lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
5.0
Holy wow! How did I wait so long to read 100 Hours? This was excellent! Filled with danger and action, teenagers who started out as a bit vapid, but oh my goodness. Genesis was one kick-ass heroine! And now, I'm off to get my hands on 99 Lies!
blankeechats's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
briarsreviews's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
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? It's complicated
3.0
My teenaged years were filled with Rachel Vincent books. I read through Soul Screamers and The Shifters series far too many times to admit and I adored them. In recent years, I haven't found as many Rachel Vincent books out and about in my book buying journey, so I was pleasantly surprised to find 100 Hours through Book Outlet (one of my guilty pleasure websites for cheap books - not a sponsored call out, a "I've had no money and if you don't either, you have options" call out).
100 Hours follows a group of teens, very rich teens, as they go to Columbia for Spring Break. Does that sound like the smartest idea? Well, it depends. How much do you know about Columbia? In the timeline of this book, there's a lot of hostility between the US and Columbia, so that would be something to consider. Generally speaking, no, it wasn't a smart idea for them to go out on their own in Columbia, try to go on adventures without licensed/professional tour guides, and then try to be snarky about their richness.
Anywho, they get kidnapped. Surprise, surprise, right? Spring Break gone sour. The team has to work together to try to get away, but that won't happen in this book... because it's a duology.
My thoughts:
1. Man, these kids are SNARKY. I like Maddie, but Genesis, Neda, and pretty much any girl that isn't Maddie are snarky queen bees that remind me of the girls we all hated in high school. YOU KNOW THE ONES. We all had them. It's bad when you're like "well... you kind of deserved to be kidnapped" ....Yeah, I know, I'm a horrible person.
2. The plot line itself and the twist at the end... Chef's Kiss! I really should have seen it coming, but I didn't. I was far too focused on wondering how Genesis was going to get karma back at her to figure out the ending.
3. Too many comments about people's weight. Five pounds too heavy? Yuck. Not cool. Let's remove the stereotypical "you're ugly because you're fat" when the people aren't fat.
4. The book is over 100 hours which is why the title is what it is. Cool concept. Kind of obvious.
5. There's lots of suggestions of hooking up with the bad guys to get free. I feel like teenagers are smarter these days than to just think about hooking up with all of the bad guys instead of coming up with a real plan...
6. The book is fast paced, so there is that. I find Rachel Vincent's writing style easy to read, so that made the book enjoyable. Although, I didn't enjoy the sometimes two to three page chapters. Those drive me INSANE. Short chapters are okay, but multiple three page chapters in a row confuse me.
7. Stupid cliffhanger. Insert grumbles here.
Overall, it was a pleasant book to read. I want to finish book two solely because I adore Maddie and need to know what happens to her. And I'm enjoying her potential romance, so there's that too.
Three out of five stars.
100 Hours follows a group of teens, very rich teens, as they go to Columbia for Spring Break. Does that sound like the smartest idea? Well, it depends. How much do you know about Columbia? In the timeline of this book, there's a lot of hostility between the US and Columbia, so that would be something to consider. Generally speaking, no, it wasn't a smart idea for them to go out on their own in Columbia, try to go on adventures without licensed/professional tour guides, and then try to be snarky about their richness.
Anywho, they get kidnapped. Surprise, surprise, right? Spring Break gone sour. The team has to work together to try to get away, but that won't happen in this book... because it's a duology.
My thoughts:
1. Man, these kids are SNARKY. I like Maddie, but Genesis, Neda, and pretty much any girl that isn't Maddie are snarky queen bees that remind me of the girls we all hated in high school. YOU KNOW THE ONES. We all had them. It's bad when you're like "well... you kind of deserved to be kidnapped" ....Yeah, I know, I'm a horrible person.
2. The plot line itself and the twist at the end... Chef's Kiss! I really should have seen it coming, but I didn't. I was far too focused on wondering how Genesis was going to get karma back at her to figure out the ending.
3. Too many comments about people's weight. Five pounds too heavy? Yuck. Not cool. Let's remove the stereotypical "you're ugly because you're fat" when the people aren't fat.
4. The book is over 100 hours which is why the title is what it is. Cool concept. Kind of obvious.
5. There's lots of suggestions of hooking up with the bad guys to get free. I feel like teenagers are smarter these days than to just think about hooking up with all of the bad guys instead of coming up with a real plan...
6. The book is fast paced, so there is that. I find Rachel Vincent's writing style easy to read, so that made the book enjoyable. Although, I didn't enjoy the sometimes two to three page chapters. Those drive me INSANE. Short chapters are okay, but multiple three page chapters in a row confuse me.
7. Stupid cliffhanger. Insert grumbles here.
Overall, it was a pleasant book to read. I want to finish book two solely because I adore Maddie and need to know what happens to her. And I'm enjoying her potential romance, so there's that too.
Three out of five stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Kidnapping
Minor: War
bethanymiller415's review against another edition
3.0
Rich girl Genesis and her cousins Maddie and Ryan are kidnapped while vacationing with friends in Columbia. Genesis’s father is the owner of a shipping empire, and it becomes clear that at least some of the kidnappers are interested in something more than ransom money. As their kidnappers’ intentions become clear, Genesis realizes that if the they convince her father to meet their demands, many more people could die as a result.
The first quarter of the book involves a lot of drinking, hooking up, and petty fighting among the teens. Genesis and her boyfriend Holden have a toxic relationship that “does not conform to standard norms and boundaries” and involves the two of them frequently hooking up with other people. Genesis and her friends are your basic horrible rich Americans. After being taken hostage Genesis thinks, “I’m supposed to have the next eighty-five years or so to extend my youth with every designer cream and elective procedure money can buy. I’m supposed to change the world and look great doing it, then die in my sleep when I’m one hundred and four, surrounded by humanitarian plaques, design awards and people who can’t bear to think of the world without me in it.”
Though their fathers were brothers, Maddie and Ryan’s father is dead and the family is not as wealthy as Genesis’s. Genesis’s father paid for Ryan to go to rehab and for Maddie to get an insulin pump to better manage her diabetes. Maddie is the uptight good girl who looks down her nose at the excesses of Genesis and her friends. The relationship between the cousins is fraught with resentment and jealousy. The character development in this first part of the book is extensive, yet many of the characters feel like they came straight out of central casting.
When the group gets kidnapped, the action begins and Vincent’s storytelling is actually pretty good once the characters actually have something to do. Genesis’s development from a spoiled brat to a person who cares about the fate of strangers is a bit implausible, but the twists and turns of the plot are enough to keep readers turning the pages. When Maddie and Genesis split up, their alternating perspectives help move the story along and ratchet up the suspense. A word of warning to readers, this book has a sequel. The ending is a cliffhanger that will leave you with many more questions than answers.
Grades: 9-12
Characterization: Mediocre
Literary Merit: Good
Recommendation: Optional Purchase
The first quarter of the book involves a lot of drinking, hooking up, and petty fighting among the teens. Genesis and her boyfriend Holden have a toxic relationship that “does not conform to standard norms and boundaries” and involves the two of them frequently hooking up with other people. Genesis and her friends are your basic horrible rich Americans. After being taken hostage Genesis thinks, “I’m supposed to have the next eighty-five years or so to extend my youth with every designer cream and elective procedure money can buy. I’m supposed to change the world and look great doing it, then die in my sleep when I’m one hundred and four, surrounded by humanitarian plaques, design awards and people who can’t bear to think of the world without me in it.”
Though their fathers were brothers, Maddie and Ryan’s father is dead and the family is not as wealthy as Genesis’s. Genesis’s father paid for Ryan to go to rehab and for Maddie to get an insulin pump to better manage her diabetes. Maddie is the uptight good girl who looks down her nose at the excesses of Genesis and her friends. The relationship between the cousins is fraught with resentment and jealousy. The character development in this first part of the book is extensive, yet many of the characters feel like they came straight out of central casting.
When the group gets kidnapped, the action begins and Vincent’s storytelling is actually pretty good once the characters actually have something to do. Genesis’s development from a spoiled brat to a person who cares about the fate of strangers is a bit implausible, but the twists and turns of the plot are enough to keep readers turning the pages. When Maddie and Genesis split up, their alternating perspectives help move the story along and ratchet up the suspense. A word of warning to readers, this book has a sequel. The ending is a cliffhanger that will leave you with many more questions than answers.
Grades: 9-12
Characterization: Mediocre
Literary Merit: Good
Recommendation: Optional Purchase
whimsicallymeghan's review against another edition
2.0
Six teens decide to take a trip to the Colombia jungles, just when they start to get on each other’s nerves, they are kidnapped and held for ransom. If their kidnappers don’t get what they want, not only money, but shipping bombs into the U.S., their lives could be at stake. Filled with secrets and lies and a lot of drama, this novel was really fast-paced but lacked substance. The reader felt that it took a long time to get into the story; there was a lot of set up that felt useless. There were also a lot of moments where we’re supposed to be shocked, but it didn’t really feel that shocking; if anything some of the twists felt predictable and at times cheesy. The reader could see the author really try to make this novel as intriguing and thrilling, but it just fell flat. There was potential for this, but it just didn’t reach it. The characters felt really hallow; the author made them feel so stereotypical that it was hard to find them likeable or to care what happened to them. The dialogue between them was also really hard to read because none of them seemed to like each other, and maybe everything that happened was supposed to bring them together, but it didn’t really feel that way. This obviously ended on a cliff hanger for the sequel, but the reader is unsure if they care enough to find out what happens to any of them. In the end, this was a decent thrilling read.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Loved reading this book, with these characters, and yeah, this action and this plot! Plus, the cover's so pretty! Loved this book, and I can't wait for the sequel!
tishara's review against another edition
4.0
100 Hours was a good action packed book. One issue I had was that relationships in this book weren't that healthy. The twisted at the end does make me want to continue the next in the series, I hope in the next book or books (not sure how many their are) that the characters grow, and learn how to treat others better.
witchyficbindery's review against another edition
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DNF @ 60%
Survival stories are one of my absolute favorite genres, accounting for the majority the books that I read that aren't fantasy or sci-fi. I hardly ever delve into the realm of contemporary fiction, but I couldn't pass up 100 Hours when I saw it this year at ALAMW. Despite the low rating on Goodreads, a survival story of teenagers kidnapped in a foreign country sounded right up my alley and I decided to give it a try!
Maddie and Genesis are the main characters of this story. Genesis is a rich kid from Miami whose father owns a large shipping company, making her an extremely wealthy teenager. Her cousin Maddie has been dragged into this impromptu trip along with her brother, and she really doesn't fit in with the rest of the friends Genesis has brought along.
While Maddie was slightly more tolerable than Genesis, neither was a sympathetic character. From the beginning of the book, all of the teens including Genesis and Maddie are extremely unlikeable. Genesis is a materialistic rich girl who knows karate, Maddie is poor and wants to save the planet, and their merry band of tagalongs are all obnoxious and one dimensional. Many of the main characters are annoyingly indestructible throughout the book. One literally jumps off a cliff into a rushing river and manages to miss all the rocks and not drown in the current. Much suspension of disbelief is required.
I started 100 Hours fully expecting to stay on the edge of my seat, and I did - for awhile. Once everyone stopped making out with every stranger they came across and the kidnapping finally happened, the plot of 100 Hours did keep my heart racing for a few chapters. Then it just kind of went nowhere. There were chapters of trudging through the forest, talking, eating, and listening. Once I found out what the reasoning was behind the kidnapping I began to lose interest. Eventually I realized I didn't really care what happened to any of the characters and that was when I decided to give up and move on to something else.
The one thing I can say for 100 Hours is that the setting was really well done. Yes, it's just a rainforest, but Rachel Vincent did a fantastic job of creating a mood of unease early on. I just wish the vibe could've held on for the rest of the book!
I really wanted to love 100 Hours! I wanted an incredible survival stories of teenagers making it out despite the odds, but the story quickly became tedious and unrealistic, not to mention the characters didn't make me care what happened to them. It's possible that I may have really enjoyed this one had I stuck it out, but I just didn't have it in me.
DNF @ 60%
Survival stories are one of my absolute favorite genres, accounting for the majority the books that I read that aren't fantasy or sci-fi. I hardly ever delve into the realm of contemporary fiction, but I couldn't pass up 100 Hours when I saw it this year at ALAMW. Despite the low rating on Goodreads, a survival story of teenagers kidnapped in a foreign country sounded right up my alley and I decided to give it a try!
Maddie and Genesis are the main characters of this story. Genesis is a rich kid from Miami whose father owns a large shipping company, making her an extremely wealthy teenager. Her cousin Maddie has been dragged into this impromptu trip along with her brother, and she really doesn't fit in with the rest of the friends Genesis has brought along.
While Maddie was slightly more tolerable than Genesis, neither was a sympathetic character. From the beginning of the book, all of the teens including Genesis and Maddie are extremely unlikeable. Genesis is a materialistic rich girl who knows karate, Maddie is poor and wants to save the planet, and their merry band of tagalongs are all obnoxious and one dimensional. Many of the main characters are annoyingly indestructible throughout the book. One literally jumps off a cliff into a rushing river and manages to miss all the rocks and not drown in the current. Much suspension of disbelief is required.
I started 100 Hours fully expecting to stay on the edge of my seat, and I did - for awhile. Once everyone stopped making out with every stranger they came across and the kidnapping finally happened, the plot of 100 Hours did keep my heart racing for a few chapters. Then it just kind of went nowhere. There were chapters of trudging through the forest, talking, eating, and listening. Once I found out what the reasoning was behind the kidnapping I began to lose interest. Eventually I realized I didn't really care what happened to any of the characters and that was when I decided to give up and move on to something else.
The one thing I can say for 100 Hours is that the setting was really well done. Yes, it's just a rainforest, but Rachel Vincent did a fantastic job of creating a mood of unease early on. I just wish the vibe could've held on for the rest of the book!
I really wanted to love 100 Hours! I wanted an incredible survival stories of teenagers making it out despite the odds, but the story quickly became tedious and unrealistic, not to mention the characters didn't make me care what happened to them. It's possible that I may have really enjoyed this one had I stuck it out, but I just didn't have it in me.
labraden's review against another edition
3.0
Genesis talks Maddie and their friends into embarking on a spring break trip to Columbia, even though they are supposed to be in the Bahamas. After they visit with their grandmother who lives there, they go clubbing and meet several people including Sebastian and Luke. Luke goes to Maddie's school and is coincidentally on a trip to Columbia with his parents. Instead of going back to their grandmother's house, they go on a hiking trip. At one of the stops, some of the participants take an early morning side excursion into the jungle, but the rest are rudely awakened by a group of mercenaries and are taken hostage. Sebastian turns out to be one of the leaders of the group of terrorists that has kidnapped them. Genesis finds out that their only hope of rescue is her father, but she has some other ideas about how they might get away and stop the terrorists from getting what they want.
Not only is 100 Hours a jungle adventure, but it also shows what happens to friendship when it is put under pressure. The story is told from the alternating perspectives of cousins Genesis and Maddie. One reason this is important because there are several moments in the story when the two are separated and each follows a different story arc. Both of them grow and mature as the story goes on, finding the courage to not only lead, but to find ways of helping the others. Overall, a good adventure with a twist and a cliffhanger at the end of the book.
Not only is 100 Hours a jungle adventure, but it also shows what happens to friendship when it is put under pressure. The story is told from the alternating perspectives of cousins Genesis and Maddie. One reason this is important because there are several moments in the story when the two are separated and each follows a different story arc. Both of them grow and mature as the story goes on, finding the courage to not only lead, but to find ways of helping the others. Overall, a good adventure with a twist and a cliffhanger at the end of the book.
specialkxb's review against another edition
3.0
In this book you will see:
Rich kids and hearing them complain about problems that could easily
Rich kids walk into an avoidable situation.
I was gonna DNF this story 4 times because hearing these kids complain about 1,000 dollar shoes, the tired tropes, and the lack of diversity had me ready to shut this audiobook down. However, this book got three stars because of the surprising plot twist at the end that convince me to stick with the rest of the series.
Rich kids and hearing them complain about problems that could easily
Rich kids walk into an avoidable situation.
I was gonna DNF this story 4 times because hearing these kids complain about 1,000 dollar shoes, the tired tropes, and the lack of diversity had me ready to shut this audiobook down. However, this book got three stars because of the surprising plot twist at the end that convince me to stick with the rest of the series.