. I just felt something forced,not explained and really for me it just was imposed.
But I also have to say that I enjoyed the end (not counting that 'detail') it was a good ending.
The Characters:
Mary: At the beginning I didn't like her that much. She was all time saying to herself 'don't show anything that can make them suspect' and then she goes and talks to others and asks questions or shows emotions, when they didn't do that! It was like was wanting to be discovered. But then I liked her and she was a good main character. She has character development. She develops her personality, becomes stronger, and a fighter, maybe even a leader but I think that she has a long way to go for that.
Xavier: I liked him. Though at the beginning I was like 'omg shut up' I ended up really liking him. I'm not sure he has a character development, though I don't mind that. I think he is a great help and support for Mary and she will need that.
Overall, for me it was a good book. I enjoyed it, fast, easy read. Have some problems but not too important.
If you enjoyed The 5th Wave, I think you might enjoy this too.
The Writing:
I had no problems with the writing. The book starts telling things from the past and different characters, that was confusing at the beginning but then it goes to the present and you understand better. It was a fast, easy read. It can be a one sitting book. It's never dragged out.
I enjoyed reading from Mary's POV but at the end just one scene or two from Xavier's POV would have been nice.
The Story:
The story was good. As I said before it was never slow and I never got bored. It was quite interesting from the beginning with a dytopian world that has Warriors who want to 'clean' the planet.
I had quite a surprise with the story at some point.
All the book happens in a week or two but it felt a lot more.
I didn't feel like this has insta-love. I'm not sure it was slow burning but for me the romance was good. At the beginning I enjoyed the fast answers and challenges and then when they got more into their relationship, I enjoyed the romance.
My main problem in the story was at the end. I just felt something forced,not explained and really for me it just was imposed.
But I also have to say that I enjoyed the end (not counting that 'detail') it was a good ending.
The Characters:
Mary: At the beginning I didn't like her that much. She was all time saying to herself 'don't show anything that can make them suspect' and then she goes and talks to others and asks questions or shows emotions, when they didn't do that! It was like was wanting to be discovered. But then I liked her and she was a good main character. She has character development. She develops her personality, becomes stronger, and a fighter, maybe even a leader but I think that she has a long way to go for that.
Xavier: I liked him. Though at the beginning I was like 'omg shut up' I ended up really liking him. I'm not sure he has a character development, though I don't mind that. I think he is a great help and support for Mary and she will need that.
Overall, for me it was a good book. I enjoyed it, fast, easy read. Have some problems but not too important.
If you enjoyed The 5th Wave, I think you might enjoy this too.
September 27, 2018
Overall, the story drew you in from the start. The story line was well put together and was very detailed. I thoroughly enjoyed this read as I continuously turned the pages, finishing the book in merely two and a half days. However, throughout the book I couldn’t help but get distracted by several grammatical issues. As a person that thoroughly enjoys reading, I find it hard to read books in which simple grammatical errors are made. I also found myself getting distracted during the last chapter, along with the epilogue due to the spelling of Mary’s brothers name being changed. As a reader I pay very close attention to characters names, and seeing that it went from Stephen to Steven bothered me tremendously. I have always been a ‘grammar nazi’, so seeing spelling errors in a published book just bothers me. I am not trying to ruffle anyone’s feathers, nor bash the author I just believe a published novel should be free of spelling errors. I also understand that we are all humans and mistakes will be made, but my opinions still stand. Again, it is indeed a good read and I do recommend that you read it.
August 11, 2017
Thank you to the author for giving me a copy of this book. I received it at BookCon and while a review was not solicited, I felt I should still write one as this is an advanced readers copy.
Having taken a little bit of a break from dystopian, post-apocalyptic novels, I found this book to be a welcome reintroduction to the genre.
Basically, this story mainly follows a girl, Mary Houston in a world where WWIII is going on. After a failed peace treaty with Russia, the citizens of the United States finds themselves without a president - either he has been captured or is dead - and are essentially at the mercy of a guy who calls himself The Master, who is trying to restore the planet to its glory and save it from the human race. The Master has created an army of soldiers, called Warriors, who are basically Humans 2.0. They are people that have been captured from the streets and injected to become killing machines, all in order to save the planet.
I liked the ideas in this book, and I think there is a lot of promise here in both the writing and the premise, but I just thought things felt a little too rushed, 230 pages is not a lot to squeeze back story, invasion, capture, transformation, deception, and victory. And I think that is the part of this book I struggled most with. This is supposed to be a series, so maybe things will be worked out, but I'm left with so many questions.
Why now, is the Master acting? Who is he? What are his real motives? Is he really just that passionate about the planet? What is in the injection? How does it work? Why are so many of these people willingly a part of the Master's plan? Why cause more destruction? Is there really a safe haven? Why hasn't the Master found it? He seems to know everything else.
I could go on and on. There is just so much of the story that wasn't fleshed out. And even the story itself, technically it takes place over the course of a week, maybe more, but in my head, and in the book, it seems to be at the most over three days. I don't really feel like I got a sense of Mary either. She just wanted to find her family, but then in the span of a week falls for a boy.
That's another thing I didn't love, its so insta-lovey. Literally four days into knowing each other, Xavier and Mary are declaring love. I get its the end of the world and all, but come on. You've just met, she's shy but courageous and he's cocky but handsome, boom match made in heaven.
I just think that if this book is going to be the series that is promise in the About the Author section, I'm not sure what else could happen. This book needed to be about three, and then everything would have been adequately explained. There was no anticipation because the solution to the problem comes in the next ten pages. So much is jammed into this book, that I think it takes away from the story.
That being said, there is a great story here. It's not the most original in the world, but there are so many dystopians these days its understandable. The characters are solid, and the story could be really great, but I think because everything was so abrupt, you get a very shallow look at the story and characters. The bones are good, but the story needs to be fleshed out more.
I was getting lots of Divergent vibes from this one, but also, with the ending, a little but of The Walking Dead (although to be honest, I don't know much more than that there are zombies). This book is definitely different than Divergent, but with the romance with the trainer, heroine trying to save her family/world, etc. it was reminiscent.
Overall, this book has good bones and the writing is good, but things just felt a bit too rushed and I think it could have been broken down into multiple books to help flesh out the story.
Having taken a little bit of a break from dystopian, post-apocalyptic novels, I found this book to be a welcome reintroduction to the genre.
Basically, this story mainly follows a girl, Mary Houston in a world where WWIII is going on. After a failed peace treaty with Russia, the citizens of the United States finds themselves without a president - either he has been captured or is dead - and are essentially at the mercy of a guy who calls himself The Master, who is trying to restore the planet to its glory and save it from the human race. The Master has created an army of soldiers, called Warriors, who are basically Humans 2.0. They are people that have been captured from the streets and injected to become killing machines, all in order to save the planet.
I liked the ideas in this book, and I think there is a lot of promise here in both the writing and the premise, but I just thought things felt a little too rushed, 230 pages is not a lot to squeeze back story, invasion, capture, transformation, deception, and victory. And I think that is the part of this book I struggled most with. This is supposed to be a series, so maybe things will be worked out, but I'm left with so many questions.
Why now, is the Master acting? Who is he? What are his real motives? Is he really just that passionate about the planet? What is in the injection? How does it work? Why are so many of these people willingly a part of the Master's plan? Why cause more destruction? Is there really a safe haven? Why hasn't the Master found it? He seems to know everything else.
I could go on and on. There is just so much of the story that wasn't fleshed out. And even the story itself, technically it takes place over the course of a week, maybe more, but in my head, and in the book, it seems to be at the most over three days. I don't really feel like I got a sense of Mary either. She just wanted to find her family, but then in the span of a week falls for a boy.
That's another thing I didn't love, its so insta-lovey. Literally four days into knowing each other, Xavier and Mary are declaring love. I get its the end of the world and all, but come on. You've just met, she's shy but courageous and he's cocky but handsome, boom match made in heaven.
I just think that if this book is going to be the series that is promise in the About the Author section, I'm not sure what else could happen. This book needed to be about three, and then everything would have been adequately explained. There was no anticipation because the solution to the problem comes in the next ten pages. So much is jammed into this book, that I think it takes away from the story.
That being said, there is a great story here. It's not the most original in the world, but there are so many dystopians these days its understandable. The characters are solid, and the story could be really great, but I think because everything was so abrupt, you get a very shallow look at the story and characters. The bones are good, but the story needs to be fleshed out more.
I was getting lots of Divergent vibes from this one, but also, with the ending, a little but of The Walking Dead (although to be honest, I don't know much more than that there are zombies). This book is definitely different than Divergent, but with the romance with the trainer, heroine trying to save her family/world, etc. it was reminiscent.
Overall, this book has good bones and the writing is good, but things just felt a bit too rushed and I think it could have been broken down into multiple books to help flesh out the story.
August 1, 2016
I give this book 3.5 stars but don't be deceived. I loved this book. Towards the end it was like Walking Dead meets Hunger Games meets Divergent, which actually made me like it more, but there was so much more that I wanted from it. I think Heather did a fantastic job with the flow, but I wish the book had more depth. There were so many cool parts in the book that I would have loved to know more about but instead the book picked up and kept going!
I will have a full review with further explanation on my new website, callmedela.com, up shortly. If you are looking for a quick summer read that is gritty and like zombies and dystopians then this book is for you!!
I will have a full review with further explanation on my new website, callmedela.com, up shortly. If you are looking for a quick summer read that is gritty and like zombies and dystopians then this book is for you!!
July 23, 2016
I received an ARC during Bookcon for honest review.
It has potential and the plot is interesting. The only downsides is that it feels rushed and the relationship of characters feel rushed too. Being with the Warriors doesn't help much, the only thing the main character gain is knowledge to fight and not much from Master, not even a hint.
It has potential and the plot is interesting. The only downsides is that it feels rushed and the relationship of characters feel rushed too. Being with the Warriors doesn't help much, the only thing the main character gain is knowledge to fight and not much from Master, not even a hint.
June 12, 2016
Amazing book, I highly recommend the read. from the start to the finish it has you hooked. I'm literally waiting for the sequel because I need to know what happens. That's how good the book is. Heather Todd is that brilliant.
August 28, 2016
review to come
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