I literally just finished this book. I had to blog about it, it was so fantastic!
But I can't get ahead if myself here. First off, I found out about this book from a friend. She lent it to me, and I started reading it when I got home today. It was 460 pages of pure joy. Let me tell you a little about this book: So, there is this 18 year-old girl names Saba. She has a twin brother named Lugh. He gets kidnapped and their father gets shot. Its up to Saba to rescue Lugh while having to deal with her 9 year-old sister, whom she blames for killing their mom at childbirth.
I'll quote what the back of the book says, add a few quotes from some reviews about it, tell you about the second novel and when its coming out, and last, but not least, give my opinion. Here comes what the back of the book says!!
"TO ESCAPE, SHE WILL HAVE TO FIGHT.
TO SURVIVE, SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAD.
Saba's world is shattered when her twin brother, Lugh, is captured by four cloaked horsemen. Determined to rescue him, Saba sets off into the lawless, wasted landscape left behind by the Wreckers. It's a brutal world where Saba discovers some surprising things about herself: She's a fierce fighter, a cunning opponent, and above all, an unbeatable survivor. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a girl gang of warriors called the Free Hawks, Saba is off to save her brother—and maybe her whole world."
(I do not own this in any way, shape or form... All the credit given to the makers and helpers of this book.)
Also on the back of this book, there are some quotes from people who have already reviewed this book. Here are some of those quotes:
"Better than The Hunger Games....This book will blow you away."
—MTV's Hollywood Crush
"....is an eerie and adventurous dystopian fantasy on par with Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games and Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker."
—LA Times
"A natural for Hunger Games fans."
—Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"The Hunger Games meets True Grit. But even grittier.... This is a must-read, where girls rescue boys, and where the future looms up full of hope and loss, struggles and archetypes that give the story a timeless, classic edge."
—Globe and Mail
"Saba has just the right combination of warrior rage and tender heart to survive and thrive in her chaotic world.... Readers will be eager for more."
—SLJ
"When it comes to YA dystopian literature, The Hunger Games pretty much set the bar.... Moira Young may have just raised that bar."
—Novel Novice blog
"The world Moira Young builds is breathtaking.... There's an overriding sense of terror, akin to the world of Mad Max, ruled by tyranny rather than anarchy. But Saba also discovers romance, friendship, and trust.... The cinematic images will linger in readers' minds until Saba's next adventure."
—Self Awareness
"Saba is a crusty, foul-tempered warrior women who must be covered in scar tissue by the end of this book, but men still follow her around like starving wolves. Well done, Ms. Young!"
—Nancy Farmer, author
".... will capture any reader who picks it up. I love everything about Saba—her language, her intensity, her heart. Everyone should read her story."
—James Dashner, author
"[F]ans of The Hunger Games's Katniss will find in [Saba] similar reserves of hidden good nature and ferocious fighting abilities.... Young has leveraged an intriguing action-romance story into a Mad Max-style world that'll leave readers both satisfied and eager for more."
—Booklist
Sounds good, right?! Personally, I love it. So the first novel, the one that I have information from the back of the book and the book the reviews are about, is called Blood Red Road. The second novel, called Rebel Heart, is coming out October 2012. (I know, such a long way away!)
So about the book... I completely agree with all the reviews, and, as you probably have figured out, I am now in love with this book. At first it seem kind if boring and extremely weird. The grammar is all messed up, and it's as if your reading something a stereotypical southern U.S.A. person would say.
If that makes sense, here's an example I made:
I am lovin this book. It ain't what I expectid at all. Real good, thow.
This book is absolutly amazin, says my good friend who recommended the book to me, it'll be strange at first but by page 30 you'll be likin it.
I sure hope so, I says.
Translation into "proper" English:
I'm loving this book. It isn't what I expected at all. It's really good, though.
"This book is absolutely amazing," says my good friend who recommended the book to me, "It's going to be strange at first but by page 30 you'll start to like it."
"I sure hope so," I say.
So, yeah, it's a bit weird, but you get used to it. I totally recommend this book. I can't wait until October! I'll be the first to get the book.
Do you think Jack will ever find a way back to Saba? What are your predictions or the next book? Were you satisfied with the ending? (My friend sure wasn't satisfied!) Tell me your thoughts! Oh, and don't forget any book recommendations! I'll be blogging again soon.
Read On!!
-Kris T.
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