Reviews

Spiders by Tom Hoyle

kimduindam's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this book just as much as thirteen! Couldn't put it away! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Murder, Drug use, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

rmanna's review

3.0

same old same old-but a maybe little better.

The plot was the same(cults trying to get adam because he was born in the *new millenium*)
In the first book the cult wanted to kill anybody born in the new millenium before he/she turned 14-because then they would be an adult(huh?).13 kids were born during that time and 12 were already killed leaving adam the last person to be born in the new millenium 13/14 years ago.So obviously this cult is out to get adam-perfect!!!
That happens,now in the second book a second cult is out to get adam because they need the best 13 kids(under 16 this time i think) to travel with them to the "golden planet" and then rule over them there.These kids are the best at what they do like playing the piano,math and whatnot.

The only person i thought had their wits on was abbie.The story of how she became a part of the cult-that makes sense.

Spoiler

isn't abbie's father undercover so how did they deal with that?Also most hated character Oliver-such.an.arse.
It was so obvious that all these people would survive that was boring.I didn't even bat an eye to them being in trouble and in sticky situations.

"Tom" really tried selling the reason why they couldn't go to the police or anybody else.Also where are their parents during all of this,i think it was asa's parents that called him back during something but other that not a sound.One of the redeeming parts was when"Tom"included more of adam's friends in all this it made it somewhat more interesting-i think.
Also why is the book called Spiders?Abbie's fear is spiders and for adam its bats.(Bats-are you for real that is so random.)BUT STILL WHY IS THE BOOK CALLED SPIDERS??
The reason i give this book 3 stars is not because i love it but because i don't hate it.This book is okay but also a lil better than okay.

kimthezombie's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

moszu's review

medium-paced

4.5

daniel1501's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

zafiras_bestie's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. We follow Adam (and occasionally Abbie and Megan). Last year, Adam was almost killed as a crazed man (Coron who lead a cult called ‘the people’) tried to kill him as he was stopping them from fulfilling the prophecy. Coron ended up dying at the end of 13. Now, the cult leader is dead surely adam is safe. Wrong! Adam was chosen (yet again) to be the chosen in but this time for a different cult because he survived ‘The People’ Their leader Bolleskine (I think I spelt that right) believes that our Earth is full of demons so he uses a yellow drug that shows his followers the demons. He convinced them there is a tribe of people waiting for them on the Golden Planet. 

I’m going to leave it there- if you want to know what happens you should definitely read spiders (the 2nd book in the Adam Grant series)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Genocide

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

awyl's review

4.0

I hate spiders, but the cover is amazing.

cloe_chc's review

4.0

Following the story of Adam, the (now) teen that has survived the horrors of the past year now has something else to face. Coron and his cult was just the beginning. Now, introducing another set of people (led by Bolleskine) who believe Adam is the Chosen One, they believe that Adam must lead them to the Golden Planet, a 'wonderful' place. To see the demons of this world, they use a special drug that causes powerful hallucinations. Befriended by a girl called Abbie along the way, Adam must stop Bolleskine before it is too late.

This is a great read! It's exciting- something new seems to happen on nearly every chapter. The way the story is told leaves you hanging and in suspense; the amount of cliffhangers is countless!

gabyshedwick's review

5.0

Even better than the first book! This series just has me hooked, I love all the characters and I think Tom Hoyle definitely created "an action film on the page." I own Survivor and I'll be reading that next.

classicapricot's review

4.0

A good sequel to Thirteen which explores similar themes of the problems of cults and how children and/or teenagers are often disregarded by adults.
It was quite fun to read as it was quite action-packed and the characters were compelling and believable.