Jinx Is Just A Typical Teenager
Or Is She?
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Publisher’s Synopsis
Don’t miss the exhilarating new novel from the author of Fat Girl on a Plane, featuring a fierce, bold heroine who will fight for her family and do whatever it takes to survive.
If you’re going through hell…keep going.
Seventeen-year-old coder Jinx Marshall grew up spending weekends drilling with her paranoid dad for a doomsday she’s sure will never come. She’s an expert on self-heating meal rations, Krav Maga and extracting water from a barrel cactus. Now that her parents are divorced, she’s ready to relax. Her big plans include making it to level 99 in her favorite MMORPG and spending the weekend with her new hunky stepbrother, Toby.
But all that disaster training comes in handy when an explosion traps her in a burning building. Stuck leading her headstrong stepsister, MacKenna, and her precocious little brother, Charles, to safety, Jinx gets them out alive only to discover the explosion is part of a pattern of violence erupting all over the country. Even worse, Jinx’s dad stands accused of triggering the chaos.
In a desperate attempt to evade paramilitary forces and vigilantes, Jinx and her siblings find Toby and make a break for Mexico. With seemingly the whole world working against them, they’ve got to get along and search for the truth about the attacks—and about each other. But if they can survive, will there be anything left worth surviving for?
Details
- Title: Day Zero
- Author: Kelly deVos
- Publisher: Inkyard Press (November 12, 2019)
- ISBN: 978-1335008480
- Series: Duology #1
- Genre and Categories: YA / Adventure / Family / Science & Technology
- Hardcover: 432 pages
It didn’t take long for this story to catch my attention and run with it. Kelly deVos did an excellent job of introducing the main characters and their relationships and personalities before the fast-paced adventure began.
But for me, it soon slowed. Though the details and conversations were good, I started to lose interest in the dire straits the world was in as well as those running around trying to right all wrongs.
But the writing is excellent and the story pretty interesting so I kept trying to analyze what was bothered me. I gave it lots of consideration. In the end, I decided that the book felt too long and the topic too deep.
I believe this is one of those books that will probably appeal to most YA readers, but I would recommend reading the synopsis. If the storyline sounds interesting, I wouldn’t hesitate to give it a try. There are lots of good qualities.
What Concerned Me
The book began to slow down due to too much detailed interaction between the characters. I also began to feel that the political theme was wearing.
I probably won’t be reading the second book in this series.
Final Thoughts
I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute to read another book by this author. It would just have to be a different theme.
My thanks to #NetGalley #KellydeVos and #InkYardPress for an ARC of the book. I appreciate the freedom to write this review according to my likes and concerns.
About The Author
KELLY DEVOS is from Gilbert, Arizona, where she lives with her high school sweetheart husband, amazing teen daughter and superhero dog, Cocoa. She holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. When not reading or writing, Kelly can typically be found with a mocha in hand, bingeing the latest TV shows and adding to her ever-growing sticker collection. Her debut novel, Fat Girl on a Plane, named one of the “50 Best Summer Reads of All Time” by Reader’s Digest magazine, is available now from HarperCollins.
Kelly’s work has been featured in the New York Times as well as on Salon, Vulture and Bustle.
Last Book by Kelly deVos
FAT GIRL ON A PLANE
I Wrote ‘Fat Girl On A Plane’ To Show Fat Teenagers They Can Be The Heroes Of Their Own Stories
Social Links:
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