Series: Scan (bk. 2, finale)
Genera(s): Sci-fi Thriller
Subjects: aliens, adventure, science, secret
societies, conspiracies
Setting: New York and various other places
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, present tense: Tate Archer
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 329 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: Penguin: Putnam Children’s
Summary/ product description: “"Car chases,
explosions and action galore—awesome."—Kirkus Reviews on Scan
At the
cliffhanger ending of Scan, Tate loses the very thing he was fighting to
protect, what his father had called the key to human survival. Tate doesn't
have much time to worry about it because he needs to get away, to ensure he and
Christina are safe. His father left him one last thing that can do just that—a
safehouse, which turns out to be a clue to what's really threatening the
planet. As Tate follows the clues his father left behind, he starts to uncover
the truth, realizing he's up against an enemy he's only beginning to
understand.
A
riveting, fast-paced "we are not alone" adventure, Burn thrills to
the very end.”
My Review: Burn
is the finale to what started in Scan. I didn’t know this was a duology, or a
two-book series. I guess sequel-finale are getting more popular. Anyways, I
enjoyed Scan so much, I was hoping for more than two books. At least the sequel
was awesome and it properly wraps up the story.
Our hero, Tate Archer, is an awesome narrator, and his
girlfriend Christina is kickass too. They remind me of Gray and Bree from the
Taken trilogy by Erin Bowman or Alex and Darla from Ashfall or any of those
awesome sci-fi YA couples. Not so heavy on the romance though. Tate has a ridiculous
amount of skills. Like the kind of skills that a secret agent/spy might have.
His father taught him multiple languages, martial arts, chemistry and war
strategy. And he also went to normal high school too. He’s too busy running
from the Core to protect his father’s device to deal with school now.
This series is action packed. It’s like twice as
action packed as many of the sci-fi books I’ve read recently. Sometimes I get
overwhelmed with the action and become lost and confused, but I can picture it
okay. I love all the sci-fi elements of this series. I feel like going on a
alien-related series YA kick. These aliens aren’t scary like the ones in the
Alien movie though. These aliens are pretty much genetically identical to
Humans and they call themselves H2. When they breed with a human, their
offspring is H2. That’s why now 2/3 of the population is H2, though most are
unaware of their existence. Tate’s father made a device using alien tech to
detect the different species. Blue for human, red for H2. The scanner scan
someone as orange, so do they now have a 3rd species hiding under
their noses?
So much happens in this book! Allies are made between
prior enemies. Discoveries are made. I’d hate to spoil the ending, so I guess
you should read the book. If you have now read scan, you should. I recommend
this to fans of The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, Maximum Ride, Divergent
and other sci-fi/action books. I met the authors last year. Did you know Walter
Jury (that’s a pen name) is a movie producer who worked on Divergent? That’s
awesome! I didn’t know that when I met him. Sarah Fine also wrote Of Metal Wishes,
which I want to read.
Cover Art Review: I love these new covers! The illustration/photo
is amazing.
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