Reboot
by
Amy Tintera
Publication
Date: May 7th 2013
Publisher:
HarperTeen
Source: Bought
Source: Bought
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Rating:
3/5
I’ve owned this book for awhile, I
actually don’t remember when I bought it, and I finally got around to reading
it the past week! I’ve got to admit, I originally bought it for the aesthetic
of the cover- it’s so cool. Besides, a book about a badass girl and a hopeless
boy? Yes, please.
SO. Reboot is about a girl named
Wren who died, and 178 minutes later she woke up. When you die and come back you’re
no longer human, and no you’re also not a zombie. You ‘Reboot’. You become
stronger, faster, able to heal, and become less emotional. The longer it takes
a person to Reboot, the less human they are. Our main character is the
deadliest Reboot in the known universe (though it does only take place in a
couple locations in Texas in some sort of post-apocalyptic world). She trains
the newbies to be tough like her, except when she’s training a boy who’d only
been dead for 22 minutes; her task is more than a little difficult. Our novel
is a gripping story about friendship, love, and freedom and since it doesn’t
end in a cliffhanger I’m not that interested in reading the sequel.
178 and 22 have an interesting
relationship. Callum is sweet and human-like, and honestly reminds me of one of
my own relationships. It takes awhile but that cutie wins Wren’s affections and
they decide to escape their government holding cells when she is ordered to
exterminate the troublesome 22! I’d say their relationship was pretty
well-written and adorable. It has a happy ending which was a pleasant surprise.
Too many books that I’ve read recently have ended either bitter-sweet or full
on tragedy so this was a nice change-up. Like I said before, the story ends on
a pleasant note, not a huge cliffhanger or anything so I’m kind of content
where the story is right now and might not read the sequel…
I don’t particularly have anything to nitpick at, there’s nothing that I disliked about this book and would totally recommend it to anyone interested! At the same time it was a bit underwhelming. The concept of Reboots is interesting and I think it could have been explored a bit more in this first book with some more background details. Specifically, What happened to the rest of the world? What is bringing these people back to life? Why is it that kids adapt better to being Reboots; does the government kill every adult Reboot? The book didn’t make me passionate by reading it, which is why I feel pretty “meh” about the book as a whole.
I don’t particularly have anything to nitpick at, there’s nothing that I disliked about this book and would totally recommend it to anyone interested! At the same time it was a bit underwhelming. The concept of Reboots is interesting and I think it could have been explored a bit more in this first book with some more background details. Specifically, What happened to the rest of the world? What is bringing these people back to life? Why is it that kids adapt better to being Reboots; does the government kill every adult Reboot? The book didn’t make me passionate by reading it, which is why I feel pretty “meh” about the book as a whole.