June 2

‘Reboot’ by Amy Tintera

She was once just a person like you and me. Now, her life is way different than she had have ever imagined. She kills with no regret and is considered the perfect soldier and the ‘Golden Girl’ of the facility. But, how long can she keep up her scary yet infamous reputation without ruining her chances with Callum?

Are you that type of person who loves a book that has a meaningful yet action-packed story line? What about one which has its own science fiction sagas with a hint of romance? If, so I am certain that this book is for you!

“Reboot” by Amy Tintera was published in 2013 by Harper Teen and is set in the Republic of Texas. Basically, five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest and after 178 minutes, she came back to life as a Reboot. A super human, you could call her. She is stronger, able to heal, and faster. But, as a result, she is also emotionless. This seemingly irrational situation occurred after a deadly virus swept over the entire Earth and life as she knew it collapsed. Hence, Wren, who is now seventeen years old, serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation) as a reboot. As you get further into the book, we find out that Wren trains new Reboots that come into the facility. But, Wren normally takes the more skilled and less emotional reboots. Just like her. But her newest reboot is the exact opposite. Callum Reyes had only rebooted for 22 minutes, and is practically still human. Despite this, there’s something about Callum that Wren just can’t ignore. Later in the story, when Callum refuses to follow an order given by HARC, Wren is given one last chance to get him to follow it, or unfortunately, she has been instructed to eliminate him herself. Wren has never disobeyed an order before, and knows if she does, she’ll be eliminated too. But, she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum. This perfect soldier is done taking orders.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel because it has an engaging and unique storyline, and the author has created a reality for the reader which you can easily slip into. Amy also had this brilliant way of portraying her characters and the dialogue of each one, matching each character’s personality so perfectly. After an unpredicted and intense beginning, the story evolved, and I felt like I was there with the characters and experienced everything first hand. This amazing novel was quickly my favourite and I found it impossible to put down. With thrill and suspense that was conducted on every page, there was one main message that anyone could experience from time to time, and I believe that the author was trying to depict that. This message was that the book attempts to prove that often in life you don’t notice things about yourself and it takes someone else to show you. The majority of the novel was based around this as Callum showed Wren that she could feel emotions and that she just wasn’t a cold-hearted killer. He wasn’t fazed by the tough, untouchable act that she had going on and instead was intrigued and got her to feel something, to feel alive again. Thus, I believe this message is strongly shown and used in this book, and that is what makes it to be such an awesome and intricate novel and story line.

In conclusion, I would recommend this book to ages 12-18 and to someone who is a capable reader and is interested in science fiction, action, and drama packed storylines with a little bit of romance. I was truly entertained and enjoyed this book. Hence, I rate “Reboot” by Amy Tintera five out of five stars.

Taylah F Year 8

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Posted June 2, 2017 by marjk in category Student Reviews

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Teacher-librarian at Aquinas College, Southport, Gold Coast, Australia

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