Book Review: Enders

Enders

Lissa Price

Callie thought the nightmare of Prime Destinations and the old man were over.  She was wrong.  Now it seems that the old man is communicating with Callie through a chip in her brain.  At the same time, the other "Metals," those having chips, are being rounded up and captured to sell to the highest bidder.

Can Callie remove the chip? Or will it explode like the other girl? Who is the Old Man?  When Callie meets the son of the Old Man, Callie's world is turned even more upside down than she ever thought possible.  Can she work together with Michael and the Old Man's son to save her brother, the other Starters, and maybe her father?

I will preface this by saying that the first book was significantly better than its sequel.  Unfortunately, this is the case with most series.  There are a ton of plot twists and turns, and Callie's struggle to find out the truth and save those she loves is riveting.  Some of these twists and turns are fairly obvious, but there is so much going on, and so much Callie doesn't know, that the reader is left sitting on edge waiting for the truth to come out.

Callie is a strong, independent female.  However, no matter how many times she is told by no matter how many people to trust NO ONE, she tends to trust every new character in the story without question.  This bothers me; Callie is the character that brought down Prime Destinations.  She saved her friends and her brother once.  She knows the seedy underbelly of this technology, but when she sees sexy son of the Old Man, she wants to kiss him and hold him, regardless of the fact that he is the SON of her arch-nemesis.  If you can get past this part of the story, I think the dystopian idea of older generations using young teens' bodies to live a fantastical life will be incredibly appealing.  

Regardless, pick up this series--definitely start with Starters so you know what the heck is going on!