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Kill School #2
Kill School: Grace
Older cover & title edition of ASIN B01MT51IP9
Who will be next to die?
KILL SCHOOL: Grace has sixteen-year-old Aria Nova thinking she can go back to being a regular high school student. When Aria tries to turn in her amethyst token, which has enabled her to kill a Regulator, she finds out her mission is far from over. During her tension filled debriefing, she’s given the choice to give up her token, to go to containment, or worse, to be banished to control forever.
Aria finds herself thick in the middle of a revolution as turquoise token holders rebel against the Regulators. Perhaps even a war is on the horizon as the Regulators’ soldiers implement stricter policies and kids go on murderous rampages. Follow Aria and Burke to Kill School and back where they must unravel the mysteries surrounding the token system and the land beyond the horizon.
Who will be next to die?
KILL SCHOOL: Grace has sixteen-year-old Aria Nova thinking she can go back to being a regular high school student. When Aria tries to turn in her amethyst token, which has enabled her to kill a Regulator, she finds out her mission is far from over. During her tension filled debriefing, she’s given the choice to give up her token, to go to containment, or worse, to be banished to control forever.
Aria finds herself thick in the middle of a revolution as turquoise token holders rebel against the Regulators. Perhaps even a war is on the horizon as the Regulators’ soldiers implement stricter policies and kids go on murderous rampages. Follow Aria and Burke to Kill School and back where they must unravel the mysteries surrounding the token system and the land beyond the horizon.
357 pages, ebook
First published March 28, 2017
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Karen Carr
10 books55 followersI discovered at a young age that I liked to write. It was mostly because of my father, who wrote so much that he could not leave his study without an avalanche of papers following him. In fact, the only piece of furniture in the study was an old leather sofa. The rest of the room was full of books and bookshelves. It was on this sofa that I spent many hours honing my craft, even after he was gone.
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April 3, 2017
I really enjoyed reading this book. I will be waiting again for the next!
That said, there were some inconsistencies that stood out to me. In Slice, Jane and Erwin were dating (as they also were in the latter part of Grace). Yet in the beginning of the book in regards to the locket, Chopstix was dating Jane.
Baby is an infant in Slice (as indicated by the name "Baby" as well as statements regarding how she cannot yet walk and coos, doesn't speak). When describing that her parents were dead though, it states her mother was pregnant in the photo taken "a few years ago," meaning at least three. That would put Baby at at least over 2 years old, which doesn't fit the timeline.
There are a few minor grammatical errors, but the one that stood out by far was a journalist holding a "stylist." As he wasn't getting his hair done at the time, I believe the intended word was "stylus."
Overall, I loved the fast plot and am looking forward to the next book!
That said, there were some inconsistencies that stood out to me. In Slice, Jane and Erwin were dating (as they also were in the latter part of Grace). Yet in the beginning of the book in regards to the locket, Chopstix was dating Jane.
Baby is an infant in Slice (as indicated by the name "Baby" as well as statements regarding how she cannot yet walk and coos, doesn't speak). When describing that her parents were dead though, it states her mother was pregnant in the photo taken "a few years ago," meaning at least three. That would put Baby at at least over 2 years old, which doesn't fit the timeline.
There are a few minor grammatical errors, but the one that stood out by far was a journalist holding a "stylist." As he wasn't getting his hair done at the time, I believe the intended word was "stylus."
Overall, I loved the fast plot and am looking forward to the next book!
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April 3, 2017
Fabulous adventure that I can't wait to continue.
April 5, 2017
This was a story full of twists and turns that held my attention until the very end. There were a few problems with it, however.
1. Aria was a somewhat passive person carried along by events, not a very strong character. She screwed up a lot, she dithered when she should have been making decisions, and she didn't show much leadership. I get that she was only 16 years old, but she seemed like a person that things happen to rather than a person who makes things happen. It was lucky she had friends with such useful skills or she'd have been dead several times over.
2. Toward the end of the book, especially, events were happening so fast that there was no time to assimilate, much less expand on, them before something else was thrown in. Hammerschmidt is out of control! No wait, one of the Regulators is in crisis! Student epidemic, is it poison? Need a cure! Wounded teacher! Disappearing boyfriend! Is that Aria's brother?? On and on and on.
3. Language and grammar problems. Please don't feel like I'm singling out this book (much), because these issues are common. Misused words here and there, thankfully not too many, but odd choices (a row of expletives, shakes his stylist, a verifiable museum, footage is decomposed), some meanings of which I couldn't figure out. Misspellings (accidently, teaming/teeming, loose/lose, etc.) and punctuation errors. Not everyone is bothered by this stuff, but I happen to be, and that's why I bring it up.
Bottom line: it was a good story, and I'd be interested to see how it all turns out. It could use another round of editing to clean it up a little more, though, and a little expansion of the plot, especially near the end. Edit: 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 because although language was an issue for me, it isn't for a lot of people.
If this plot interests you, you may also want to check out Fear University. It has more of a fantastical element (beasties and magic), but it should appeal to the same young adult audience.
1. Aria was a somewhat passive person carried along by events, not a very strong character. She screwed up a lot, she dithered when she should have been making decisions, and she didn't show much leadership. I get that she was only 16 years old, but she seemed like a person that things happen to rather than a person who makes things happen. It was lucky she had friends with such useful skills or she'd have been dead several times over.
2. Toward the end of the book, especially, events were happening so fast that there was no time to assimilate, much less expand on, them before something else was thrown in. Hammerschmidt is out of control! No wait, one of the Regulators is in crisis! Student epidemic, is it poison? Need a cure! Wounded teacher! Disappearing boyfriend! Is that Aria's brother?? On and on and on.
3. Language and grammar problems. Please don't feel like I'm singling out this book (much), because these issues are common. Misused words here and there, thankfully not too many, but odd choices (a row of expletives, shakes his stylist, a verifiable museum, footage is decomposed), some meanings of which I couldn't figure out. Misspellings (accidently, teaming/teeming, loose/lose, etc.) and punctuation errors. Not everyone is bothered by this stuff, but I happen to be, and that's why I bring it up.
Bottom line: it was a good story, and I'd be interested to see how it all turns out. It could use another round of editing to clean it up a little more, though, and a little expansion of the plot, especially near the end. Edit: 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 because although language was an issue for me, it isn't for a lot of people.
If this plot interests you, you may also want to check out Fear University. It has more of a fantastical element (beasties and magic), but it should appeal to the same young adult audience.
April 23, 2017
I love these Kill School books!
I love to read things that are different and 'outhere'! These are great!I can't hardly wait for the next one! There has to be another! Right Karen?
I love to read things that are different and 'outhere'! These are great!I can't hardly wait for the next one! There has to be another! Right Karen?
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