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A review by tamj96
The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson
4.0
What would you do, if you woke up on a self driving bus, with 6 other people. No one remembers who they are and variations of the trolly problem, do you save a criminal of 5 kittens? 3 criminals or one innocent? A young mother or a teenage boy? The Erasure Initiative is a physiological YA thriller, that had me continuously turning the pages.
Going into this I really had no idea what to expect. But The Erasure Initiative drew me in rather quickly. 7 strangers waking up on a bus and having no idea who they are or why they are there? I was drawn in from the start. Then the trolley problems started coming, at the start it was fun and I enjoyed them. But they quickly became very repetitive and quite annoying. Luckily, at the point they started coming less and less!
Cecily, is the main protagonist, through Nia haking into the bus's computer, we find out that Cecily attended a very elite high school. Where there has been a lot of scandal because of the anonymous 'Blue Fairy'. a lot of the girls journey is finding out for about the Blue Fairy and why it is so relevant to why they are on the bus with no memory.
while I couldn't stop reading, I wasn't in love and I can't put my finger on why. I really enjoyed the characters, there was some bi romance I enjoyed, which I thought was well represented. The twists at the end were extremely clever and not expected at all. I literally put the booked down and 'What the Fuck!'ed when we found out some major points. But there's something I can't pinpoint that didn't do it for me. However I do recommend trying out The Erasure Initiative, it won't disappoint!
Going into this I really had no idea what to expect. But The Erasure Initiative drew me in rather quickly. 7 strangers waking up on a bus and having no idea who they are or why they are there? I was drawn in from the start. Then the trolley problems started coming, at the start it was fun and I enjoyed them. But they quickly became very repetitive and quite annoying. Luckily, at the point they started coming less and less!
Cecily, is the main protagonist, through Nia haking into the bus's computer, we find out that Cecily attended a very elite high school. Where there has been a lot of scandal because of the anonymous 'Blue Fairy'. a lot of the girls journey is finding out for about the Blue Fairy and why it is so relevant to why they are on the bus with no memory.
while I couldn't stop reading, I wasn't in love and I can't put my finger on why. I really enjoyed the characters, there was some bi romance I enjoyed, which I thought was well represented. The twists at the end were extremely clever and not expected at all. I literally put the booked down and 'What the Fuck!'ed when we found out some major points. But there's something I can't pinpoint that didn't do it for me. However I do recommend trying out The Erasure Initiative, it won't disappoint!