Alias

Hacked

by Tracy Alexander

If she can't get justice, she'll settle for revenge . . .

When her grandmother and cousin are 'accidentally' killed in a drone strike in Yemen, Samiya wants answers. She writes emails, pesters her MP, starts a petition . . . but no one will help. A less brilliant, less resourceful or less determined girl might have given up. But Samiya won't let their lives mean nothing.

Disillusioned with her friends, her parents and life in general, she vents her anger in chatrooms, where she makes online allies who willingly loan her their skills. Her alias, Angel, is born, as is a completely audacious plan which no one will be able to ignore...

Genres: Thriller, Crime

292 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2015

About the author

I had loads of jobs before I became a writer. Some were strange, like testing Birds Eyes fish fingers, and some were exciting, like working for Adidas and meeting all the athletes. I wanted to be an Olympic 100m Gold Medallist, but being a writer is pretty fabulous, although much slower.

Reviews

[Shwe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recollect picking this book out of the library shelf last week thinking it was the first book, and an 'okay' read.... Silly me, yeah? Regardless of this being a sequel to 'Hacked', it was a brilliantly exquisite read which could easily pass as a stand-alone! I enjoyed Alias in and out, through and through. Alexander incorporated thriller, action, romance, intellect and all the right ingredients to produce something as profound and developed as Alias is, in this read. Firstly, I loved it. Secondly, you need to get your hands on this bad boy!

Alright, so let's hit the ground running... Alias' plot is very intricate and detailed. Alexander surely has put a lot of thought and effort into formulating an action-packed, stimualting journey. I'll give you a brief overview of the plot, because why not? In the novel, Samiya (a pleasant, beautiful and intelligent lass) finds herself entangled in a world of code as she ventures through the dark web, finding a catalyst who kickstarts her urge to avenge the murder of those she loves, back in Yemen.

Holy, that was a long sentence.

Samiya undergoes a lot of trouble and complications to chase after her ambition, and Alexander thoroughly grabs you by the heart and pulls you into his narrative. Trust me, you want this. The flow of the plot is beautiful as well, everything woven neatly into place as you unveil them. The only thing I have to say as a critique is Alias' unrealistic nature. Samiya's 16 (I think) when she creates all these crazy drone-strike plans, and she's merely 18 when she goes proper badass activist. That's slightly overwhelming.

On another note; I adored watching Samiya and her ideas grow and mature. Her relationships with characters takes unexpected (not that anything about her is expected :D) twists, you'll know what I'm on about if you've read it. But if you haven't, just brace yourselves for a whole load of surprises and the bombarding of... Insanity (in the best way possible duh)! Alias makes me want to become a badass, genius chick who can conquer the world if she sets her mind to it. The novel gives you a kick in the arse and just makes your day more exciting.

Now I'm fuelled to read 'Hacked', I know it'll be just as great, if not better! And as for you, don't leave this book untouched!

[Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alias has a fascinating subject: what makes a terrorist? Is it justifiable if acts are taken in the hopes of righting an injustice? These aren't easy questions to answer and Alias doesn't make any real effort to answer them. This ambiguity would be fine if the story was instead driven by emotion, but there was no emotional connection between reader and protagonist. Samiya is driven by grief and rage but beyond her telling us that she stayed in bed or how she's going to get revenge, there's no more than a shallow sense of how she feels. Alias could have been powerful and thought-provoking but instead it all felt a bit bland.

[kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a rlly good book, hated the ending bc its such a cop out, um i loved liam he was so cute i wish she just stayed in leeds and continued her life there bc it was all working out but no. Um hugo was very annoying, Mack was a sweetheart and yeah

[Jayanthi Prakash · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this story is beautifully woven together and definitely worth reading. The details used to describe the characters and the complex plot make Alias truly special. I truly recommend it.

[Rayan Fernando · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was interesting. But the end was unsatisfactory

[VJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this sequel to Hacked. Great to read a story from another point of view! It was a real page turner - lots of twists and turns in the storyline. Real characters and very thought provoking! For a gritty subject it was handled sensitively. Read it in a day!!!

[Julia Pickering · Rating 5 out of 5]

5stars

Very good and interesting plot

Way worth two Pound
Nice twist and the end but read then first book hacked before otherwise it won't make sense