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A review by peachyplease
Seizure by Brendan Reichs, Kathy Reichs
4.0
Buying Virals, I had no idea what lay ahead. I soon found out after a few guns shots and chests full of treasure. CRACK! CRACK!
As having to do with the Temperance Brennan franchise or Bones, there was no way I could dismiss this series. I’ve never honestly read a book with so much adventure, deceit, treachery, betrayal, and danger. In about 400+ pages Virals had me hooked, lined, and sunk. It wasn’t until I started Seizer that I realized how sunk I was. I didn’t know exactly what I was expecting in the second book.
A stormy sea, maybe? Swash buckling pirates? Spanish doubloons? Crazy Chance Claybourne? Actual wolves? I wasn’t sure. My thoughts ran in a completely different plane.
Ever since Tory Brennan caught wind of her dad’s impending job loss, she debates every possible solution with her pack of DNA-altered, awesomely-loyal, friends or Virals. One ridiculous and seemingly insurmountable adventure pops up one cotillion event after being verbally dissed by the Tripod yet again.
That’s where the swash buckling pirates come in. One with such a name as Anne Bonny.
I have to say, I haven’t read a good present-set book since Colleen Houck’s [b:Tiger’s Voyage], so this book was a very very pleasant surprise. It was a nice change after read dystopian book after dystopian after dystopian book. Though I’m sure I will be back into the swing of things soon. The lack of romance which was not totally gone was a good change of pace, as most YA books today include tons and tons of romance. I don’t have a problem with that. The little that was in there was enough and I’m glad it was indeed kept at a minimum. Any more would have been weird for this style book. I am rooting for Tory and Ben to be together, but I know it probably won’t happen.
One of my favorite things about The Virals series is that you never know who the bad guy is. Never. The people who you think are going to be the main antagonist are usually either killed or you’re totally wrong about them. The characters respond the same way.
Tory Brennan’s cockiness and arrogance almost made me turn the book away, set it down and forget about it. But soon she grew on me and if we ever met in this life, we’d quickly become best friends. Even though I am definitely not as smart as the other Virals, I think we would get along quickly. But I’m sure I’d be an outsider since I don’t have wolf DNA running through my veins or an experimental strain of parvovirus. No matter how hard I wish I did, I don’t. I know the Virals would probably disagree in some areas.
But no matter how hard they try to hide their eyes, they’ll never be normal again. That’s what draws them together, with Tory as the strongest and fieriest link. They’re a pack. A family.
Also posted here: http://wintrywords.blogspot.com/2012/03/virals.html
As having to do with the Temperance Brennan franchise or Bones, there was no way I could dismiss this series. I’ve never honestly read a book with so much adventure, deceit, treachery, betrayal, and danger. In about 400+ pages Virals had me hooked, lined, and sunk. It wasn’t until I started Seizer that I realized how sunk I was. I didn’t know exactly what I was expecting in the second book.
A stormy sea, maybe? Swash buckling pirates? Spanish doubloons? Crazy Chance Claybourne? Actual wolves? I wasn’t sure. My thoughts ran in a completely different plane.
Ever since Tory Brennan caught wind of her dad’s impending job loss, she debates every possible solution with her pack of DNA-altered, awesomely-loyal, friends or Virals. One ridiculous and seemingly insurmountable adventure pops up one cotillion event after being verbally dissed by the Tripod yet again.
That’s where the swash buckling pirates come in. One with such a name as Anne Bonny.
I have to say, I haven’t read a good present-set book since Colleen Houck’s [b:Tiger’s Voyage], so this book was a very very pleasant surprise. It was a nice change after read dystopian book after dystopian after dystopian book. Though I’m sure I will be back into the swing of things soon. The lack of romance which was not totally gone was a good change of pace, as most YA books today include tons and tons of romance. I don’t have a problem with that. The little that was in there was enough and I’m glad it was indeed kept at a minimum. Any more would have been weird for this style book. I am rooting for Tory and Ben to be together, but I know it probably won’t happen.
One of my favorite things about The Virals series is that you never know who the bad guy is. Never. The people who you think are going to be the main antagonist are usually either killed or you’re totally wrong about them. The characters respond the same way.
Tory Brennan’s cockiness and arrogance almost made me turn the book away, set it down and forget about it. But soon she grew on me and if we ever met in this life, we’d quickly become best friends. Even though I am definitely not as smart as the other Virals, I think we would get along quickly. But I’m sure I’d be an outsider since I don’t have wolf DNA running through my veins or an experimental strain of parvovirus. No matter how hard I wish I did, I don’t. I know the Virals would probably disagree in some areas.
But no matter how hard they try to hide their eyes, they’ll never be normal again. That’s what draws them together, with Tory as the strongest and fieriest link. They’re a pack. A family.
Also posted here: http://wintrywords.blogspot.com/2012/03/virals.html