(Review) Enders (Starters, #2) - Lissa Price

Title: Enders
Author: Lissa Price
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780385742498
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Date Published: January 7th 2014

Summary (from Goodreads)

With the Prime Destinations body bank destroyed, Callie no longer has to rent herself out to creepy Enders. But Enders can still get inside her mind and make her do things she doesn't want to do. Like hurt someone she loves. Having the chip removed could save Callie's life - but it could also silence the voice in her head that might belong to her father. Callie has flashes of her ex-renter Helena's memories, too ...and the Old Man is back, filling her with fear. Who is real and who is masquerading in a teen body? This is the thrilling sequel to "Starters".

Review:

ASDFLGHKSAKJ I am so glad I bought Starters and Enders together so I wouldn't have to sit and wait in anticipation until I can grab my hands on it. This book was so exciting the lack of proper lighting didn't even stop me from reading! Lissa Price is a genius and Starters has to be one of my favourite dystopia book in recent history.

The second book, Enders, starts a couple of weeks after the end of Starters and that's when things start to get more messy. The chip in Callie's neck somehow allows some bad guy to infiltrate her own body. It's a little creepy, and many parts of the book made me want to throw it to the opposite side of the room in frustration but it was just so good and so suspenseful to put down. I think the most frustrating part was the ones where the people who you root for are being pushed to the edge and there's nothing you can do but watch the bad guys be at the top. Lissa Price has a knack for writing in a way that would push you to the edge of your seat and take you on a rollercoaster ride. I can't wait to read what's next in this series!

Rating: ♚♚♚♚♚

(Review) Starters (Starters, #1) - Lissa Price

Title: Starters
Author: Lissa Price
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780385742375
Publisher: Ember
Date Published: July 23rd 2013

Summary (from Goodreads)

HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER
Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man.
He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie's head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter, living in her mansion, driving her cars, and going out with a senator's grandson. It feels almost like a fairy tale, until Callie discovers that her renter intends to do more than party—and that Prime Destinations' plans are more evil than Callie could ever have imagined. . . .

Review:

I am sooooo glad I picked up this series. It's so exciting and such a page turner! Starters is an action-packed book that's a great mix of Maximum Ride and The Hunger Games. The world painted by Lissa Price is vividly futuristic. The beginning of the story was a bit of a drag for me, but I guess it was just a catapult to all the action that happened in the future pages.

The main character, Callie, joins a body bank that uses some very futuristic technology that allows rich Enders to rent a young Starter body. The whole process at first seemed a little light but as the story progressed I could feel it starting to become bigger than just Callie and her gang. The more chapters I've read, the more questions popped up. The whole array of characters were adequately described and used throughout the story and the whole "possession" thing wasn't so confusing. It was actually fun to guess who might be inside a Starter's body.

There wasn't so much background to the Spore Wars in the first book, but it was enough to keep the story anchored to the ground. I was very excited that I ripped open the second book in the series and start reading immediately. Lissa Price is a talented and imaginative storyteller. The quote from Dean Koontz was enough to draw me in and I wasn't wrong. This series is a must-watch.

Rating: ♚♚♚♚♚