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Starters
by Lissa Price
Starters is another dystopian YA novel. I always say I’m tired of this genre, but I pick up new dystopian novels all the time. The premise of this dystopia is that the Spore Wars have killed everyone between the ages of 20 and 60, leaving only the young (Starters) and old (Enders). Somehow, which is never explained, the Enders live to be really old, like 150 or older. The main character, Callie, is a teenager, and she lives in abandoned buildings with her younger brother, who has a heart condition, and their friend Michael. Unclaimed Minors (Starters who don’t have living relatives to “claim” them) have no rights, so Callie and her crew spend their time searching for food and hiding from Enders and violent Starters (called Unfriendlies). Then Callie learns about the body bank, where Starters get a chip implanted in their brain that allows an Ender to “rent” their body. The Starter spends the time unconscious, while the Ender renter gets to play sports and go clubbing and basically just be young again. The promise of a huge paycheck encourages Callie to sign up. But of course, it doesn’t go quite as planned. Callie’s chip malfunctions, resulting in her regaining consciousness during the rental and being able to communicate with her renter, who warns her not to return to the Body Bank.
As I listened to this audiobook, I kept hoping it was a stand-alone novel, but it ended with a lot of loose ends. Everything is a series these days! I thought Starters was entertaining. It didn’t blow my mind, but I have no regrets about choosing it.
As I listened to this audiobook, I kept hoping it was a stand-alone novel, but it ended with a lot of loose ends. Everything is a series these days! I thought Starters was entertaining. It didn’t blow my mind, but I have no regrets about choosing it.