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michellewords's review
4.0
Katherine Applegate destroys my childhood with Animorphs, my teenage years with Everworld and now my adult life with Remnants.
In Destination Unknown, you have the same crew members from the previous book. They have landed somewhere on a planet that's a little different, some didn't make it at all, some of the people sort of made it and then there are a very select few that are fully aware and functioning human beings. Through this book they learn where/when they are and create a mini-society to set out to solve the problem of their location.
You could pretty much copy and paste my review from the previous book to this one.
The writing isn't anything crazy fantastic. The characters are pretty basic and there isn't a lot of depth across the whole book. It's almost refreshing to read for fun again; to read without having ot interpret words and feelings that are implied.
It's pretty mesmerizing and there's nothing like a good young adult/juvenile fiction to give me good spin. I liked it a lot. I'm excited to see where this goes.
In Destination Unknown, you have the same crew members from the previous book. They have landed somewhere on a planet that's a little different, some didn't make it at all, some of the people sort of made it and then there are a very select few that are fully aware and functioning human beings. Through this book they learn where/when they are and create a mini-society to set out to solve the problem of their location.
You could pretty much copy and paste my review from the previous book to this one.
The writing isn't anything crazy fantastic. The characters are pretty basic and there isn't a lot of depth across the whole book. It's almost refreshing to read for fun again; to read without having ot interpret words and feelings that are implied.
It's pretty mesmerizing and there's nothing like a good young adult/juvenile fiction to give me good spin. I liked it a lot. I'm excited to see where this goes.
ntembeast's review against another edition
5.0
I. Need. The. Next. Book. Right. Now.
I just finished this one and I'm like HNNNNG GIVE ME MOOOOORE! *Claws at empty space, wishing the book would appear* I think I'm suffering from withdrawal! DX How am I going to survive the wait until I can go back to the library and check out the rest of the series!!! ARGH. I need to read more! There's so much crazy stuff going on here! I have to read the rest! THINGS ARE CONSTANTLY INTERESTING AND CRAZY AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON BUT IT'S ALL SO GOOD THAT I CAN'T STOP READING. If I had the entire series I wouldn't stop reading! *SOBS* Why didn't they have the third one in the library when I went? DX My agony!
Seriously dudes and dudettes. This. Series. Is. AMAZING!
YOU PEOPLE NEED TO READ IT. If you have ANY sort of interest in science fiction, you HAVE to read this series. YOU HAVE TO. It's so good! It's filled with the most disgusting and freaky and horrifying and amazing stuff! And every single time you think you know what's going on you have ten new mysteries that smack into your face, and all these weird and unexplainable things going on that are effects of who knows what yet! And it's CRAZY AMAZING!!!! *Flails!*
Seriously. Read. These. Books. Go pick up the first one and read it. It's called "[b:The Mayflower Project|781069|The Mayflower Project (Remnants, #1)|Katherine Applegate|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1178292042s/781069.jpg|557738]" by Katherine Applegate. GO. GET IT.
And if you have any doubts about the rest of the series...
DON'T STOP NOW. READ THIS ONE TOO. OH MY GOD IT'S SO GOOD. CHARGE FORWARD, COMRADES! READ THIS!!!
Man, I wish I had the third book on hand right now. Try to take out a ton of the series when you do pick it up. XD Take my advice. You'll want to keep up with this fast-paced and intense series!
riahwamby's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thistlechaser's review against another edition
4.0
These books are surprisingly short. I keep reaching the end of them way before I expect to. It takes me about four hours to read an average YA book, but these take me about two hours at my normal reading speed.
The book picks up right where the first book ended, but I can't talk about the plot at all without it being spoilery, so I'm going to put it behind the cut. If you intend to read this series, which I recommend you do, don't keep reading:
To review book one: the Earth was destroyed, 80 humans were left "alive" (in hibernation on a space ship), the book ended with the ship flying off from the destroyed planet.
Book two started with them waking up 500 years later. Only about half ever woke up, the rest died along the way from various causes (the grossest among them being something the survivors called "space worms", giant worms that tunneled through the sleeping humans, killing them in their sleep). Somehow the space shuttle landed on what seemed an alien planet... but landed in an upright position, same as how the space shuttle launches. An impossible position for it to have crashed in.
That was only the start of the impossible. The planet around them was a painting. Or half of it was. Left side was a painting, right side was a black and white photo by the famous photographer Ansel Adams. An exact line split the planet between those two sides. The survivors were quite puzzled by that.
They encounter some aliens (probably maybe aliens), more of the "space worms" (UGH horrible and gross), and more (different) aliens. This book ended with the survivors realizing they were actually on an alien ship, not a planet at all, and heading off to try to find the bridge.
---End spoilers--
While I enjoyed this book quite a lot, it had a disturbingly familiar formula to it. It took me a moment to pin down from where, and once I realized it, it made perfect sense: It felt just like the book series her husband writes. Same character types, characters cut off from all other people, falling naturally into two different and opposing groups. It wasn't a bad thing, it just made the story feel less original.
If the whole series wasn't published already, I'd be annoyed because each of these books thus far feels more like a chapter in the story instead of a stand-alone book.
The book picks up right where the first book ended, but I can't talk about the plot at all without it being spoilery, so I'm going to put it behind the cut. If you intend to read this series, which I recommend you do, don't keep reading:
To review book one: the Earth was destroyed, 80 humans were left "alive" (in hibernation on a space ship), the book ended with the ship flying off from the destroyed planet.
Book two started with them waking up 500 years later. Only about half ever woke up, the rest died along the way from various causes (the grossest among them being something the survivors called "space worms", giant worms that tunneled through the sleeping humans, killing them in their sleep). Somehow the space shuttle landed on what seemed an alien planet... but landed in an upright position, same as how the space shuttle launches. An impossible position for it to have crashed in.
That was only the start of the impossible. The planet around them was a painting. Or half of it was. Left side was a painting, right side was a black and white photo by the famous photographer Ansel Adams. An exact line split the planet between those two sides. The survivors were quite puzzled by that.
They encounter some aliens (probably maybe aliens), more of the "space worms" (UGH horrible and gross), and more (different) aliens. This book ended with the survivors realizing they were actually on an alien ship, not a planet at all, and heading off to try to find the bridge.
---End spoilers--
While I enjoyed this book quite a lot, it had a disturbingly familiar formula to it. It took me a moment to pin down from where, and once I realized it, it made perfect sense: It felt just like the book series her husband writes. Same character types, characters cut off from all other people, falling naturally into two different and opposing groups. It wasn't a bad thing, it just made the story feel less original.
If the whole series wasn't published already, I'd be annoyed because each of these books thus far feels more like a chapter in the story instead of a stand-alone book.
ifthebook's review against another edition
3.0
Most of my memories of the Remnants series are that it was completely weird, but I'm giving it another chance. So far, it's turning out all right, though this one upped the bizarre factor significantly from the first book. It still all makes sense, though. The humans are experiencing a completely alien world, so it makes sense that the reader wouldn't understand what's going on, either. KA still demonstrates that she has a way with showing what makes characters tick, and she's brought together a good bunch of people to have interesting interactions.
And then there's the baby. That baby is freaking creepy.
And then there's the baby. That baby is freaking creepy.
issamshahid's review against another edition
4.0
Holy crap, that first chapter! I barely remember these books, but it's incredibly gruesome, and I'm surprised it's labeled as a middle-grade series for 9-12 year olds. I can see inspirations from Stephen King here, and some of the preliminary concepts behind the "Gone" series (written years later by co-author Michael Grant).
Totally hooked on where this goes next.
Totally hooked on where this goes next.
bibliobitxh's review against another edition
3.0
This book is so weird. There is really nothing else to say about it.
kickbackyak's review against another edition
4.0
Review written: sometime before August 21, 2015
Destination Unknown by Katherine Applegate
Why I read it: Continuing with the Remnants series.
Rating: 4/5
What I thought: So this is where things get weird I guess. In any case, I liked this one a fair bit, if only because it was fairly weird, and characters got to open themselves up slightly. The ending was just a jumble to me, sorry.
Destination Unknown by Katherine Applegate
Why I read it: Continuing with the Remnants series.
Rating: 4/5
What I thought: So this is where things get weird I guess. In any case, I liked this one a fair bit, if only because it was fairly weird, and characters got to open themselves up slightly. The ending was just a jumble to me, sorry.
baticeer's review against another edition
4.0
Someone gets eaten alive from the inside by parasitic worms within the first few chapters of this book. I still do not understand how this can be a middle-grade series.
Body horror aside, this is a strong continuation of the Remnants series. The characters and premise are further developed here and I would strongly recommend to anyone interested that they read not just the first book, but this one as well, before deciding if they want to finish the series. The mystery set up here left me utterly fascinated and desperate to read more.
Body horror aside, this is a strong continuation of the Remnants series. The characters and premise are further developed here and I would strongly recommend to anyone interested that they read not just the first book, but this one as well, before deciding if they want to finish the series. The mystery set up here left me utterly fascinated and desperate to read more.
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