Reading, Writing, and What Not: Book Review - Remote, By Lisa Acerbo

I am finding that I love doing book tours. I have found some wonderful authors and I get to expose others to those books and authors. It is actually something I was expecting would be part of my book reviewing.

Description:

When technology fulfills every dream, reality becomes a nightmare.

Below the streets of New State, the undergrounders fight to remain free of the technological control of the world above. Every night, Yara risks her life fighting New State’s deadliest weapons, the drones. Half human and half machine, their living half tortured until everything human is gone, the drones have only one objective. Kill. And they do it with exacting precision.

Yara is good at her job and committed to her raids on New State. Until one of those raids brings her face-to-face with Joshua, a New State citizen who doesn’t quite fit her preconceived expectations. After a couple of awkward encounters, he shows her the meaning of hooking up—a computer simulation that allows people to live out their fantasies—without the complication of emotional entanglements or physical reality. But what Yara feels for Joshua is very real. And it’s punishable by law.

As she and Joshua grow closer, she convinces him to leave New State for her underground cause. But as the unrest between New State and the underground escalates, and the drones move in to destroy her world, nothing goes as planned. Families are arrested, loyalties are strained, and Yara’s forced to choose between her people and her feelings. The wrong choice could mean the end of her people, and reality could slip away—forever...

------------------------------

Book Title: Remote

Author: Lisa Acerbo

Ok, I loved this book. It started out a little slow for me but once I got started I couldn't put it down. I loved the whole idea that Lisa had with the storyline, the characters and the way she had things go. It was very well thought out and the flow was great for the story. This was definitely not one of those books that rushed into things.

This book is not one of those that goes from point A to point B in a matter of days. This book takes place over months. You have the initial meeting of Yara and Josh. You see how their relationship grows through out the book and it's not a 24-hour "I love you" romance. It progressed naturally and there were definitely hiccups in the road as they went.

The concept of this book is very appealing. We get to see a world where technology has taken over. It almost feels like our current times. We all spend so much time with our faces in our phones, on our computers. I can imagine that this is the direction we are going. It is definitely good to see that there are still people that would want the world to not be connected.

I think the only downside I saw in the books is that Yara didn't get much time with Josh in New State. I would have loved to see her more connected, so that she could really understand what he did everyday, and what he lost. I think that would have helped her really understand everything he has been going through later in the book, as well has give them a better understanding of the New State way of things when they do go to make changes.

Pros: Great storyline, great characters

Cons: I would have loved more time for Yara in New State

Overall rating: Highly, highly recommended!!

------------------------------

Excerpt:

“Hi,” he called out.

Yara’s heart hammered, and adrenaline coursed through her limbs. She turned to run.

“Wait,” the stranger whispered. “I won’t turn you in. I’m out here too.” He obviously didn’t realize that Yara was a rebel. He might not know it yet, but he would soon. Still, he didn’t sound dangerous. Maybe Yara could take care of him. She had never had to kill anyone totally human, but she had trained to do so. At this point, she didn’t think she would need to. The skinny boy didn’t look like a real threat, either.

She turned back toward him and attempted what she hoped was a look of death and destruction.

Instead of being scared, he smiled at her and brushed the hair out of his eyes. Even in the shadowy street, Yara could see the color was a beautiful emerald green. She had a hard time looking away, until his voice jarred her back to reality.

“I’m Joshua15111,” he said robotically. “What are you doing out here?”

“I could ask you the same thing.”

“Enjoying the night sky,” he replied, each word clipped and succinct. Unable to make prolonged eye contact, he looked toward the stars.

“Aren’t you supposed to be hooked up to an alternate universe, enjoying battle, boobs, or whatever perverted fantasy you want to conquer tonight?” Yara asked, and then instantly regretted her words.

“Hey, it’s not like that. You know how it is.” For the first time, his voice took on a more humanistic quality. He sounded peeved.

She grunted in response. She didn’t know anything of the sort.

Joshua15111 looked at her briefly, quizzically. “Wait, do you know that? Are you one of them? The rebels?”

Oh no. “What rebels?”

“Are you for real? Everyone knows about the rebels. You must be one. Are you a rebel? That’s so cool.”

Me and my big mouth. Fear finally overtook her. Vague ideas about running away from or fighting the stranger flitted by, but Yara’s feet felt like concrete blocks. She wasn’t even sure she’d be able to form a coherent sentence if he asked her something about the underground.

Bio:

Lisa Acerbo is a high school teacher and holds an EdD in Educational Leadership. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughters, three cats, and horse. She is the author of Apocalipstick and has contributed to local newspapers, news and travel blogs including The Patch and Hollywood Scriptwriter.

Author Links

Buy Links

a Rafflecopter giveaway