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3.24 AVERAGE
Somehow this was listed as dystopia when really it's sci-fi, not that I am complaining.
Pulse in set in the year 2051 where, after global warming has worked it's messy business on Earth, people are forced all over the world to either live in "states" or survive in the wilds. In the US there are two states, the eastern and western. Both gain more and more land as the years go by to support the populations moving into the states.
Faith is a girl who's parents turned drifter, people living in the outskirts of the wild communities never to migrate into either states. After moving to a new school, Faith encounters new friend and secret foes. Dylan the mysterious boy, Wade the wonder boy, Clare Wade's evil twin, and Hawk a tech-genius 13 year old. Faith soon finds herself pulled into the Pulse world and the untold history of the past.
With two fractions of Pulse fighting against each other and war on the horizon, Faith will be the one to decide the outcome of the world.
About The pulse ability:
There are two different pulses. The first that is telekinetic ability and the second pulse, which is very rare, that keeps physical harm from happening. Though each that have the second have their "kryptonite" that can damage, even kill, them.
I liked the plot a lot. Yes, there isn't much explained about the past or pulse in detail, I'm betting that is to come in the sequels, but there is enough to pull you in and keep you satisfied.
There is, as promised, romance that isn't over the top. I barely saw Faith and Dylan become a couple until the end. Well..maybe a little.
The characters aren't perfect god like beings. Which I love. Faith has her flaws and Carman didn't try to hide them at all. I have to say my favorite is Clare, she so damn evil.
I definitely will be reading the next installment of this trilogy.
Pulse in set in the year 2051 where, after global warming has worked it's messy business on Earth, people are forced all over the world to either live in "states" or survive in the wilds. In the US there are two states, the eastern and western. Both gain more and more land as the years go by to support the populations moving into the states.
Faith is a girl who's parents turned drifter, people living in the outskirts of the wild communities never to migrate into either states. After moving to a new school, Faith encounters new friend and secret foes. Dylan the mysterious boy, Wade the wonder boy, Clare Wade's evil twin, and Hawk a tech-genius 13 year old. Faith soon finds herself pulled into the Pulse world and the untold history of the past.
With two fractions of Pulse fighting against each other and war on the horizon, Faith will be the one to decide the outcome of the world.
About The pulse ability:
There are two different pulses. The first that is telekinetic ability and the second pulse, which is very rare, that keeps physical harm from happening. Though each that have the second have their "kryptonite" that can damage, even kill, them.
I liked the plot a lot. Yes, there isn't much explained about the past or pulse in detail, I'm betting that is to come in the sequels, but there is enough to pull you in and keep you satisfied.
There is, as promised, romance that isn't over the top. I barely saw Faith and Dylan become a couple until the end. Well..maybe a little.
The characters aren't perfect god like beings. Which I love. Faith has her flaws and Carman didn't try to hide them at all. I have to say my favorite is Clare, she so damn evil.
I definitely will be reading the next installment of this trilogy.
I have mixed feelings about this book. It was OK. I'd give it 1 1/2 stars. I thought it was sort of a bad copy of Michael Vey and Hunger Games. There were some things in the book that were somewhat disturbing such as "drug use" and a hint of sexual issues and violence. I wouldn't have my 12 year old read it. Michael Vey and Hunger Games are much better books and have a much better story.
There are also A LOT of plot holes in this that drove me nuts. In one chapter, one of the characters we'll call him A makes a disturbing discovery about another character B. In this situation, B threatens to kill A. In the next scene, the characters interact as though nothing happened. There are numerous scenes like this where the characters don't react in a way that would make sense or is explainable. The author also leaves out key information which only confuses the reader and truly made me not want to invest my time in this book.
There will be an inevitable sequel, but I don’t think I’ll be reading it. All in all it was OK, but it seemed like the author was trying too hard to make a more gritty version of Michael Vey and it didn’t work for me.
There are also A LOT of plot holes in this that drove me nuts. In one chapter, one of the characters we'll call him A makes a disturbing discovery about another character B. In this situation, B threatens to kill A. In the next scene, the characters interact as though nothing happened. There are numerous scenes like this where the characters don't react in a way that would make sense or is explainable. The author also leaves out key information which only confuses the reader and truly made me not want to invest my time in this book.
There will be an inevitable sequel, but I don’t think I’ll be reading it. All in all it was OK, but it seemed like the author was trying too hard to make a more gritty version of Michael Vey and it didn’t work for me.
Um... Not a fan. I've never read anything of Carman's, and I wasn't too impressed. Where was the plot? Why wasn't there any type of clue as to what was going on? So many times I found myself thinking "What is the purpose of this book? What are they supposed to be getting at?" Am I the only one who felt like that? However I did like the action scenes and I am willing to have a go at Tremor, so I hope it will only get better.
Good exciting dystopian sf thriller for teens; first in a trilogy so cue the open-ended setup for a sequel. I thought it was a little slow at the start, takes a little while to get into, but then quickly takes off. Faith lives in the "Outside," a sparsely populated no-man's land area outside of the Western and Eastern States--which are huge city-states made of 300-story tall skyscrapers, contained inside an expandable force field that gobbles up land as the city grows, forcing Outsiders to keep moving as their land literally disappears. Faith has been to several different schools as the Outside population shrinks, from lack of land and from people who decide they've had enough and give in to the allure of joining the State, with its fancy tech and exclusive new music and pop culture attractions. Eventually Faith discovers her innate "pulse" ability--she has telekinesis and even flight powers as a result--and that's when things get cracking. There's a guy she has a crush on, some weird "wire code" stuff that's a cross between drugs and online hacking, and an underground group bent on taking down the States, all leading to an explosive action-packed finale scene. Fun side characters like Hawk, who's younger than Faith and has genius technology talents. Fun book. A little bit of swearing and a little bit of romance but hopefully not too much to deter middle schoolers.
*THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!*
I really wanted to like this book. I mean I started reading with an open mind and hoped that this would be my new series. After searching for a GOOD series for so long, I was happy to see this book had decent ratings and an interesting concept.
Boy was I disappointed. Extremely so.
Not only was I bombarded with shallow characters and inconsequential deaths, but I was assaulted with extreme plot twists that were difficult to follow. The switching point of view left me utterly confused until by the end I was conditioned to read it that way. The first half of the book was so boring I was tempted to put it down. However, I stuck it through till the end and really kept my opinions to myself.
But when the plot took flight and never came back down to a reasonable storyline. I decided this was not the series that I had so long searched for. It was garbage.
Not only did the genre itself change when trolls (in a scifi book?!) appeared for half a second and a freshmen kid is a wire code dealer. (their weird version of drugs). In addition, Faith is so shallow it is nauseating. She not only dated the biggest jerk at her school just because he was hot, but she chose him over her best friend. This decision not only cost her friend her life, but ended up starting a war. I find that very ridiculous.
Let me just talk about Clara for a minute. Not only is she shallow, unrealistic, and ridiculous, but she also kills Liz only because she "was mad at Faith". I mean, its believable that she was going to kill the president of the states because she was a terrorist (a plan that was shoddily described by the way) but killing a girl just to get back at Faith. Don't even get me started on why she was mad at Faith. She was mad at her because she SUSPECTED her of liking Dylan. (a boy whom she adored) However, Dylan was not her husband/boyfriend/friend. He didn't even like her. So why would she have such a strong possessive quality over him? It says she felt that way because they shared the same power. But, so did Faith. So why didn't she have such a strong connection to Faith? I mean, they could have been best friends, shared secrets, been awesome butt kicking side kicks, but no. They weren't because Faith already had a best friend, so it was inconceivable that she could have two right? right? If you are going to make such a sick and twisted character, give her some good solid ideas. Not some petty "but he is mine!" junk that we have seen thousands of times before.
I won't even talk about the FORCED love triangle/quad, but let me tell you: it was terrible. End. Of. Story. Not to mention the creepy stalking we also saw in Twilight. Ahem. Watching her sleep? We have seen it before. Thank you VERY MUCH.
Do not read this piece of garbage. Please. Just don't waste your time.
I really wanted to like this book. I mean I started reading with an open mind and hoped that this would be my new series. After searching for a GOOD series for so long, I was happy to see this book had decent ratings and an interesting concept.
Boy was I disappointed. Extremely so.
Not only was I bombarded with shallow characters and inconsequential deaths, but I was assaulted with extreme plot twists that were difficult to follow. The switching point of view left me utterly confused until by the end I was conditioned to read it that way. The first half of the book was so boring I was tempted to put it down. However, I stuck it through till the end and really kept my opinions to myself.
But when the plot took flight and never came back down to a reasonable storyline. I decided this was not the series that I had so long searched for. It was garbage.
Not only did the genre itself change when trolls (in a scifi book?!) appeared for half a second and a freshmen kid is a wire code dealer. (their weird version of drugs). In addition, Faith is so shallow it is nauseating. She not only dated the biggest jerk at her school just because he was hot, but she chose him over her best friend. This decision not only cost her friend her life, but ended up starting a war. I find that very ridiculous.
Let me just talk about Clara for a minute. Not only is she shallow, unrealistic, and ridiculous, but she also kills Liz only because she "was mad at Faith". I mean, its believable that she was going to kill the president of the states because she was a terrorist (a plan that was shoddily described by the way) but killing a girl just to get back at Faith. Don't even get me started on why she was mad at Faith. She was mad at her because she SUSPECTED her of liking Dylan. (a boy whom she adored) However, Dylan was not her husband/boyfriend/friend. He didn't even like her. So why would she have such a strong possessive quality over him? It says she felt that way because they shared the same power. But, so did Faith. So why didn't she have such a strong connection to Faith? I mean, they could have been best friends, shared secrets, been awesome butt kicking side kicks, but no. They weren't because Faith already had a best friend, so it was inconceivable that she could have two right? right? If you are going to make such a sick and twisted character, give her some good solid ideas. Not some petty "but he is mine!" junk that we have seen thousands of times before.
I won't even talk about the FORCED love triangle/quad, but let me tell you: it was terrible. End. Of. Story. Not to mention the creepy stalking we also saw in Twilight. Ahem. Watching her sleep? We have seen it before. Thank you VERY MUCH.
Do not read this piece of garbage. Please. Just don't waste your time.
The last chapter is really confusing and there’s too many questions that need answers so maybe more of a 3.5/5
This book was honestly awful. There was so much random stuff going on that had nothing to do with the actual story and it was just all over the place. I barely made it half way through before I just decided I couldn't read anymore. I honestly don't recommend this book to ANYONE.
I like how headstrong Faith is. She's very wild and unpredictable (and acts stupid a lot of the time), but she is a great character. I also really like how smart the Quinns are because that makes them really good bad guys, which makes the story interesting.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Eh. I picked it up after seeing it in an Indie Next Picks magazine. The multiple perspectives are not my favorite and I wasn't really into it. I won't be continuing with the series.