Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

I've just started this and while I'm enjoying it there similarities to this and the start of Skyward are pretty drastic. Also, not that surprising to find out that even though the MC misses the "Draft" for his team he is going to get people that are great at their positions but horrible in some other way. He's then going to mold them into an amazing team all the while becoming besties (this part is all speculation but I'd be surprised if it didn't work out that way...)

Finished it. Making an entire team of rookies, with no one who has seniority or experience, is a poor choice and a story flaw. There were a flew cliches (genius has no social skills, diplomat is gorgeous and sexy) but overall not a bad read. I'd read the next.

I agree the set up was rather unbelievable, but I enjoyed it enough to notice too much. Nice easy read, just what I needed for the summer.
Found the computer thing (whatever its name was) a little pointless though.

I really enjoyed it. Fun, made me chuckle and it flowed with a good pace. The story kept me wanting to know what happens next. I'll definitely read the next one.

Wayland wrote: "Finished it. Making an entire team of rookies, with no one who has seniority or experience, is a poor choice and a story flaw. There were a flew cliches (genius has no social skills, diplomat is go..."

Have read another few chapters and yeah, that's kind of silly, even though the young fare better in the fold they wouldn't just throw a bunch of the youngest out to the wolves.

I agree with most comments here. Very predictable and formulaic but it was fun. There were all the good plot lines of a teen book, misfits banding together, someone dying, someone having a hidden/secret past and the rest of them trying to figure it out. But none of that detracted from the fact that for me it was a good fun book to waste an evening or two with. I will probably grab the rest as they get written.

I found the idea of complete rookie teams to be weird, but had no problem imagining that it's just a product of only being able to do the job for a few years due to the fold.

Pretty cliche and young/silly, but a fun book. At that plot pace with good action I don't demand a lot of depth.

I liked this book a lot, as all said a fun fast read. I could swear I read or watched something with an area covered with spores before. I just can't remember where or when. I thought the big reveal of what was under the silver faced gestapo a good touch.

I also liked all the different character types and the pages in my book explaining each different specialization. I found the talking computer ipad to be probably comic relief. I did think that the author could have had the science academy send help intermittently. That would have been a bit more realistic then all the young kids defeating scores of bad guys in very imaginative ways. I would read on just because it was entertaining.

This was a really fun book to read, i notice that other people saw some cliche, which once they are pointed out I have to agree. But for me still being a rookie in the reading world. (This is actually my first science fiction book and it was amazing!) I was blown away and I really can not wait to read the second book and of course some of the classics but i really did enjoy this book. I am really thankful for this group to recommend such a book.

I agree with all the comments above. Fun little book with some flaws. Has anyone read the sequel?

I just finished and found it very entertaining. I listened to the audio version with 4 or 5 different narrators and loved that.

I found a lot of these ideas very similar to Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, right down to using the descriptive "annihilated" when referring to the flora beings intent. Some other areas were pulling from pop culture but I think that's to pull in the YA crowd. Original enough for me in most else though.

Yes, I also found parts silly and unrealistic but I personally don't need my SF/Fantasy to be realistic.

I plan to read the sequel.