I just borrowed this book from the Onehunga library, it caught my eye cuz of the fantasy logo on the spine. and the font on the spine. as per usual :B i'm quite happy with picking this book up, it's EPIC.
So the story's about a girl named Ash, who lives in an isolated camp by the sea with other sixteen year olds who were left there by their parents at a young age. Their camp is only protected by a wire fence, and beyond it, is the infamous forest. No one has ever gone into it and come out alive. The story quickly picks up pace as Ash gets kidnapped one night while a new era starts at the camp. She later finds out, from a rather strange character she meets, that she was kidnapped by Raptors - huge, bloodthirsty, carnivorous and mutated creatures which inhabit the island. But what do they want her for ? Why do the Raptors' arms and torsos look like those of human's ? What are the secrets behind everything she's ever really known ?
I really did love this book, although it had a pretty slow start. But once you start getting into it and reading into like the middle of it, honestly, it is EPIC. The way that the events unfold through the author's words made it so pacy and action-packed. There are also a lot of unexpected twists in the story which completely changes how you think the story would've gone on. The story actually gets to the issue of, "just because you can, should you ?" and "how far is too far ?". I loved that part of the book where it gets all biological and philosophical. And i loved the way that the setting was explained, it was so surreal and vivid. Not that i'd want to go there. Too many carnivorous plants and angry birds and hissing reptiles and bloodsucking leeches ._.
I'd recommend this to anyone interested in a fantasy novel, with a lot of unexpected twists heart-poundingly intriguing bits. Or just anyone interested in reading something slightly different. Really, i found it so hard to put this book down, it was JUST. THAT. EPIC. So yeah i'd give this book a 8/10.
Here's to me and my fetish for fantasy books. churr (:
Sounds even more bloodthirsty than The Hunger Games! I'm glad you stuck with it even though the beginning was slow. There are some fantastic books that aren't that gripping to begin with and it is really important to learn to persist with reading because as you point out here, sometimes the book turns out to be "EPIC". Fantasy and science fiction books often deal with really "big" ideas and issues, packaged in an accessible and enjoyable way. I suppose that is why these genres are so popular.
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