Review: Crash (The Game #3) by Eve Silver

Crash

Author: Eve Silver

Series: The Game #3

Pages: 368

Release date: 9^th June 2015

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Amazon

Synopsis (Goodreads): A thrilling action/suspense novel for fans of The Fifth Wave about contemporary teens pulled in and out of an alternate reality where battling aliens is more than a game—it's life and death.

Miki’s life is falling apart around her. Her dad and best friend are lying in the hospital. The Game is glitching, making missions more frequent and more deadly. And someone close to her is waiting for the right moment to betray her. 

Miki feels like she’s hanging on by a thread and the only thing keeping her tethered is Jackson’s hand in hers. Yet telling him how much she needs him, how much she loves him, feels like the biggest challenge of all. And if Miki really wants the missions to end for everyone, she’ll have to let go and be ready to fight when the walls between the Game and reality come crashing down. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that she’s got a whole lot left to lose.

Crash is the pulse-pounding conclusion to the Game trilogy fans won’t want to miss.

Review: 4/5 stars

I am a huge fan of The Game series by Eve Silver so I couldn’t wait to get started on Crash and despite enjoying it overall, it wasn’t my favourite installment unfortunately but I am relieved we finally have answers.

Crash begins where Push left off; it was a pretty big cliff-hanger so I was eager to see what would happen. The action begins right off the bat and it was non-stop for a majority of the book.

Miki continues to progress as a character but we see her begin to crumble, her father and best friend are in the hospital. There are glitches within the game, making missions more frequent and more deadly. We see a softer side to Jackson and I adored him that little bit more, their relationship has progressed at a realistic pace and hasn’t been at the forefront of the story.

Crash was fast-paced with non-stop action, I never thought I’d ever see the day where I would find action sequences tedious but I felt it was never ending and the small breaks the characters were able to catch weren’t without drama. The outcome of the Game certainly was not what I was expecting, the world-building is complex and creative and the gaming aspect was done very well. The plot has always been quite mysterious so I am relieved to have answers, even if I am still a little baffled and confused by it all.

We get some great side characters, one completely shocked me but I felt it was inevitable that someone would betray the team at some stage. I loved Lizzie’s character – prior to Crash I wasn’t sure whether she could be trusted but she became quite the asset.

I was hooked on Eve Silver’s writing, it is engaging and never failed to keep me entertained; I am sad to see this series come to an end but I am satisfied with the outcome.

Overall, well written, emotionally intense and action packed; I highly recommend The Game series by Eve Silver.

About the author: National bestselling author Eve Silver has been praised for her “edgy, steamy, action-packed” books, darkly sexy heroes and take-charge heroines. Her work has garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Quill and Quire, two RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Awards, Library Journal’s Best Genre Fiction Award, and she was nominated for the Romance Writers of America® RITA® Award. The first book in Eve’s new teen series, THE GAME: RUSH, is available now. Watch for PUSH, coming from Katherine Tegen Books, June 2014. 

Eve lives with her husband, two sons, an energetic Airedale terrier and an exuberant border collie/shepherd. 

  

Waiting on Wednesday - The Leveller by Julia Durango and Crash by Eve Silver

Hi everyone!! thank-you so much for stopping by today.

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

My WoW’s for this week are The Leveller by Julia Durango and Crash by Eve Silver.

Author: Julia Durango

Series: The Leveller #1

Genre: Young Adult

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Publisher: Harperteen

Release date: June 2015

Goodreads 

Synopsis. (Goodreads)

Nixy Bauer is a self-made Leveller. Her job? Dragging kids out of virtual reality and back to their parents in the real world. It’s normally easy cash, but Nixy’s latest mission is fraught with real danger, intrigue, and romance.

Nixy Bauer is used to her classmates being very, very unhappy to see her. After all, she’s a bounty hunter in a virtual reality gaming world. Kids in the MEEP, as they call it, play entirely with their minds, while their bodies languish in a sleeplike state on the couch. Irritated parents, looking to wrench their kids back to reality, hire Nixy to jump into the game and retrieve them. 

But when the game’s billionaire developer loses track of his own son in the MEEP, Nixy is in for the biggest challenge of her bounty-hunting career. Wyn Salvador isn’t some lazy kid looking to escape his homework: Wyn does not want to be found. And he’s left behind a suicide note. Nixy takes the job but quickly discovers that Wyn’s not hiding—he’s being held inside the game against his will. But who is holding him captive, and why?

Nixy and Wyn attempt to fight their way out of a mind game unlike any they’ve encountered, and the battle brings them closer than either could have imagined. But when the whole world is virtual, how can Nixy possibly know if her feelings are real?

Gamers and action fans of all types will dive straight into the MEEP, thanks to Julia Durango’s cinematic storytelling. A touch of romance adds some heart to Nixy’s vivid, multidimensional journey through Wyn’s tricked-out virtual city, and constant twists keep readers flying through to the breathtaking end.

 

Author: Eve Silver

Series: The Game #3

Genre: YA

Amazon pre-order

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Release date: 9^th June 2015

Goodreads 

Synopsis. (Goodreads)

A thrilling action/suspense novel for fans of The Fifth Wave about contemporary teens pulled in and out of an alternate reality where battling aliens is more than a game—it's life and death.

Miki’s life is falling apart around her. Her dad and best friend are lying in the hospital. The Game is glitching, making missions more frequent and more deadly. And someone close to her is waiting for the right moment to betray her. 

Miki feels like she’s hanging on by a thread and the only thing keeping her tethered is Jackson’s hand in hers. Yet telling him how much she needs him, how much she loves him, feels like the biggest challenge of all. And if Miki really wants the missions to end for everyone, she’ll have to let go and be ready to fight when the walls between the Game and reality come crashing down. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that she’s got a whole lot left to lose.

Crash is the pulse-pounding conclusion to the Game trilogy fans won’t want to miss.

ARC Review: PUSH (The Game #2) by Eve Silver

PUSH

Author: Eve Silver
Series: The Game
Pages: 352
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Amazon
Release date: 10th June 2014

Synopsis. (Goodreads)

It’s either break the rules or die.

Miki Jones lives her life by her own strict set of rules, to keep control, to keep the gray fog of grief at bay. Then she’s pulled into the Game, where she—and her team—will die unless she follows a new set of rules: those set by the mysterious Committee.

But rules don’t mean answers, and without answers, it’s hard to trust. People are dying. The rules are unraveling. And Miki knows she’s being watched, uncertain if it’s the Drau or someone—something—else. Forced to make impossible choices and battling to save those she loves, Miki begins to see the Committee in a glaring new light.

And then the Game crosses a new boundary, pushes harder into Miki’s and her friends’ lives, and there’s nothing in the rules that can save them now.

Push is the sequel Rush fans will be screaming for.

Review: 4 ½ out of 5 stars

Contains possible spoilers from the first book

I loved the first book in this series, RUSH so I was super excited to read the sequel PUSH which really amped things up and left me on the edge of my seat throughout the book needing more. I really like the overall concept of this series and the dangerous world the author has created has left me anxious to read the next book.

In RUSH we find out the reasoning why Miki was bought in to the Game - a highs take real life game where humans are pulled from their normal life at any given time to fight against an alien species known as the Drau in order to protect earth and mankind but the rules seem to be constantly changing by the mysterious committee and the ability to stay alive is getting harder and harder.

Miki Jones is a fabulous heroine, things aren’t always easy for her and her emotions in PUSH were all over the place for very good reason and loyalties were questioned. Jackson is still as mysterious and gruff as ever but he opens himself up a little more in this book and shows his softer more protective side, especially when it came to Miki but I think he is still being quite cagey about what he knows.

Everything about PUSH was kicked up a notch – the action, danger, fear, mystery and the romance; I finished the book with more questions than answers which I hope will be cleared up in the next book, things are definitely getting exciting and I’m eager to see how it will all play out.

I love alternate reality situations and the premise for this series is incredibly unique with world-building that is fascinating and leaves you yearning for more. There was never a dull moment in PUSH, There are some amazing action scenes as well as plot twists and of course a great budding romance, the pacing was perfect for me and I have become really invested in all of the characters, secondary included.

PUSH is a great sequel with a wonderful blend of action, romance and suspense. The book is very well written, with a solid story-line and likeable characters. I love reading books that keep me guessing! Things are certainly getting more intense and complex. I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment, CRASH which has an anticipated 2015 release date.

Thank-you to Edelweiss and Katherine Tegen Books for providing me with a review copy of PUSH!

  

About the author:

National bestselling author Eve Silver has been praised for her “edgy, steamy, action-packed” books, darkly sexy heroes and take-charge heroines. Her work has garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Quill and Quire, two RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Awards, Library Journal’s Best Genre Fiction Award, and she was nominated for the Romance Writers of America® RITA® Award. The first book in Eve’s new teen series, THE GAME: RUSH, is available now. Watch for PUSH, coming from Katherine Tegen Books, June 2014.

Eve lives with her husband, two sons, an energetic Airedale terrier and an exuberant border collie/shepherd. Contact Eve through her website at http://www.evesilver.net

Visit Eve on Twitterhttp://twitter.com/Eve_Silver