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A review by akristawithak
Countdown by Michelle Maddox
4.0
ARC from NetGalley
This book is apparently a re-worked version of a book originally published in 2008. The author re-did the story to feature teenagers, not adults as in the original. It begins when the main character wakes up in a dark room with a stranger. She quickly learns that she has been forced into some sort of ultra-cruel televised game show where the contestants win or they die.
It immediately makes you think of The Hunger Games, but they’re very different. The individuals running the game aren’t part of the government, which is the main difference. The premise is somewhat similar, but it doesn’t read anything like Suzanne Collins’s trilogy. The action moves very quickly and I found it very hard to put it down!
I recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of dark dystopian thrillers.
This book is apparently a re-worked version of a book originally published in 2008. The author re-did the story to feature teenagers, not adults as in the original. It begins when the main character wakes up in a dark room with a stranger. She quickly learns that she has been forced into some sort of ultra-cruel televised game show where the contestants win or they die.
It immediately makes you think of The Hunger Games, but they’re very different. The individuals running the game aren’t part of the government, which is the main difference. The premise is somewhat similar, but it doesn’t read anything like Suzanne Collins’s trilogy. The action moves very quickly and I found it very hard to put it down!
I recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of dark dystopian thrillers.