Adrift

by Lyn Lowe

Kivi wasn’t allowed in the engine room. No one was. But she couldn’t resist. She just had to see the mechanical wonder that powered the colony ship that was her whole world. So she snuck inside to catch a glimpse of the heart of the Lucy… just in time to witness it lurch to a stop.


When she emerged from the engine room, the ship that had once been bursting with people was dark and empty. She could only find one other person, an older boy named Tron, who’d been kept in isolation for years; a boy the adults decided was too dangerous to live with everyone else.


But there is no time to hold grudges, or to figure out what happened to their missing family. The engine is dead. Without that there is no light, no gravity, no heat, no air... They have to work together to figure out how to operate the ship and survive, or the Lucy will be one more dead ship drifting through the black.

Genres: Science Fiction

ebook

First published April 14, 2014

About the author

I'm a dork. Who gets, on occassionaly, embarrassingly obsessed with very dork things. Especially ones that are Batman related.

Reviews

[Michelle Wheet · Rating 4 out of 5]

As co-author to the Blood and Fire series, I really shouldn't have entered the contest to win the book. I could have just asked a for a copy. To be honest, I wasn't expecting to actually win a copy. So I apologize to Lyn's fans. I promise it won't happen again.

Now on to the review. I love Lyn's writing. And that isn't me being biased (ok, maybe a little) but Lyn has a way of getting you to sit down and just get lost in a story. Even if this book seems fairly young adult focused, I enjoyed it if for nothing else some of the comical scenes that take place. And for at least one of the 'ugh that's so sweet I'm gonna get diabetes' moments. Kivi was definitely an interesting character and Tron... Well, Tron reminded me of someone we both know all too well. There are a lot of close calls in this book. I really recommend you give it a go. Especially if you are a fan of Lyn.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received ADRIFT as a Goodreads First Reads give-away. ADRIFT is a good story that keeps you turning the pages, wanting to find out what happens next. The characters are charmingly quirky and very sweet. The book overall could benefit from some professional editing--there are some typos and grammatical mistakes, which is not all that unusual with independents. There is also a lot of description, which is sort of rough for a young adult novel. Usually, dialog would break up the lengthy descriptive paragraphs, but with two rather laconic main characters, these exchanges don't really happen. That being said, the descriptive prose is compelling with clever turns of phrase in places. All in all, ADRIFT is a fun read from a creative young author to watch.

[Salvatore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not into books that scream YA but this one i had to finish.

Likable characters and a suspenseful story kept me turning to the next page.
The main characters are fleshed out but i wanted more.
Also there is a plot hole in the beginning of the book that needs patching up.

Recommended for teens