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A review by misterjay
Alight by Scott Sigler
4.0
Alight, the second book of the Generations trilogy, picks up moments after Alive ended with Em and the other Birthday Children having landed on their new homeworld. And, like Alive, the action is tense, exciting, and relentless in all the best ways.
Sigler has done a fantastic job in giving life to Em, a 12-year-old girl in an 18-year-old body, in a fight for her life against her progenitor. She is strong, vibrant, recognizes her own faults and strengths and works to correct the former and use the latter. Em is, in short, a character I want to introduce young readers (of all genders) to as a counter-point to the standard princess who needs rescuing so prevalent in other stories.
Book 3, Alone, should be just as exciting as these first two volumes. This is a great series for junior high school-aged readers; due to some violent scenes and the occasional reference to romance, I'd call this a soft PG-13.
Sigler has done a fantastic job in giving life to Em, a 12-year-old girl in an 18-year-old body, in a fight for her life against her progenitor. She is strong, vibrant, recognizes her own faults and strengths and works to correct the former and use the latter. Em is, in short, a character I want to introduce young readers (of all genders) to as a counter-point to the standard princess who needs rescuing so prevalent in other stories.
Book 3, Alone, should be just as exciting as these first two volumes. This is a great series for junior high school-aged readers; due to some violent scenes and the occasional reference to romance, I'd call this a soft PG-13.