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A review by someonetookit
The Hive by Barry Lyga, Morgan Baden
5.0
ACTUAL RATING 4.5 STARS
So I'll keep this short. This novel is a scathing analysis on where the world is headed should we continue our love affair with social media in our current political climate.
Its kind of similar to that episode of Black Mirror with Bryce Dallas Howard where she is obssessed with her rating but instead of a 20 something year old woman falling apart, its a teenager who makes a stupid post and her whole world implodes.
The characters are generally well rounded and act like what they are, normal mid to late teens kids who shouldn't have the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Its fast paced and punchy with an ending that gives you all the feels.
Only downside was that I had to constantly flip between Wikipedia and the novel because it uses A LOT of technological language and I am not a person who understands this...
Well worth a read and I eagerly await further publications from this group of writers.
Check out my more indepth review at https://someonetookit.wordpress.com/2019/10/03/the-hive-barry-lyga-morgan-baden-jennifer-beals-and-tom-jacobson/
Thankyou to Kids Can Press and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. THe opinions contained within are my own and have in no way been influenced by the publisher.
So I'll keep this short. This novel is a scathing analysis on where the world is headed should we continue our love affair with social media in our current political climate.
Its kind of similar to that episode of Black Mirror with Bryce Dallas Howard where she is obssessed with her rating but instead of a 20 something year old woman falling apart, its a teenager who makes a stupid post and her whole world implodes.
The characters are generally well rounded and act like what they are, normal mid to late teens kids who shouldn't have the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Its fast paced and punchy with an ending that gives you all the feels.
Only downside was that I had to constantly flip between Wikipedia and the novel because it uses A LOT of technological language and I am not a person who understands this...
Well worth a read and I eagerly await further publications from this group of writers.
Check out my more indepth review at https://someonetookit.wordpress.com/2019/10/03/the-hive-barry-lyga-morgan-baden-jennifer-beals-and-tom-jacobson/
Thankyou to Kids Can Press and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. THe opinions contained within are my own and have in no way been influenced by the publisher.