Series: Arclight
(bk. 1)
Genera(s): Dystopian
Sci-fi
Subjects: survival,
mystery, post-apocalyptic, nanotechnology
Setting: Somewhere
in the eastern USA.
POV/Tense: 1st
person POV, present tense: Marina
Age/Grade Level:
Teen
Length: 403vpgs.
HC/PB:
Hardcover and now in Paperback
List Price: $17.99/$9.99
Publisher: HarperTeen:
Greenwillow
Summary/
product description:
“No one crosses the wall of light . . . except for one girl who doesn’t
remember who she is, where she came from, or how she survived. A harrowing,
powerful debut thriller about finding yourself and protecting your future—no
matter how short and uncertain it may be.
The
Arclight is the last defense. The Fade can’t get in. Outside the Arclight’s
border of high-powered beams is the Dark. And between the Light and the Dark is
the Grey, a narrow, barren no-man’s-land. That’s where the rescue team finds
Marina, a lone teenage girl with no memory of the horrors she faced or the
family she lost. Marina is the only person who has ever survived an encounter
with the Fade. She’s the first hope humanity has had in generations, but she
could also be the catalyst for their final destruction. Because the Fade will
stop at nothing to get her back. Marina knows it. Tobin, who’s determined to
take his revenge on the Fade, knows it. Anne-Marie, who just wishes it were all
over, knows it.
When
one of the Fade infiltrates the Arclight and Marina recognizes it, she will
begin to unlock secrets she didn’t even know she had. Who will Marina become?
Who can she never be again?”
My Review: I didn’t know what to expect going into
Arclight. I was guessing aliens and a domed society or something like that. It
was so different. I love how different and unexpected it was. The idea behind
it is very unique. The story did start of kind of confusing and slow, but about
a 3rd of the way through the book we get to see what Fades are and
the plot really picks up and doesn’t stop.
The main
character could not remember her past before the Arclight. Her memories were
gone, possibly from entering the Dark. Marina is pale skinned with whitish hair
and pale blue eyes. She looks unusual. Everyone thinks she’s Fade-proof because
she survived the Dark. They think she’s responsible for the deaths of the
people who brought her to the Arclight. Tobin used to blame her for the loss of
his father, but now wants to make up for the problems he’s caused her. Marina
and Tobin start developing a relationship. There’s some really romantic scenes,
and kissing.
When a Fade is
captured, they discover Fades look like people, even though they can blend into
things and don’t talk so much a show thing telepathically. The world building
is really unique and takes technology to whole new level. It’s actually kind of
scary and strange. I don’t want to give too much away, but some of it really
did surprise me. Later on, I totally guessed correctly who Marine actually was.
Authors tend to foreshadow things. It was pretty obvious, but if you were surprised
about that “twist,” the awesome.
I enjoyed this
book and don’t know what to compare it to. It’s kind of like some zombie books,
but also like paranormal books. I’d say it’s similar to In The After by
Demitria Lunetta (another book that I though was about aliens at first, but was
wrong). Maybe the 5th Wave, which I still need to read. Arclight is
a dystopian book, so if you like dystopian fiction, and want something
different that the run-of-mill zombie apocalypse or oppressive government, then
you should try this.
Cover Art
Review: I love the rainbow effect on the hard cover jacket. It’s beautiful and
prismatic.
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