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Sawyer Black

Autor/a de Zoomers vs Boomers

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Obres de Sawyer Black

Zoomers vs Boomers (2022) 9 exemplars
Analog Heart (2022) 9 exemplars
Monstrous (2018) 6 exemplars
Born To Die (2022) 3 exemplars

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Zoomers vs Boomers was actually a fun, fast read and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I loved the satirical commentary on both generations with regards to social media and thought the use of a live audience watching everyone get killed was interesting; it actually reminded me of Bachman's book, The Running Man, a book I read as a teenager, but definitely made an impression on me.

The concept of this book isn't new: you take a bunch of teenagers, throw them into a situation where they think one thing is going to happen but suddenly something else happens, the killing starts, and wait to find out the purpose behind it all. Every story with this format simply has its own twist and I would say the twist is that all of the players are social media influencers and the killing is live-streamed. To be honest, I thought the reason behind it all to be rather weak as it was your typical boomers hate all zoomers and think the younger generation need to be raised with more discipline and are all spoiled brats. However, I did think the game was fun, although the players themselves were ridiculously easy to pick off because they were all silly. And I guess you could say that you should never annoy a boomer as you won't know how they will react? But, on the other hand, never underestimate the resilience of a zoomer and their will to survive?

It did take a few chapters before the action started, but when it did, it didn't let up until the final chapter. And when the first major thing happened, it actually caught me by surprise as I wasn't expecting it so I liked the twists and turns that happened. The book was an easy read, short compared to other books, so I read it in one sitting, but I think I would have even if it was longer as it was good fun. Because it was so short, there wasn't a lot of time to really develop characters, so other than Craig, and maybe one or two others, I didn't really develop any empathy for them. This made it difficult because when they did die, it was hard to feel empathetic although I did wince a time or two. I would have liked to have known more about who set up the contest and how it all came together, but that was left purposely vague so I was a bit disappointed about that. The ending was satisfactory, and the overall story was tense and exciting.

Verdict
Zoomers vs Boomers was quite fun, and definitely had a lot of twists and turns that kept my interest throughout. I do think it would have benefited from some type of prologue as the beginning was a bit slow, but when the action started, it didn't let up. There really wasn't a lot of character development, and a bit more of that would have helped the tension as you would have felt more empathy towards the characters when they died. Overall, a fun book and I do recommend this one to anyone who is looking for a quick, entertaining read.
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StephanieBN | Oct 16, 2022 |
Bronson Dodge is a man on borrowed time. The nanobots and special upgrades given to him by Cascade Corp while he was their security chief are nearing their expiration date and won't be renewed now that he has quit. Dodge gets by swigging TONIC to juice his systems a bit more, working as a detective and security enforcer to make money to buy more TONIC. But he is nearing the bitter end, which is advertised to be excruciating. One night Dr. Isla Bligh and her ward Ava arrive at his door fleeing Cascade and begging for his help. Although his memory is glitching - something that seems to be affecting everyone, human and robot - Dodge takes on the job of getting Isla and Eva to a safe haven. A safe haven that is needed because Ava isn't a girl but a synth, a kind of robot that does not exist.

It's an interesting enough story involving that is not properly edited in the ARC. The text is littered with partial sentences, awkward phrasing, terrible similes, and other nastys that make it a bit hard to read. Will it get cleaned up in the final edit?

I received a review copy of this book from Sterling & Stone publishers through NetGalley.com
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Dokfintong | Sep 12, 2022 |

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Obres
5
Membres
29
Popularitat
#460,290
Valoració
2.8
Ressenyes
2
ISBN
2
Llengües
1