Series: Icons (bk. 2)
Genera(s): Dystopian Sci-fi
Subjects: aliens, futuristic, abilities, telepathy,
emotions, survival, adventure
Setting: California, China, Thailand
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, present tense:
Dol
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 418 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $19.00
Publisher: Hachette: Little, Brown
Summary/ product description: “The Icons came from the
sky. They belong to an inhuman enemy. They ended our civilization, and they can
kill us.
Most of
us.
Dol, Ro,
Tima, and Lucas are the four Icon Children, the only humans immune to the
Icon's power to stop a human heart. Now that Los Angeles has been saved, things
are more complicated - and not just because Dol has to choose between Lucas and
Ro, the two great loves of her life. As she flees to a resistance outpost
hidden beneath a mountain, Dol makes contact with a fifth Icon Child, if only
through her visions. When Dol and the others escape to Southeast Asia in search
of this missing child, Dol's dreams, feelings and fears collide in an epic
showdown that will change more than just four lives -- and stop one heart
forever.
In this
riveting sequel to Icons, filled with nonstop action and compelling romance,
bestselling author Margaret Stohl explores what it means to be human and how
our greatest weakness can be humanity's strongest chance at survival.”
My Review: A
very interesting sequel to Icons, Idols is full of sci-fi action and adventure
and characters you won’t forget. Idols is from Doloria’s (Dol) point of view,
like Icons. She, Furo, Tima and Lucas destroy the Icons in the Los Angelos area
at the end of Icons. They have to figure out their next step. They have a
merk/ex-soldier/Australian scientist named Fortis to help them, and his AI
called Doc. Fortis is taken by the Lords and returned with no harm.
Dol is an okay narrator. She seems kind of plain and
unconfident. She’s empathic and telepathic, so she feel what other feels and
think. Her powers come from the emotion of sorrow. Lucas’s powers to compel
other come from the emotion love. Ro’s powers of super-strength and fire starting
come from anger. Tima’s powers are fear, and she can freak people out (it’s
really not clear what she can do).
I like the characters. I think Ro has the most
interesting dialogue. He reminds me a bit like Jacob from Twilight,
post-werewolf. Sarcastic, fiery and loves to fight. I really like Fortis too,
because his Australian accent and humor. And I love Doc. He’s the funniest
computer ever and reminds me of the AI from the Tomorrow People.
What made this book awesome was the part where the
characters travel to South East Asia (SEA colonies), what was once Thailand and
China. The travel through jungle and along a river called Ping on a raft and on
elephants. You don’t see many dystopian books set in exotic places. It was a
real treat. And they visit a Buddist temple and see Stupas. The reason they’re
there because a dream Dol had about a 5th Icon child with a jade
Buddha. In the SEA colonies they meet an overweight (part-monk) guy named Bibi
who knows Fortis. He’s an interesting character.
This book didn’t bore me even when it was slow. I
think Margaret Stohl’s writing style is beautiful and elegant. She’s poetic.
You can see how similar it is to her writing in Beautiful Creatures. Icon have
a magic feeling that most dystopian book don’t. I recommend this series to fans
of Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Delirum by Lauren Oliver, The 5th
Wave by Rick Yancy, and In The After by Demitria Lunetta.
Cover Art Review: I like the Stupas on the cover. We
talked about them in Art History. The title is cool. Not to crazy about the
gold circle that looks like a sticker, but isn’t.
