The badass cover for ACID |
Hey. How you doin’?
Okey dokey, this is probably cheating in some way because
this was also my guest post on the Waterstone’s YA Bluewater blog, but here
goes.
This is my first ever post (*Cue glitter cannons and
spontaneous combustion*) and I’m kind of nervous about the fact that I’m
writing something that other real, live,
breathing humans can read. Also, the music that I’m listening to is kind of
dramatic/tense/awesome which probably doesn’t help.
Moving on! I’m going to review ‘Acid’ by Emma Pass, which
I read quite recently.
It’s the year 2113 and Jenna Strong lives in a world beaten
into shape by ACID, the most brutal, ruthless and controlling police force in
the history of the former United Kingdom. Careless comments can cost you your
freedom. Hugging someone who is not your assigned LifePartner can put you
behind bars. Murder means a life in Mileway, an intensely violent high security
prison in London- the place that Jenna’s story starts. Convicted for the murder
of her parents two years ago, Jenna has learnt to keep her mouth shut and her
wits about her if she wants to survive, especially when dealing with the
routine rowdy prisoners and riots. But
Jenna’s world shifts dramatically once again when a member of a mysterious
rebel group with questionable intent breaks her out of jail. With tense times
ahead, Jenna must use her smarts, her skill and her heart to help her uncover
the truth that her world has hidden from her.
Firstly, I would just like to say that ‘ACID’ left has
left a bigger impression on me than I thought possible. It was one of those
really twisty novels with a generous helping of sharp, sudden shocks at points
in the plot that left me reeling and generally dumbstruck. I must confess that
I seriously underestimated how much I would enjoy it when I bought it and one
thing I completely loved about it was that it was a standalone novel, which
makes a real change in the YA genre.
Secondly, I don’t
think that I’d survive for more than a few minutes in a world ruled by ACID.
For starters, they have no internet *Faints* They have none of that fundamental
and invisible substance that I live and breathe (That would be the great and
mighty Wi-Fi). If that’s not bad enough
already, reading material is strictly controlled by ACID *Gasps and flails* No
tantalising twists in plots, no characters worthy of a good fangirl attack and
everything is violence-free and ends with a happy ever after, which is just
plain boring.
One thing that I didn’t like as much about the book was
Jenna herself. I found her to be one of those tough-guy girls that seems a bit detached
from human emotions. I understand that sometimes circumstances around us can
make us grow up faster, but it just grated on me that she seemed a bit like a
robot at times. However, and this is a bit of a contradiction, Jenna did fall
in love. With the first attractive guy that she laid eyes on. And continued to
harp on about her love for him for quite a while afterwards. On that front,
maybe she was a bit too emotional.
Thank you for reading my brain splurge if you got this
far and I hope that everything stays shiny,
Rosie :P
Teaser quote:
Teaser quote:
"I lean down until our faces are so close we could kiss. 'I killed my parents,' I murmur, and watch as his eyes go wide."
ISBN: 9780552566148
Author: Emma Pass
Title: ACID
Publisher: Corgi Children's
Rating out of five stars: ****
Author: Emma Pass
Title: ACID
Publisher: Corgi Children's
Rating out of five stars: ****
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