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    Enders

    Written by Lissa Price

    Narrated by Rebecca Lowman

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The riveting conclusion to the international bestselling sci-fi thriller STARTERS! Would you rent out your body to the elderly so they could be young again?

    Someone is after Starters like Callie and Michael-teens with chips in their brains. They want to experiment on anyone left over from Prime Destinations-Starters who can be controlled and manipulated. With the body bank destroyed, Callie no longer has to rent herself out to creepy Enders. But Enders can still get inside her mind and make her do things she doesn't want to do. Like hurt someone she loves. Having the chip removed could save her life-but it could also silence the voice in her head that might belong to her father. Callie has flashes of her ex-renter Helena's memories, too . . . and the Old Man is back, filling her with fear. Who is real and who is masquerading in a teen body?

    No one is ever who they appear to be, not even the Old Man. Determined to find out who he really is and grasping at the hope of a normal life for herself and her younger brother, Callie is ready to fight for the truth. Even if it kills her.

    Praise for ENDERS:

    "Adrenaline-fueled . . .  Fans of Starters will gobble this up."-Booklist
     
    "Delightfully disturbing."-Kirkus Reviews

    "A thrilling post-apocalyptic story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish." --Children's Literature  

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 7, 2014
    ISBN9780307968395
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    • 4/5
      Enders (Starters #2) by Lissa Price is book two and I didn't read book one and did okay but it did refer to some things in book one I didn't know. It wasn't enough to hinder the story. I would say it could be a stand alone. I really liked this book. Poor people could get chips in their head and rich people could rent their bodies, taking over with the rich mind. But the chip still has more than one purpose they are finding out as someone's head explodes as a warning. It is an action packed sci-fi that is fast paced and creepy because it is so invasive and leaves the chipped people so helpless. Great read. Got this book from the library.
    • 3/5
      For more reviews, Cover Snark and more, visit A Reader of Fictions.Generally, publishing runs at this awesomely steady pace where we, as readers, can count on getting the next installment in a series in a nice timely fashion. Wait but a year, and the next book will be in your hands. With Enders, though, it came out just under two years after Starters. Now, it’s not the book’s fault, but within that time period, I sort of lost my passion for this series, though I did want to finish it. Enders is good, but I didn’t get as into it as I did with Starters, possibly because of the wait.If you enjoyed Starters, I do think that you will be pretty happy with the series conclusion. Lissa Price remains one of the rare dystopian YA authors who puts romance on the back burner. There is some, but she’s much more interested in and focused on the plot, which is so refreshing. The world building, while a little bit sketchy, is solid unto itself, which is good enough for me. I’m willing to make an intellectual leap for a series, as long as the internal logic works out properly.Callie’s internal struggles as a result of the events of Starters are quite compelling. Big spoiler for Starters coming up by the way, though you ought to be ready for these if you’re reading a review for a later book in a series. Anyway, Callie had a romance with a boy in Starters only to realize that the boy was a starter body being controlled by The Old Man, the big bad of the series. DUN DUN DUN.What I love about this is that Callie has to deal with all the feelings that she had. She spends a brief amount of time with the starter whose body The Old Man was wearing, and she doesn’t feel anything romantic. Yes, it’s disgusting and creepy, but in a haunting, shocking way that I never expected. I like that Price doesn’t hide from the sheer ickiness of everything that went down or ignore the implications.Price adds in another possible love interest and puts in a slight love triangle, but it’s actually really acceptable. I’m not particularly shipping either way, but it’s also still anybody’s game. I like that the romance has options, but that Callie’s more focused on survival for the most part. Though she has a preference, she’s not rushing off to commit any time soon.The ending felt really rushed, with the resolution coming much too easily on a lot of fronts, both with Callie’s emotions and with the defeat of the bad guy. Mostly, I find it frustrating that the darkness of Callie’s lingering feelings for The Old Man do end up being de-creepified in the end: conveniently, the old man is Hyden, a hot starter. And what the fuck kind of a name is Hyden anyway? Oh, AND The Old Man actually isn’t evil at all, so it’s fine that she likes him. JOY OF JOYS. No. For once I’d like the heroine to be in love with the villain, only he actually is the villain. Well, not that they’re in love at this point, but feelings.Additionally, the ending feels like the set up for another novel in this series, though it would be a deviation much like the planned season four of Veronica Mars where she would have joined the FBI. I’m really hoping this doesn’t happen, because I was promised a duology. If there is a third book, I will probably bow out, even though I enjoyed these two.The Starters series by Lissa Price ranks fairly high among the young adult dystopian offerings. It’s a good choice for readers looking for a dystopian series that doesn’t put romance first.
    • 4/5
      I liked this book, even though it felt a little rushed. It never felt like this book was planned from the beginning and just sort of happened after she finished the first one. There were some connections to the first book that seemed out of no where and sort of convenient. It wasn't as fast of a read as the first book, even though it was nearly 100 pages shorter. It's definitely worth reading if you are into dystopian fiction and want something with a different take on the genre.
    • 5/5
      I really, really enjoyed this conclusion to the Starters story. Finding out who the "Old Man" really was and what his real motives were had me doing a bit of talking back to the book and maybe a tiny bit of yelling too. Callie, Michael and Hayden fight for their lives, and the lives of other Starters/Metals while trying to track Callie's father.Lots of twists and turns in the plot and I would recommend this to any teen that enjoys dystopian stories AND Invasion of the Body Snatchers!
    • 5/5
      I have been waiting for [Enders] by [Lissa Price] since I read [Starters] as an ARC. I absolutely love the premise of these stories. I have recommended(and will continue) to recommend them to my students. In fact I have pretty much made [Starters] required reading for the kids in my Future Problem Solving group.The characters are strong and I am always happy to see a female in a strong role which thankfully has been the trend in YA literature (with one blaring exception recently). The story is fast paced, in fact I read the book in under 24 hours. [Enders] picked up right where [Starters] left off. I look forward to reading more books written by [Lissa Price].
    • 4/5
      Thanks to Netgalley.com and Random House Children's for early access to this title.

      3.5 stars. I was having a somewhat hard time staying interested in this one, but then it picked up again. I thought the twist at the end was a complete surprise, but it was addressed almost too easily and kind of glossed over. It could have been a little longer, but I'm sure fans of Starters will enjoy this one as well.
    • 5/5
      Since it had been over a year since I read the first book in this set, Starters, I decided to do a re-read before jumping into Enders so I wouldn't have any problems connecting all the little pieces. However, the author did a good amount of recapping at the beginning so I probably would have been fine without the re-read but it got me back into the world and mindset so I'm still glad I did.Callie, Tyler, and Michael are finally free from Prime Destination and are living like normal claimed Starters. That is until Callie starts hearing the voice of the Old Man in her head, proving to her that she will never be completely free. This book went in a lot of different directions than I was expecting, it's full of twists and turns that will keep you on your toes!We get a few new characters this time around, some joining Callie's side, others fighting to bring her down. There's a certain new character I'd like to gush about but you're just going to have to read it for yourselves *que evil laughter* ;)I think fans of the first book will be happy with where things go in Enders. For those who haven't read the first book yet, what are you waiting for?! While there is only supposed to be two books in the set the ending seemed like the perfect setup for a third. Hey, a girl can dream right? =)
    • 4/5
      great
    • 3/5
       Callie crushed Prime Destinations, the corporation that used Starters as virtual life experiences, without the “virtual.” Teens (Starters) desperate enough to get money, had signed up with Prime Destinations to let old people (Enders) use their bodies to return to the activities of their youth. The corporation implanted chips in the teens’ skulls allowing the transfer of consciousness from an old body to a fit, youthful one. What the teens didn’t know was that it also gave the head of the corporation the ability to physically control their bodies outside the transference process. So the implanted teens could be made to do things under the control of the leader, even though the corporation no longer exists. Callie learns of this and another freakish feature of the implanted chips - a detonation capability, making it conceivable to use the teens as living bombs. These disturbing possibilities make Callie determined to put a stop to the terror that the corporate leader might attempt. She meets Hyden, a young Starter who intends to foster a rebellion and who seems to want to help the teens with implants. He has a connection to the former Prime Destinations and Callie is uncertain in her inclination to trust him. In this second installment the evil ulterior motives of the corporation are brought to light. Although the corporation itself is no longer a factor, the threat of the teens being used for evil is imminent and terrifying. Price has brought some interesting twists and turns to the plot but the characters need a bit more depth to be fully realized. The pace is good and the action is intense. It’s a solid sequel to Starters.
    • 4/5
      The second book in the Starters Series is set in a dystopian future world where there are mostly Starters (children) and Enders (grandparents) because the Middles (parents) were killed during the Spore Wars. Some of the starters including Callie and Michael accepted payment when they had chips inserted into their brains by Prime Destinations, which operates a body bank. Once the chips are inserted into the brain, the recipients can be controlled and manipulated. We learned in the first book that Prime Destinations was destroyed and now Callie is determined to find the man behind the operation. Then when she finds him, she is hoping that she can have the chip removed from her brain. Things become complicated when she and Michael team with another Starter named Hyden. She, Michael, and Hyden find themselves in several dangerous situations as they search for a way to be free of the brain chips in the hopes of returning to a normal life. The importance of family is stressed in both the first and second book. One of Callie’s main concerns is for her brother’s safety. In this second book, Callie also begins to think that her father may still be alive and her search for him supports her wish to be surrounded by family. I consider this to be an average offering among the many dystopian books currently available to the YA reader.
    • 3/5
      This book didn’t match up with the first book, Starters. It was too predictable, with too many convenient happenings. The emotions didn’t seem real which made the characters seem flat and two dimensional. And I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t particularly like the books where characters are forced to action against their will, and that was the premise of this whole book. I dealt with it better in the first book, but not as well in this one. I don’t doubt I would do any better truth be told, but I like my characters to fight back. Perhaps the writing just didn’t do it for me. I didn’t invest and so it was frustrating to watch all the elderly take advantage of the teenagers. I’m not explaining it very well. Whatever the reason, I didn’t get much out of this book. I also would have liked to know a lot more about the history behind the story – specifically the spore war. Overall, it was still a page turner, but I don’t think I would recommend it.