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ReMade #1.7
Mourning Train
You live. You love. You Die. Now RUN. ReMade is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that will take readers past the boundaries of time, space, and even death.
This is the 7th episode of ReMade , a 15-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode was written by Carrie Harris.
Converging on the mysterious train, the survivors make their hasty getaway after the horrific caretaker attack and greet new faces while counting those lost. But with a wild landscape streaming past and no idea where they are headed, the question quickly who is driving?
ReMade Season In one moment the lives of twenty-three teenagers are forever changed, and it’s not just because they all happen to die. “ReMade” in a world they barely recognize – one with robots, space elevators, and unchecked jungle – they must work together to survive. They came from different places, backgrounds, and families, and now they might be the last people on earth. Lost meets The Maze Runner in this exciting serial adventure.
This is the 7th episode of ReMade , a 15-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode was written by Carrie Harris.
Converging on the mysterious train, the survivors make their hasty getaway after the horrific caretaker attack and greet new faces while counting those lost. But with a wild landscape streaming past and no idea where they are headed, the question quickly who is driving?
ReMade Season In one moment the lives of twenty-three teenagers are forever changed, and it’s not just because they all happen to die. “ReMade” in a world they barely recognize – one with robots, space elevators, and unchecked jungle – they must work together to survive. They came from different places, backgrounds, and families, and now they might be the last people on earth. Lost meets The Maze Runner in this exciting serial adventure.
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Published October 26, 2016
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Carrie Harris
66 books346 followersCarrie Harris is a geek-of-all-trades and proud of it. Brains are her specialty; she used to work at a lab where they were delivered daily via FedEx. After that, it seemed only natural to write a zombie book. Now she lives in Utah with her ninja-doctor husband and three zombie-obsessed children.
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November 11, 2016
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*Warning: spoilers for earlier episodes below*
Now that the two stories have converged and everyone is aboard of the mysterious train, it is time to lick the wounds caused by the caretaker attack. This episode is new in that it doesn't follow a new character with a new background, but rather focuses again on Naveah.
What will stay with me best from this episode though, is something that shows just how there is not a lot more of this world than they are actively explaining. Several characters think back to those who died during the attack and it is always 'Jing-Wei, Wesley and all those others' although no-one ever seems to bother to mention any of 'those others'. Strange.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
*Warning: spoilers for earlier episodes below*
Now that the two stories have converged and everyone is aboard of the mysterious train, it is time to lick the wounds caused by the caretaker attack. This episode is new in that it doesn't follow a new character with a new background, but rather focuses again on Naveah.
What will stay with me best from this episode though, is something that shows just how there is not a lot more of this world than they are actively explaining. Several characters think back to those who died during the attack and it is always 'Jing-Wei, Wesley and all those others' although no-one ever seems to bother to mention any of 'those others'. Strange.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
October 26, 2016
This one follows Nevaeh again, same cancer story this time bad so much more tragic by the mother that killed her. I'm all for new age stuff but not at the cost of killing your child. Her mother should've listened to the Doctors.
Nevaeh is still way too nice, it's sweet and she's pretty much May's counterpart, she's really caring and I do love that but I hate how she let Loki treat her, so I was glad when she did slap him. I get that he's going through a lot but still, no need to be mean to someone who is just trying to help.
Nothing really happens in this one other than finding the cab of the train and Loki shooting the caretaker that was driving the train. I see this ending very badly, as does most of their choices though so this is nothing new. For a group that has some really smart people, they are all pretty damn dumb. So far this is my least favorite episode, while I love Nevaeh, this episode was just pretty boring.
*I got this for free in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley*
Nevaeh is still way too nice, it's sweet and she's pretty much May's counterpart, she's really caring and I do love that but I hate how she let Loki treat her, so I was glad when she did slap him. I get that he's going through a lot but still, no need to be mean to someone who is just trying to help.
Nothing really happens in this one other than finding the cab of the train and Loki shooting the caretaker that was driving the train. I see this ending very badly, as does most of their choices though so this is nothing new. For a group that has some really smart people, they are all pretty damn dumb. So far this is my least favorite episode, while I love Nevaeh, this episode was just pretty boring.
*I got this for free in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley*
October 28, 2016
Season 1: Episode 7
This episode pulls all the remaining players together on the runaway train that Inez and Teddy have already been travelling on. Like the “movie set” Inez and Teddy were on, the train has the same very strange but familiar quality to it. To add to the strangeness, there is an automated food machine (basically a vending machine), mixed with a 3-D printer. So after days of not really having sustained nutrition, all the kids jump at the chance to gorge themselves on the slop the machine provides. There are also uncomfortable, but not in the elements, sleeping quarters.
The train continues on towards an unknown destination and isn’t stopping. Finally wanting to know who or what is actually driving the train, a couple of the kids break into the conductor’s booth and find another caretaker. After the horrors the kids experienced in the woods, the moving caretaker sets off alarms and the caretaker is shot by Loki and his nail gun. With no way to control the train, having essentially destroyed the “creature” that could, they must decide what they’re going to do next. Or risk the train continuing unmanned towards an unknown future.
I’m definitely getting more and more invested in the story as it goes. And will definitely have no problem continuing with the season to see what happens.
ARC provided by Negalley in exchange for my honest review.
This episode pulls all the remaining players together on the runaway train that Inez and Teddy have already been travelling on. Like the “movie set” Inez and Teddy were on, the train has the same very strange but familiar quality to it. To add to the strangeness, there is an automated food machine (basically a vending machine), mixed with a 3-D printer. So after days of not really having sustained nutrition, all the kids jump at the chance to gorge themselves on the slop the machine provides. There are also uncomfortable, but not in the elements, sleeping quarters.
The train continues on towards an unknown destination and isn’t stopping. Finally wanting to know who or what is actually driving the train, a couple of the kids break into the conductor’s booth and find another caretaker. After the horrors the kids experienced in the woods, the moving caretaker sets off alarms and the caretaker is shot by Loki and his nail gun. With no way to control the train, having essentially destroyed the “creature” that could, they must decide what they’re going to do next. Or risk the train continuing unmanned towards an unknown future.
I’m definitely getting more and more invested in the story as it goes. And will definitely have no problem continuing with the season to see what happens.
ARC provided by Negalley in exchange for my honest review.
October 21, 2016
This part is told in Nevaeh's POV again, which is surprising. I was a little annoyed that the whole cancer thing led to the inevitable (and stereotypical) "Stage 4 is death" concept. I've had Stage 4 cancer myself and am still here, so maybe it's just a personal niggle of mine.
However, I felt that a lot of Nevaeh's story was rehashed from the previous POV in episode 3, which is part of the reason I only gave it 3 stars. Most of her story was stuff we already knew and have been told, so I'm not sure why it warranted another episode in her POV.
I was also a little disappointed at the way Loki was treated and acted. His angry is natural, but no one was acting that way. And why doesn't anyone recognise that Holden is a natural leader? Why does no one mention the fact that he warned them this would happen? It bothers me, as Umta is the only one who can see that he's the real leader, though no one is giving him the respect of that position.
I didn't get the whole anger thing from Inez, at the beginning, either. It was very clear that there were a lot of injured people on the train, so why be a bleating cow about "what's going on" and complain every two seconds? The fact that Teddy still believes this is part of his condition is also a little unbelievable, considering the unlikeliness of him imagining this kind of scenario.
For me, the story just didn't come together with the rest of the episodes. It didn't feel right and it twisted some of the characters into something they're not. I'm hoping for an explanation, at least, in the next episode.
However, I felt that a lot of Nevaeh's story was rehashed from the previous POV in episode 3, which is part of the reason I only gave it 3 stars. Most of her story was stuff we already knew and have been told, so I'm not sure why it warranted another episode in her POV.
I was also a little disappointed at the way Loki was treated and acted. His angry is natural, but no one was acting that way. And why doesn't anyone recognise that Holden is a natural leader? Why does no one mention the fact that he warned them this would happen? It bothers me, as Umta is the only one who can see that he's the real leader, though no one is giving him the respect of that position.
I didn't get the whole anger thing from Inez, at the beginning, either. It was very clear that there were a lot of injured people on the train, so why be a bleating cow about "what's going on" and complain every two seconds? The fact that Teddy still believes this is part of his condition is also a little unbelievable, considering the unlikeliness of him imagining this kind of scenario.
For me, the story just didn't come together with the rest of the episodes. It didn't feel right and it twisted some of the characters into something they're not. I'm hoping for an explanation, at least, in the next episode.
November 1, 2016
Mourning Train starts with everyone in denial, distress, or despair...Or all of the above. Our main group of teens has just experienced a traumatic battle with the caretakers, losing several core members, and entered a train going ...somewhere... On the train are newbs Teddy and Inez, who are not convinced that this isn't all a twisted version of Teddy's own Truman Show.
This week's episode is a titular week because it's the first real set of conflicts between the rag-tag team. I liken it to the stages of team development, and our ReMades are firmly in the Storming stage.
At the end of the episode, it's clear that we are about to see the caretakers in a new light, which will hopefully give us some answers on WTF is going on. I've been thinking about it...Is this someone's screwed up Heaven? Did they pluck souls out of purgatory and bring them here? I sure can't wait to find out!
This week's episode is a titular week because it's the first real set of conflicts between the rag-tag team. I liken it to the stages of team development, and our ReMades are firmly in the Storming stage.
At the end of the episode, it's clear that we are about to see the caretakers in a new light, which will hopefully give us some answers on WTF is going on. I've been thinking about it...Is this someone's screwed up Heaven? Did they pluck souls out of purgatory and bring them here? I sure can't wait to find out!
October 18, 2016
A double-episode, of sorts, as this one picks up right where the previous one left off - on the train, bewildered and exhausted and grieving and stewing.
There is more of Nevaeh's story, too - intended to maybe sorta hamfistedly drive home a certain point about her past life and how it ended, in case we somehow missed it before. We're also reminded, as if poked with a stick, that we didn't get the end of Loki's story. Something to... look forward to. Yikes.
There is more of Nevaeh's story, too - intended to maybe sorta hamfistedly drive home a certain point about her past life and how it ended, in case we somehow missed it before. We're also reminded, as if poked with a stick, that we didn't get the end of Loki's story. Something to... look forward to. Yikes.
October 27, 2016
2.5/5
I would have appreciated more plot progression, and less Loki being a douche. But I do really enjoy Nevaeh.
Check out my recap—and join the discussion—at Forever Young Adult.
I would have appreciated more plot progression, and less Loki being a douche. But I do really enjoy Nevaeh.
Check out my recap—and join the discussion—at Forever Young Adult.
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October 27, 2016Graded By: Mandy C.
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November 30, 2017
All of my reviews of ReMade are more plot based than my normal reviews, so they are all a little more spoilery than usual. I recommend checking out my review for the first episode before reading on!
In the last episode, Reality No-Show, Inez and Teddy flee on a train they ride it for hours until the come upon a station and slow down. As they enter the station they see the group of survivors from the forest, who are fleeing from the caretakers to the underground station. They all get on the train and try to recover from their injuries, and many are in deep mental distress. So many of the group are dead or were left behind. No one waited around to witness what happened next. Shit is just too real. TOO DAMN REAL NOW. Even though Teddy still is convinced everything is all in his head.
The main narrator is Nevaeh, she is trying to calm everyone down from the attack, and care for the wounded, as well as fill in newbies as to what they have been dealing with. It’s hard for Teddy and Inez to grasp what the rest of the survivors have been through, as they have been on a semi-comfy tv set recreation. After people are acounted for and wounded have been treated as best they can be, the start searching the train. Soon, they find a caretaker that is controlling the train in the conductor’s chamber. Well since Loki, and honestly, everyone else, is dealing with some serious PTSD, he immediately reacts. I can already see that this is definitely not going to end well for them.
In the last episode, Reality No-Show, Inez and Teddy flee on a train they ride it for hours until the come upon a station and slow down. As they enter the station they see the group of survivors from the forest, who are fleeing from the caretakers to the underground station. They all get on the train and try to recover from their injuries, and many are in deep mental distress. So many of the group are dead or were left behind. No one waited around to witness what happened next. Shit is just too real. TOO DAMN REAL NOW. Even though Teddy still is convinced everything is all in his head.
The main narrator is Nevaeh, she is trying to calm everyone down from the attack, and care for the wounded, as well as fill in newbies as to what they have been dealing with. It’s hard for Teddy and Inez to grasp what the rest of the survivors have been through, as they have been on a semi-comfy tv set recreation. After people are acounted for and wounded have been treated as best they can be, the start searching the train. Soon, they find a caretaker that is controlling the train in the conductor’s chamber. Well since Loki, and honestly, everyone else, is dealing with some serious PTSD, he immediately reacts. I can already see that this is definitely not going to end well for them.
September 24, 2017
*** I would like to thank Netgalley, Serial Box Publishing and the author Carrie Harris for sending me this digital copy of Mourning Train in exchange for an honest review***
Mourning Train is about Nevaeh's view. We see what she went through with her mom and how sick she got. Nevaeh is nice and caring, always looking out for the others taking care of them. Loki doesn't like that, he finds it annoying and infuriating. He's kind of a jerk in this episode.
The group of teens meet Teddy and Inez and fill them in. Teddy is still Teddy and Inez doesn't want to believe anything they've said since she experienced something different. The group is still mourning and freaked out but they know they have to start planning, and preparing for when the train stops. They have no idea where they are heading, just hoping for the best.
I liked reading about Nevaeh. She's quiet and nice, she went through some rough times. Sad :( So I wasn't happy with Loki, being an ass to her. Like always I look forward to reading what happens to the group and learning more about this place, is it earth?, is it another planet?, is it the future? No one knows. But I want to know :)
***
Mourning Train is about Nevaeh's view. We see what she went through with her mom and how sick she got. Nevaeh is nice and caring, always looking out for the others taking care of them. Loki doesn't like that, he finds it annoying and infuriating. He's kind of a jerk in this episode.
The group of teens meet Teddy and Inez and fill them in. Teddy is still Teddy and Inez doesn't want to believe anything they've said since she experienced something different. The group is still mourning and freaked out but they know they have to start planning, and preparing for when the train stops. They have no idea where they are heading, just hoping for the best.
I liked reading about Nevaeh. She's quiet and nice, she went through some rough times. Sad :( So I wasn't happy with Loki, being an ass to her. Like always I look forward to reading what happens to the group and learning more about this place, is it earth?, is it another planet?, is it the future? No one knows. But I want to know :)
***
November 27, 2017
Not much happened in this episode, but I still like Nevaeh's voice and background story. Wish to read more about her in the future!
October 18, 2016
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2.5/5
Thank you to NetGalley and Serial Box for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for review!
We're at the (sort of) halfway point with ReMade! This episode follows Nevaeh, the girl that died of cancer, and how she goes about dealing with the events from episode five. While she is the main voice of this episode, you also get to see how everyone is coping with the brutal caretaker attack and loss of some of the group members as the mysterious train travels to an unknown destination. Unfortunately, I think this one missed the mark for me character-wise, but I was fairly satisfied with how the story progressed.
This episode was filled with an incredibly frustrating amount of teenage angst. I understood why they would be upset, as they were just attacked by caretakers and watched some of their friends die in front of them, but there was so much anger that basically radiated off of some of the characters. Loki in general was the most annoying to read about, and I spent the whole episode wondering exactly why he was acting the way he was. Nevaeh was a new character to me, as I did not read episode three, Home, Perilous Home, and I just could not bring myself to like her. She was a huge Debbie Downer, for lack of a better term, and just rubbed me the wrong way throughout the episode. Again, the situation that they have been placed in is a difficult one, especially having to deal with the loss of some of their group, but there were just too many characters that were angry and lashing out for me to feel any kind of connection or sympathy for them.
While I didn't exactly enjoy the characters in this episode, I did like the sort-of progression of the plot and also the potential questions that were raised about the caretakers. It was mostly angry teenagers on a train but towards the very end, they encounter a caretaker that is driving the train. Because of what just happened with the caretaker attack, the group was rightfully scared of any caretaker that they came across. But this certain caretaker that they saw behind the door was supposedly driving the train and didn't immediately attack them when it saw them. This made me curious about the caretakers and if they are all as brutal and scary as they have been portrayed. Another good example is from the previous episode, Reality No-Show, where the "camera" caretaker simply followed Teddy and Inez around and didn't try to kill them. It just brings an element of mystery as to the true nature of the caretakers and why some are murderous but others seem to just...exist. I hope that there is more to the caretakers than meets the eye and that it is addressed in future episodes!
Despite this not being my favorite episode of the series, I still enjoyed the writing style of Carrie Harris and would really like to read another episode written by her. Hopefully it will be filled with less angst and frustration but still have the appealing writing style that I liked. If you're someone that enjoys books with teenagers being super angsty after being attacked by giant spider-like mechanical robots (okay, maybe that last part was a stretch), then this episode will definitely appeal to you! This one just didn't do it for me, unfortunately, but I certainly like the way that the writing flowed and how descriptive it was, and I believe that made it more enjoyable for me. I can't wait to read the rest of the series and see how it all concludes!
2.5/5
Thank you to NetGalley and Serial Box for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for review!
We're at the (sort of) halfway point with ReMade! This episode follows Nevaeh, the girl that died of cancer, and how she goes about dealing with the events from episode five. While she is the main voice of this episode, you also get to see how everyone is coping with the brutal caretaker attack and loss of some of the group members as the mysterious train travels to an unknown destination. Unfortunately, I think this one missed the mark for me character-wise, but I was fairly satisfied with how the story progressed.
This episode was filled with an incredibly frustrating amount of teenage angst. I understood why they would be upset, as they were just attacked by caretakers and watched some of their friends die in front of them, but there was so much anger that basically radiated off of some of the characters. Loki in general was the most annoying to read about, and I spent the whole episode wondering exactly why he was acting the way he was. Nevaeh was a new character to me, as I did not read episode three, Home, Perilous Home, and I just could not bring myself to like her. She was a huge Debbie Downer, for lack of a better term, and just rubbed me the wrong way throughout the episode. Again, the situation that they have been placed in is a difficult one, especially having to deal with the loss of some of their group, but there were just too many characters that were angry and lashing out for me to feel any kind of connection or sympathy for them.
While I didn't exactly enjoy the characters in this episode, I did like the sort-of progression of the plot and also the potential questions that were raised about the caretakers. It was mostly angry teenagers on a train but towards the very end, they encounter a caretaker that is driving the train. Because of what just happened with the caretaker attack, the group was rightfully scared of any caretaker that they came across. But this certain caretaker that they saw behind the door was supposedly driving the train and didn't immediately attack them when it saw them. This made me curious about the caretakers and if they are all as brutal and scary as they have been portrayed. Another good example is from the previous episode, Reality No-Show, where the "camera" caretaker simply followed Teddy and Inez around and didn't try to kill them. It just brings an element of mystery as to the true nature of the caretakers and why some are murderous but others seem to just...exist. I hope that there is more to the caretakers than meets the eye and that it is addressed in future episodes!
Despite this not being my favorite episode of the series, I still enjoyed the writing style of Carrie Harris and would really like to read another episode written by her. Hopefully it will be filled with less angst and frustration but still have the appealing writing style that I liked. If you're someone that enjoys books with teenagers being super angsty after being attacked by giant spider-like mechanical robots (okay, maybe that last part was a stretch), then this episode will definitely appeal to you! This one just didn't do it for me, unfortunately, but I certainly like the way that the writing flowed and how descriptive it was, and I believe that made it more enjoyable for me. I can't wait to read the rest of the series and see how it all concludes!
October 26, 2016
This chapter pursued the previous episode's tangent, and continues the "ride".
I am really discouraged and disappointed. This is turning out to be more YA-angsty than I expected, and for lack of a better word, shallow.
Anyway, this installment focuses on the cancer survivor. So part of the emphasis is on how grief and hopelessness can lead to depression which in turn leads to irrational and sporadic decisions that more often than not, make things worse in the end.
That's all I am going to say, and I hope that Episode 14 will make up for these shortcomings. After all, Matthew Cody created this series, so I am hopeful that he stays true to his original vision. The side trips are fine, as long as we eventually get to where we are headed at, if known.
I was given an ARC by NetGalley and Serial Box.
I am really discouraged and disappointed. This is turning out to be more YA-angsty than I expected, and for lack of a better word, shallow.
Anyway, this installment focuses on the cancer survivor. So part of the emphasis is on how grief and hopelessness can lead to depression which in turn leads to irrational and sporadic decisions that more often than not, make things worse in the end.
That's all I am going to say, and I hope that Episode 14 will make up for these shortcomings. After all, Matthew Cody created this series, so I am hopeful that he stays true to his original vision. The side trips are fine, as long as we eventually get to where we are headed at, if known.
I was given an ARC by NetGalley and Serial Box.
November 21, 2016
The seventh chapter of the serial Remade. We pick up the story as the survivors of the attack on the camp meet up with Teddy and Inez on the train. The survivors are in shock over what has happened to them as Teddy and Inez struggle to understand that their experience was quite different from the others. As they explore the train, they realize that the cab is sealed off and they must find a way to enter so they can control where they end up. They do not want to find more caretakers when the train arrives at its unknown destination. Still no answers to any questions, but the character development continues to drive this tale.
November 28, 2016
Biggest question after Reading this episode: When is Loki going to explode and who is going to get hurt next? Halfway through this series and I still have no idea what is going on, where and when everybody is. I find this series incredible addictive and well-written.
***Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review***
***Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review***
October 29, 2016
Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Episode 7 of 15 in the continuing series "Remade". This episode was written by Carrie Harris and she had done an excellent job with continuing the storyline on the train. We get a little more insight to the characters past lives. The story is moving along nicely and at a good pace.
November 1, 2016
I love Neveah, so to get more from her perspective is always a treat. Especially finding out about what he mother did to her. It just breaks your heart and explains so much more about her character and her motivations and why she is the way she is. There was a lot going on in this serial, but it was written beautifully. I would recommend this story, 4 out of 5 stars.
November 4, 2016
I think that this is an excellent series and I am thoroughly enjoying it as it develops. Whilst its aimed at young adults, as an adult I'm also really enjoying it. This book takes on a more sombre tone but its still moving at a nice pace and looking forward to the next part.
May 16, 2020
It felt like it was a filler book. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but it did nothing for the whole plot. No character growth. Just the setting changed.
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