Resist: Review

Synopsis:

The sequel—and conclusion—to Sarah Crossan's Breathe. Three teen outlaws must survive on their own in a world without air, exiled outside the glass dome that protects what's left of human civilization. Gripping action, provocative ideas, and shocking revelations in a dystopian novel that fans of Patrick Ness and Veronica Roth will devour.

Bea, Alina, and Quinn are on the run. They started a rebellion and were thrown out of the pod, the only place where there's enough oxygen to breathe. Bea has lost her family. Alina has lost her home. And Quinn has lost his privileged life. Can they survive in the perilous Outlands? Can they finish the revolution they began? Especially when a young operative from the pod's Special Forces is sent after them. Their only chance is to stand together, even when terrible circumstances force them apart. When the future of human society is in danger, these four teens must decide where their allegiances lie. Sarah Crossan has created a dangerous, and shattered society in this wrenching, thought-provoking, and unforgettable post-apocalyptic novel.

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Before I review about this book, I want to say that it's not entirely the book's fault that I... don't really enjoy this book. I'm currently in a kind of reading slump and there are currently nothing to make me snap back to my usual book geek self.

So... I don't really enjoy this book. But it's better than Breathe nonetheless. Why better? Because there is finally one thing that I didn't expect in a million years (of course I'm not gonna tell you... it's spoiler!). But despite some relatively more interesting parts, this book... I'm sorry to put it so harshly but it bores me to tears. It's better than my experience in reading Breathe, but I'm still struggling to read quite a lot of parts in the book because it takes me a lot of time to process what is actually happening. And it definitely doesn't help that I nearly can't remember everything from Breathe.

The characters are getting slightly better. At least now I know Alina is not so hard-core that she's got few emotions. And Bea is stronger than in Breathe. Quinn... well I'm not sure what to say about him because I've got no feelings for him or what he's done whatsoever. The same goes for Ronan. It has some character development but it's not significant.

The plot is... okay for the most part in terms of the smoothness, if not a little too smooth because I can practically guess what will happen next (except the one thing that I didn't expect, of course). But the writing... well let's just say there's space for improvement. The ending is nice actually, not the steamy kind of ending (obviously) , more peaceful.

Overall it's a dystopian series that I won't recommend in most circumstances. Despite the background being unique, I just can't dwell into the book. But I'm not a hater of this series. So I'm totally not against you reading it.

Rating: 5.5/10

Synopsis Reveal: Resist by Sarah Crossan

Whoops, this one will tip your world over in just a second if you love Breathe. You will know what I mean.

Synopsis:

The sequel—and conclusion—to Sarah Crossan's Breathe. Three teen outlaws must survive on their own in a world without air, exiled outside the glass dome that protects what's left of human civilization. Gripping action, provocative ideas, and shocking revelations in a dystopian novel that fans of Patrick Ness and Veronica Roth will devour.

Bea, Alina, and Quinn are on the run. They started a rebellion and were thrown out of the pod, the only place where there's enough oxygen to breathe. Bea has lost her family. Alina has lost her home. And Quinn has lost his privileged life. Can they survive in the perilous Outlands? Can they finish the revolution they began? Especially when a young operative from the pod's Special Forces is sent after them. Their only chance is to stand together, even when terrible circumstances force them apart. When the future of human society is in danger, these four teens must decide where their allegiances lie. Sarah Crossan has created a dangerous, and shattered society in this wrenching, thought-provoking, and unforgettable post-apocalyptic novel.

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Now you get what I mean. The sequel is also a conclusion? So it's like Unraveling all over again (except I love Unraveling much more) . That's... unexpected. I thought it will be like a trilogy like all the dystopian novels out there (well, besides Lunar Chronicles, of course).

Resist will be released on October 8, 2013.

Cover Reveal: Resist by Sarah Crossan

The cover of the sequel of Breathe by Sarah Crossan is here!

You know what? That looks GREEN! And trees! There are green plants everywhere.

And that kind of reminds me of Eden in The Immortal Rules, the city where there's no vampires and rabids and Red Lung Disease.

Sounds absurd, huh? But Eden is like a paradise to humans, just like this place, this place with trees and FRESH air.

There's no synopsis of Resist yet.

Resist will be released on October 8, 2013

Breathe: Review

Synopsis:

Inhale. Exhale. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe . . . The world is dead. The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich air.

Alina has been stealing for a long time. She's a little jittery, but not terrified. All she knows is that she's never been caught before. If she's careful, it'll be easy. If she's careful.

Quinn should be worried about Alina and a bit afraid for himself, too, but even though this is dangerous, it's also the most interesting thing to happen to him in ages. It isn't every day that the girl of your dreams asks you to rescue her.

Bea wants to tell him that none of this is fair; they'd planned a trip together, the two of them, and she'd hoped he'd discover her out here, not another girl.

And as they walk into the Outlands with two days' worth of oxygen in their tanks, everything they believe will be shattered. Will they be able to make it back? Will they want to?

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This is a weird book. Not the bad kind, obviously. But not exactly all good-kind either. Well, the setting is very good actually. Not just any dystopian novel. Many are based on freedom of doing something or anything. But this is about fighting for what we need most: Oxygen. There are pods too, where people living in ignorance, having no idea there is the Resistance out there trying to show them the truth. This is one great background.

The characters... well, there are two girls and one boy, and then you might think there will be an epic girl fight for that boy. Not in this book, though, which is a relief. Actually, I like Bea. She's not your heroine. But she's got good heart and she befriends Alina, whom she shouldn't trust (but does, anyway). 

Alina is mysterious though. The book is mostly about Quinn and Bea, especially in part IV. I can't say I don't like her, because she's not like other people in the Resistance, having only being invisible and trees on mind. She's independent, but that's a known fact. She's from the Resistance for crying out loud. But I can't say I like her either. She's not a bitch or anything. She's just... mysterious. And there's not much emotions from her. 

Quinn... Quinn is a good guy. I can give him this credit. But damn, somehow this is like the reverse of Under The Never Sky. You know, Aria is originally from Reverie, which is... one of the Dweller Pods. Only this time it's Quinn, a boy. He's brave too. I can also give him this credit. But just that he never lives in my heart or anything like that. In fact the characters in the book holds a very faint existence in my mind. Which is weird and not a good sign, considering I'm a big fan of dystopian novels and always remember what the characters are like.

The book is cool. I can make through it, at least. But there's nothing very exciting in the book, even in part IV, where things are supposed to get more interesting. So I guess I can consider it's a slow start of a series, then? I don't know if this is good or not, but if Resist, the sequel of Breathe, is gonna be awesome and thread through things in Breathe finely, I think I will like this book more.

The Resistance is very interesting. It actually surprises me. I mean, not that those guys are supposed to be kind to dwellers in those pods. But their attitude and words full of venom stings like hell (of course not to me, but still). How can you imagine the Resistance being even crueler than Breathe itself? A very interesting Resistance here, which is a good part in the book, even though Petra is a bitch.

I'm not sure if I will read Resist, because Breathe isn't exactly the best dystopian novel I've ever read despite the cool background of the story. Hope that Resist will be better than Breathe.

Rating: 5.5/10