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A review by momalwaysreads
The Hive by Barry Lyga, Morgan Baden
4.0
It's a bit ironic that I would be posting a review about a book touting the perils of social media on a social media site... but here goes!
Reading The Hive, I got the sense that the world described could easily be in our own near future, which makes this YA thriller as scary as a horror story in some ways. Cassie McKinney is just trying to make it through her senior year and move on with her life. But when her so-called friends leave her high and dry after acting as catalyst to a social media comment gone wrong, she's on the run and doesn't know who she can trust.
The concepts in the story, while a bit futuristic in implementation, will not be surprising. Trend positive, go viral, the Internet is forever... and there's always the government conspiracy. But I fell into the world easily and was quickly invested in the characters. Some of the twists and turns were predictable, but not enough to be distracting, and the ending was open-ended enough that I hope there will be a follow-up!
Overall, I really enjoyed The Hive and would recommend it to fans of YA thrillers and futuristic technology.
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Reading The Hive, I got the sense that the world described could easily be in our own near future, which makes this YA thriller as scary as a horror story in some ways. Cassie McKinney is just trying to make it through her senior year and move on with her life. But when her so-called friends leave her high and dry after acting as catalyst to a social media comment gone wrong, she's on the run and doesn't know who she can trust.
The concepts in the story, while a bit futuristic in implementation, will not be surprising. Trend positive, go viral, the Internet is forever... and there's always the government conspiracy. But I fell into the world easily and was quickly invested in the characters. Some of the twists and turns were predictable, but not enough to be distracting, and the ending was open-ended enough that I hope there will be a follow-up!
Overall, I really enjoyed The Hive and would recommend it to fans of YA thrillers and futuristic technology.
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.