undertowsoul's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
caitlucyrose's review
1.0
I started it so i finished it. Fairly poor on all accounts though. There is a Christian theme that starts very 'Holier than thou' in one devout character which is portrayed awfully and then suddenly abandoned, presumably when it was realised that it doesn't fit with any character traits or the plot. I understand a cliffhanger leading to a sequel but this book just finishes so damn abruptly it's jarring. Included is the first few pages of book 2 and boy does that leave me more confused, it's as if there's an entire book worth missing in between. Hopefully it'll all explain itself but i doubt i'll read to find out. Overall there was no depth to the writing, I never felt any pull to the characters or the story, ultimately it was just something to have on my ebook shelf to read on planes.
casseyt's review
3.0
This could have been so, so much more than what it was. If you're going dystopian, grim dark future then commit - don't play around the horrors of what it would be like to survive. Especially, when you consider the trek part of the journey.
secre's review
2.0
I really enjoyed the beginning of this but from the moment the trio escape from the Kube, it becomes far weaker in narrative and characterisation. Having started with some really well designed world building and characters, to devolve in such a way is disappointing beyond belief. The novel just ends up becoming a running away, one disaster after another with no depth or realism.
The characterisations of the rebel group are generally fairly weak, with one or two exceptions and there is virtually no attempts at depth in the baby farm in terms of characters or the world itself. The motivations for actions tend to be either nonsensical or damn stupid as well meaning that even characters who had been quite decently written to start with, had become slap worthy by half way through.
If the entire book had been of the quality of the first quarter, this would be an easy four stars. As it stands it was somewhat of a disappointment.
The characterisations of the rebel group are generally fairly weak, with one or two exceptions and there is virtually no attempts at depth in the baby farm in terms of characters or the world itself. The motivations for actions tend to be either nonsensical or damn stupid as well meaning that even characters who had been quite decently written to start with, had become slap worthy by half way through.
If the entire book had been of the quality of the first quarter, this would be an easy four stars. As it stands it was somewhat of a disappointment.
meganandsally's review
3.0
J’adore les livres post-apocalyptique vraiment mais celui là non. Le concept est bon, les personnages aussi. Les personnages m’ont fait vibrer avec leurs émotions notamment Halla que j’ai détestée puis aimée et ainsi de suite. Mais ce livre est pour moi un enchaînement d’événements qui arrivent de nulle part. Entre Wyck et Ev ça fait un peu forcé (même si on comprend plus ou moins pourquoi à la fin). Je ne sais pas comment l’expliquer mais ce livre ne m’invite pas à lire la suite. Je suis curieuse de savoir comment tout se finit mais je n’ai pour l’instant pas l’intention d’acheter ni de lire les deux autres tomes.
shh_reading85's review
4.0
This story was really good, the only bad thing I could find about it was that it ended. Haha.
This isn't like the other young adult dystopian stories out there and it was truly a refreshing read.
The story itself hits pretty close to home. The threat of a pandemic flu, famine due to insects evolving to survive and governments regulating having children. Undocumented births are often separated from their families and either raised by another family or placed into Kubes where they are trained to be helpful to the outside world. Although the boys are often sent off to be a border guard and the girls are forced into enslaved surrogacy.
The heroine, Everly Jax, is everything that a naive girl with a thirst for knowledge and freedom should be. Halla, her best friend, is also naive and only craves to be free because she is pregnant with her boyfriend's child and knows her child will be taken from her if the Prags find out. Wyck, Everly's friend and romantic interest just wishes to be free to escape becoming a border guard. However, Everly is quite the heroine. She has such depth and emotion, which I attribute to her past. She wasn't just some Kube baby. She is bright, sarcastic and strong. She absorbs her knowledge of the new world through new eyes and applies it carefully.
I really enjoyed that the author made it pretty clear these kids are naive and they make pretty big mistakes but the need to survive was greater. Also, when they met up with Bulrush and it's people, it is pointed out that all the skills they learn took a lot of time. They trained daily for weeks. They were put to tasks that encouraged their skills to sharpen and they weren't expected to anything except protect each other.
It will be interesting to see where Everly goes from here. How Bulrush and its members survive. Whether Halla has her baby and finds her boyfriend. Where Wyck goes from here on.
I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a different take on a young adult dystopian.
This isn't like the other young adult dystopian stories out there and it was truly a refreshing read.
The story itself hits pretty close to home. The threat of a pandemic flu, famine due to insects evolving to survive and governments regulating having children. Undocumented births are often separated from their families and either raised by another family or placed into Kubes where they are trained to be helpful to the outside world. Although the boys are often sent off to be a border guard and the girls are forced into enslaved surrogacy.
The heroine, Everly Jax, is everything that a naive girl with a thirst for knowledge and freedom should be. Halla, her best friend, is also naive and only craves to be free because she is pregnant with her boyfriend's child and knows her child will be taken from her if the Prags find out. Wyck, Everly's friend and romantic interest just wishes to be free to escape becoming a border guard. However, Everly is quite the heroine. She has such depth and emotion, which I attribute to her past. She wasn't just some Kube baby. She is bright, sarcastic and strong. She absorbs her knowledge of the new world through new eyes and applies it carefully.
I really enjoyed that the author made it pretty clear these kids are naive and they make pretty big mistakes but the need to survive was greater. Also, when they met up with Bulrush and it's people, it is pointed out that all the skills they learn took a lot of time. They trained daily for weeks. They were put to tasks that encouraged their skills to sharpen and they weren't expected to anything except protect each other.
It will be interesting to see where Everly goes from here. How Bulrush and its members survive. Whether Halla has her baby and finds her boyfriend. Where Wyck goes from here on.
I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a different take on a young adult dystopian.
mchavarria228's review
5.0
What a great read! This is the first young adult book for author Laura DiSilverio, and she did a wonderful job with it.
I love dystopian/young adult series, but I wasn’t sure how this one was going to play out with a bug on the cover. Well the locusts are only a small part of this story, which leads Everly Jax and her friends on a mission to escape the Kube.
Of course there are bumps in the road on the escape, so I was wondering where this was going to lead them, but once they ran into Bulrush, the “Underground Railroad”, it took a really great turn for me.
I thought the story was fast paced and really engaging. If it slowed down, the next page would bring it back up to pace. I would completely recommend this to those who like dystopian series. I am going to pick up the next volume soon!
I received this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I love dystopian/young adult series, but I wasn’t sure how this one was going to play out with a bug on the cover. Well the locusts are only a small part of this story, which leads Everly Jax and her friends on a mission to escape the Kube.
Of course there are bumps in the road on the escape, so I was wondering where this was going to lead them, but once they ran into Bulrush, the “Underground Railroad”, it took a really great turn for me.
I thought the story was fast paced and really engaging. If it slowed down, the next page would bring it back up to pace. I would completely recommend this to those who like dystopian series. I am going to pick up the next volume soon!
I received this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
sarahmariah's review
3.0
Quick and easy, no depth, decent character development, not hooked but kept me reading.
carriekellenberger's review
4.0
In the future, the world's population has been wiped out by a super flu and the Pragmatist government oversees who can have babies. The main protagonist of Incubation is a sixteen-year-old bio-chemistry student named Everly Jax who was abandoned as a baby at Inkubator 9. She has been raised since she was a baby at the Kube, where the book opens with Everly being excited to finally meet her real parents on Reunion Day.
Things don't go as planned, though, and instead, Everly finds herself fleeing InKubator 9 with her friends Wyck and Halla. They run into quicksand, hordes of locusts, feral dog packs, and bounty hunters in their attempt to find Halla's boyfriend Loudon.
When they stumble upon Bulrush, an Underground Railroad organization for women who are fleeing to the Outposts to avoid becoming breeders, Everly is torn between helping Halla and giving up the right to learn more about her biological identity.
Incubator was available for free on Amazon, so I decided to give it a chance and I was very pleasantly surprised. The plot is fast-paced and plausible. I liked that the story line seemed believable and thought the references to bird flu, famine, and locust swarms were firmly entrenched in science. I also really liked the lead character. Everly Jax is a strong, female protagonist with a great personality and a sense of adventure.
I'm not sure if I'll continue with the series, but The Incubation Trilogy is definitely the type of series that I can pick up again a year from now and be drawn back into the story. This is a great YA read that teens and adults can enjoy.
Things don't go as planned, though, and instead, Everly finds herself fleeing InKubator 9 with her friends Wyck and Halla. They run into quicksand, hordes of locusts, feral dog packs, and bounty hunters in their attempt to find Halla's boyfriend Loudon.
When they stumble upon Bulrush, an Underground Railroad organization for women who are fleeing to the Outposts to avoid becoming breeders, Everly is torn between helping Halla and giving up the right to learn more about her biological identity.
Incubator was available for free on Amazon, so I decided to give it a chance and I was very pleasantly surprised. The plot is fast-paced and plausible. I liked that the story line seemed believable and thought the references to bird flu, famine, and locust swarms were firmly entrenched in science. I also really liked the lead character. Everly Jax is a strong, female protagonist with a great personality and a sense of adventure.
I'm not sure if I'll continue with the series, but The Incubation Trilogy is definitely the type of series that I can pick up again a year from now and be drawn back into the story. This is a great YA read that teens and adults can enjoy.
ctorretta's review
Unlike many of the reviewers here, I unfortunately did not like this one. I'm not sure what it was missing but I felt like I never connected with the characters.
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