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nicmedia123's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
@bookaddictpnw on Instagram coined the term “popcorn book”, and I have to say that this cinematic sci fi YA fit the bill.
This was also described in a couple of reviews as an outer space Lord of the Flies which is also an apt description.
Leigh Chen is the daughter of the President of the United States. She, and the children of other world leaders, have been staying at the rocket complex where the prototype “ark” 𝙇𝙖𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙨 is set to launch to rescue them along with a full crew and adults to guide them.
While they are staying at the complex, the volcanic eruption begins, chaos unfolds and a small group of 53 teens are herded onto the rocket that is immediately launched by its fearless captain and her daughter.
The captain suffers a fatal accident, and the teens follow the leadership of her enigmatic daughter.
They soon realize that 𝙇𝙖𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙨 is not adequately stocked and that difficult decisions will need to be made.
This would make a great selection in a Socratic circle, independent read or small group read to compare and contrast with Lord of the Flies.
Read this if you love
🚀 an intense & action packed sci fi adventure
🛟 like survival stories
💀enjoy an apocalyptic thriller
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was also described in a couple of reviews as an outer space Lord of the Flies which is also an apt description.
Leigh Chen is the daughter of the President of the United States. She, and the children of other world leaders, have been staying at the rocket complex where the prototype “ark” 𝙇𝙖𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙨 is set to launch to rescue them along with a full crew and adults to guide them.
While they are staying at the complex, the volcanic eruption begins, chaos unfolds and a small group of 53 teens are herded onto the rocket that is immediately launched by its fearless captain and her daughter.
The captain suffers a fatal accident, and the teens follow the leadership of her enigmatic daughter.
They soon realize that 𝙇𝙖𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙨 is not adequately stocked and that difficult decisions will need to be made.
This would make a great selection in a Socratic circle, independent read or small group read to compare and contrast with Lord of the Flies.
Read this if you love
🚀 an intense & action packed sci fi adventure
🛟 like survival stories
💀enjoy an apocalyptic thriller
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
jens3's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
queer_bookwyrm's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
5 ⭐ CW: death of a parent, survivor guilt, grief, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, assault, murder/death
Alone Out Here by Riley Redgate is a speculative fiction scifi thriller that is basically Lord of the Flies in space. This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!
We follow Leigh, the First Daughter to an Asian-American female president. Children of dignitaries from all over the world have gathered to tour the generation ship Lazarus, which is a prototype that has been built as a way to transport as many humans off of Earth as possible in anticipation of super volcanoes going off and making it uninhabitable. Unfortunately, the volcanoes go off months before they are predicted to and the only people to escape to the Lazarus are the teens already at the launch site. As far as they know, they are the only survivors.
This book was so intense! It kept wondering what was going to happen. Redgate makes excellent use of the thriller genre by using a countdown clock to show how long they have to reach another planet. Because the eruptions happened sooner than anticipated, things weren't completely ready onboard. Not enough food, no supplies, no adults, no crew. The teens had to figure it out for themselves. We get a really diverse cast since they are from all over the world.
Redgate explores nihilistic themes and the existential crisis of being alone in space and ripped away from everything you know and the complex grief that comes with it. We also see how things escalate quickly when weapons are involved. I loved Leigh's character development and her relationship with Anis. The ending wrecked me. I've just been huffing and sighing about it lol.
Go read this book!
Alone Out Here by Riley Redgate is a speculative fiction scifi thriller that is basically Lord of the Flies in space. This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!
We follow Leigh, the First Daughter to an Asian-American female president. Children of dignitaries from all over the world have gathered to tour the generation ship Lazarus, which is a prototype that has been built as a way to transport as many humans off of Earth as possible in anticipation of super volcanoes going off and making it uninhabitable. Unfortunately, the volcanoes go off months before they are predicted to and the only people to escape to the Lazarus are the teens already at the launch site. As far as they know, they are the only survivors.
This book was so intense! It kept wondering what was going to happen. Redgate makes excellent use of the thriller genre by using a countdown clock to show how long they have to reach another planet. Because the eruptions happened sooner than anticipated, things weren't completely ready onboard. Not enough food, no supplies, no adults, no crew. The teens had to figure it out for themselves. We get a really diverse cast since they are from all over the world.
Redgate explores nihilistic themes and the existential crisis of being alone in space and ripped away from everything you know and the complex grief that comes with it. We also see how things escalate quickly when weapons are involved. I loved Leigh's character development and her relationship with Anis. The ending wrecked me. I've just been huffing and sighing about it lol.
Go read this book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Self harm, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
urlocalvocaloidstan's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was really fast paced and had lots of ups and downs, but the writing was just not it. While it is one of the main focuses that Leigh doesn’t know what she stands for, being a politician’s daughter and constantly advocating for peace, it feels like her opinion just changes very arbitrarily. One second she’s siding with Eli, the daughter of the late pilot, who is now taking charge of the Lazarus, and the next she’s siding with Irina, the younger sister of her friend, who constantly belittles every single decision made. The way she switched her loyalties seemed very abrupt and it didn’t feel like there was much development for that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Classism, Genocide, Homophobia, and Hate crime
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