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| Original Title: | Struck |
| ISBN: | 0374372837 (ISBN13: 9780374372835) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/struck/JenniferBosworth |
| Series: | Struck #1 |
Jennifer Bosworth
Hardcover | Pages: 373 pages Rating: 3.69 | 8289 Users | 826 Reviews
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| Title | : | Struck (Struck #1) |
| Author | : | Jennifer Bosworth |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 373 pages |
| Published | : | May 8th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR (first published April 26th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fantasy. Paranormal |
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Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating storm that is yet to come.
Mia wants to trust the enigmatic and alluring Jeremy when he promises to protect her, but she fears he isn’t who he claims to be. In the end, the passion and power that brought them together could be their downfall. When the final disaster strikes, Mia must risk unleashing the full horror of her strength to save the people she loves, or lose everything.
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Ratings: 3.69 From 8289 Users | 826 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books Struck (Struck #1)
Well this was something new. I loved the twist on a post apocalyptic world because technically its only L.A that is experiencing the kind of dramatic life changing event that starts off the novel. Mia Price has been struck by lightingmultiple times. And its changed her in many ways. Without giving away too much I will tell you that Mia has emotions and energy rumbling around inside of her that she isnt always able to control. And when she finally realizes that her and her brother need to go backStruck was amazing! I really loved it, it isn't one of my favorite books but for what it was, it was exciting and entertaining and Mia's adventures are incredible. :)
Presenting Struck in several simple and cliche-ridden steps:1) Heroine lands herself in trouble.2) The new boy comes rushing to heroine's rescue. He apparently looks like "a European underwear model" with "tortured blue eyes".If you google "tortured blue eyes", this is what you get...Something tells me that this isn't what the author had in mind.3) Heroine and new boy are inexplicably drawn to one another. Heroine also inexplicably feels like she should avoid the bad guys... oh, this one's a
I received a free digital copy through Net Galley.I was completely amazed by and in love with Struck from page one! I was first intrigued by Mia and her self-proclaimed addiction to being struck by lightning. That's crazy, but I had to know more about her! Then the setting completely captivated me. It's Los Angeles 4 weeks after the next major earthquake. The city is in ruin, there's looting, tons of homeless people, not enough food, water or medicine to go around. But most interesting of all is
Sigh. With all of the author vs reviewer drama lately, I do not like the idea of being the first person to have anything remotely negative to say about a book, but I guess someone has to be the first, right? Here goes. Pros: World-building, lack of typical YA love triangle, unique premise, insightful.Cons: Insta-love, semi-weak character development.Going in to Struck, I had some concerns that the religious aspect would be too much for me. Coming from a non-believer, Im not sure how someone of
SpoilersLightening addict Mia has been holding her family together since the earthquake that hit LA. Food, medicine and help are scarce, many people have become homeless and have resorted to stealing to get by. With little help from the rest of the world, two factions - the Followers led by a man calling himself the Prophet and the Seekers have taken over LA and they both want Mia and the power she yields. -Mia was the typical YA heroine - she was a loner, nobody understood her, she had a
Well, there sure was a lot more fire and brimstone than I expected. Review to come.
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