Author: Lex Thomas
Genre: Young Adult,
Science Fiction, Dystopian, Romance
Format: Hardcover,
416 pages
Published: EgmontUSA (July 10th 2012)
ISBN: 160684329X (ISBN13: 9781606843291)
About the Author:
Lex Thomas is the pen name for the writing team of Lex Hrabe and Thomas
Voorhies. Lex received a BA in Drama and English from the University of
Virginia and has worked as an actor, director and writer. Thomas graduated
with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, and now
writes, and exhibits his realist oil paintings in Los Angeles. Lex and Thomas
met in a writers' group in Los Angeles. Their friendship developed as they
tried to blow each other's minds with clips from bizarre movies. In 2005, they
became a screenwriting team, and found that writing with a friend is much more
fun than doing it alone. QUARANTINE: THE LONERS is their first novel.
Official Site: http://www.lex-thomas.com/
Synopsis:
It was just another ordinary
day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When
loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher
convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning.
A year later, McKinley has
descended into chaos. All the students are infected with a virus that makes
them deadly to adults. The school is under military quarantine. The teachers
are gone. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. Without
a gang, you’re as good as dead. And David has no gang. It’s just him and his
little brother, Will, against the whole school.
In this frighteningly dark and captivating novel,
Lex Thomas locks readers inside a school where kids don’t fight to be popular,
they fight to stay alive.
My Thoughts:
This book surprised me, I
rarely read Dystopian YA books, but I found this one amazing.
I got hooked the first time I
saw the description (and the cover), I instantly fell in love with it. I
was captivated by the first part and couldn't stop myself until it was
finished.
There were a lot of fun
elements in this one. The fast pace keeps it entertaining and the twists
holds your attention. It was very intriguing, I just wanted to know what
was going on and that kept me reading. Another thing that I enjoyed was
reading about strong young adult characters that could take care of themselves.
I just really liked the story,
the story literally sucked me in, and although I did put the book down a few
times I just kept thinking about it and wanted to know how it would
end. Though the ending wasn't as powerful as I would have preferred, I'd recommend
it to anyone who loves a good book.
Another YA Novel that has
me waiting anxiously for book number two!
My Rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
An excellent read.