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    Rebel

    Written by Amy Tintera

    Narrated by Khristine Hvam and Mike Chamberlain

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    The explosive conclusion to New York Times–bestselling author Amy Tintera’s action-packed Reboot is a can’t-miss thrill ride, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Legend, and Divergent.

    After coming back from death as Reboots and being trained by HARC as soldiers, Wren and Callum have finally escaped north, where they hope to find a life of freedom. But when they arrive at the Reboot reservation, it isn't what they expected. Under the rule of a bloodthirsty leader, Micah, the Reboots are about to wage an all-out war on the humans.

    Although Wren's instincts are telling her to set off into the wilderness and leave the battle far behind, Callum is unwilling to let his human family be murdered. When Micah commits the ultimate betrayal, the choice is made for them. But Micah has also made a fatal mistake—he's underestimated Wren and Callum.

    Readers will thrill in this dynamic finale to the Reboot duology, full of riveting action and steamy love scenes as Wren and Callum become rebels against their own kind.

    Don’t miss Amy Tintera’s new fantasy series, Ruined—full of epic stakes, sweeping romance, hidden identities, and scheming siblings.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 13, 2014
    ISBN9780062324160
    Author

    Amy Tintera

    Amy Tintera is the New York Times bestselling author of the Reboot and Ruined series. She earned degrees in journalism and film and worked in Hollywood before becoming an author. She lives in Los Angeles, California, where she can usually be found staring into space, dreaming up ways to make her characters run for their lives. Visit her online at amytintera.com. Twitter: @amytintera Instagram: @amytintera

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    • 5/5
      This book is about a time far from now when the world is having problems with a epidemic. The epidemic is called KHD it's killing millions of people and in the states it has wiped out every state exept for Texas. Now when people die they have a chance of coming back to life called Rebooting but if you come back to life as a reboot you are stronger, faster, can heal faster, and your less human with less emotion but it all depends on how many minutes your dead for the longer your dead the less human you are. . The book takes place as a girl who was shot and killed but she rebooted and was dead for 178 minutes so she has almost no human in her 5 years later she now is the most skilled reboot. but all
    • 4/5
      I’ve read approximately twenty different Bernard Cornwell novels covering a wide expanse of history. And all the novels have been exceptional, to the point where I thought Mr. Cornwell could write no wrong. But in Rebel his string of successes ends nonviolently. The usual Cornwell style is there, he even has a classic dog vomit scene, but the story lacks the overall visceral pathos and rubicund characters that I have come to love so much in Cornwell’s other novels. That being said, I have enough confidence in Mr. Cornwell’s writing to read the next Starbuck novel.
    • 4/5
      “Reboot was a very good book, it held my interest the entire time. It had a different concept than the normal return from the dead that we read about in the current YA dystopian books. It had the action, mystery, and romance that I enjoy to read.Wren and Callum, when they were not training or in action, were just adorable. You knew right away that they had a connection. There relationship grew into something instead of the instant love that seems to happen a lot in books, I enjoy that so much better! I really liked Callum's personality, he was so positive and funny. I also loved the name Wren! :) I'm glad that this will be a series, can't wait to get my hands on the next one
    • 4/5
      Finished Rebel by Bernard Cornwell which is set in the early days of the American Civil War. This book had quite a slow start and took a bit of getting into, but I enjoyed the book more as it went on. It culminates in the Battle at Manassas/Bull Run on 21st July 1861. I will be continuing with the series, especially as I own all four books in the series.
    • 4/5
      Reboot is a romance,action,and thriller story about a future where a deadly epidemic has wiped out most of the united states population. A girl that died has "rebooted". After death some people supposedly "reboot" or come back to life. But the person is not the same. When you reboot it you are identified by your reboot number. Your reboot number is determined by how many minutes you stay dead. The girl has stayed dead for 175 minutes. There is an organization called HARC. It is the one that takes "reboots: captives to do their dirty work. This involves getting rid of sick people before they infect the other population, capturing or killing criminals, other stuff of that sort. But one day she meets this boy who is the same age as her. And they decide to escape. read the book to find out more.
    • 3/5
      I was very disappointed with this book and failed to read more than a quarter of it. I love the Sharpe novels, but 'Rebel' felt formulaic and predictable. Too many cliches. The instant problem with any Southern characters during the American Civil War is that to appeal to modern readers, all the good guys have to be anti-slavery. Hence, one is a Northerner trapped in the South, one is a rich man who decided to free all his slaves and one is a poor Southerner who clearly respects his negro neighbour.
    • 4/5
      Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest only to reboot 178 minutes later. Reboots are stronger,faster, able to heal faster,and less emotional. Wren, at 178 minutes, is the longest dead reboot with barley any human in her. After she reboots she is taken to a Harc facility to become a mean, emotionless super solider. Five years later she is that super solider, as the longest dead reboot she is one of Harc's favorites. As a super solider Wren spends her days policing city streets and taking criminals into jail. When she isn't, she is training new reboots. Her newest reboot, Callum Reyes, has only been dead for 22 minutes. He is practically still human. He is clumsy, asks too many questions, and is always smiling. Wren begins to find she still has emotions and is still somewhat human when she starts to fall in love with Callum. When Callum refuses to follow an order, Wren is told to kill him. Not wanting to she desperately tries to find an alternative, and the one she finds requires her to betray her life at Harc, with food and protection, and put her life on the line with Callum. If you love fantasy, adventure, and romance than this is the perfect book for you. Every page leaves you drooling for more. The only downside is that there is a big cliff hanger, but with the next book in the series out, you don't have to wait for a year. This book has twist and turns that make you happy, sad, and even sick. It proves how far some people will go for love even if everything is at risk.
    • 5/5
      Reboot by Amy Tintera is about a 17 year old who died and came back at 12. HARC is where they keep the reboots, where they frequently go on assignments to capture or kill criminals or rebels. They are numbered by the minutes they were dead until they rebooted. Wren was dead for 178 minutes the longer your dead the less human you become. Callum died at 17 and instantly came to HARC in Rosa. There he met 178 and begged her to train him. 178 agreed to take a 22 for a newbie, but a few days later she found out that HARC has tested a cannable like which affected Ever 178's best friend until HARC took her life. In order to save 22's life she has to leave what she called home. Afterwards she finds out that HARC has been doing the poisons on all the under-sixties and risks her life to save Callum's because they love each other. As she went into Austins HARC base and grabbed the cure and brought out all the Reboots with an officers daughter, Addie. After she cures Callum they head off to a Reboot reservation as soon as they successfully find the reservation. I rated this 5 stars because of the way things happen. It instantly pulls you into conflict and as the story goes on it introduces how everything works. The emotions through out the book is eerie and intense. The way Amy puts the ideas into the book is outright amazing and makes the book even more interesting. How I wouldn't think she would accepted a 22 after she said she trains higher numbers. The suspense of the story has you on the tip of your toes. Right after I finished this book I went straight to the library to get the second book, named Rebel.
    • 5/5
      I was drawn to the premise of this book--a seventeen year old girl, reanimates (reboots) after death and is trained to be the perfect fighting machine until she's given an order she refuses to obey--but I loved the actual book even more than I expected. Wren is supposed to be the baddest of the bad, she took a full 178 minutes to come back to life and the longer they are dead the less human the reboots are supposed to be, but right from the start Wren is struggling with nascent emotions. It's not like she did emotions so well when she was a human. Pre-death Wren was wrapped up tight, dodging trouble on the bad side of town because her parents were drug addicts. As tough as reboot Wren is she doesn't know how to act when she starts having tender feelings for Callum, the happy-go-lucky low number reboot she's trying to train. The world building is great; Reboot is set in what used to be the state of Texas after a viral outbreak and a human-reboot war decimated most of the country. Deadpan humor, especially in witty exchanges between Wren and Callum, keeps the story from being too heavy. Reboot ends abruptly, but that's not a bad thing because it means there's a sequel that will continue the story.
    • 3/5
      Interesting enough to hold my attention through the first in the series, but I don't know if I'll listen to the next one.

      The "reboot" concept is interesting, except for the part about reboots losing touch with their humanity. If that had really happened, there would be no story, and certainly no love story!
    • 5/5
      I liked this book. I liked this book because it was exiting and awesome.The book Reboot is a fast paced action love story thing. I think everyone should read this book.The book Reboot is about a girl named Wren, who lives in a facility named HARC.HARC is a place for Reboots. Reboots are people who woke after being dead for 20-200 min. Reboots are not humans because they have some emotion and are stronger, faster and heal fast. Wren is a trainer. Wren trains a boy who's name is Callom. Wren and Callom go on a mission but they don't follow orders instead they go and get there trackers removed. They go to Austin, a town, they pick up Addina there. Addina is another reboot. They go to a house with other rebels. They make a plan to go and free all the Austin reboots in the HARC facility. They succeeded and went to a rebellion camp.
    • 4/5
      Really liked this, although it definitely is derivative in some ways - the "emotionless" heroine is reconnected to her feelings by the love of a cute boy plays as very Hunger Games. Loved the twist on zombies and feel like there's lots more to explore in the world building. Looking forward to the next one!
    • 3/5
      I didn't find this to be a great SciFi post-apocalyptic story, but the writing was decent and I was able to stay interested in the story.
    • 4/5
      Reboot is a book about a kind of plague. This plague kills its victim then brings the person back to life known as a reboot.After the victim has rebooted they go to this place named HARC. HARC organizes, takes care of, and train the reboots for government like tasks by there number. The persons number is determined by how long the victim is dead.Later there is a girl named wren. She is known as 178 which was the highest reboot number in the facility.after that a new batch of reboots are brought in. One is number 22 or Callum. Wren chose Callum as her training reboot. Soon after wren and callum found out about the medicines that HARC had been giving all the under 60 numbers.Next Callum and wren are told about a reboot reservation by an assignment person. Later one of wren's best friend guards help wren and callum escape in exchange for wren getting the guards daughter.soon after escaping wren and Callum get back the guards daughter, but Callum is now being effected by the medications that HARC gave him. Then wren team up with some humans the guard told wren about to rescue the other reboots in the HARC facility and get Callum the antidote for the medication because wren and Callum fell in love. Lastly all of the reboots go to the reservation and they are free.I enjoyed the book. I liked how Callum brought out the person side of Wren. I also liked the suspense that anything could happen to Wren or Callum at any moment.The strange twist that the under 60 were given medication to eat people surprised my. Especially when near the end they reveled that if you are in that state to long you stay that way. Lastly I was shocked when they went back to HARC risking their lives to save many others. I would recommend this book to people that like suspense or action books.
    • 4/5
      Very enjoyable series, about the Civil War; good hero somewhat like Sharpe, read in Maui around 2006
    • 4/5
      Upon first hearing of this book in the blogging world, I started jumping up and down. A strong female MC, a training situation, and high stakes? I wanted to sign up IMMEDIATELY. But then the reviews started pouring in, and they were all over the place. I’m honestly not sure I’ve ever seen such a spread of ratings from bloggers I trust, everything from the very best 5 stars to the most disappointing 1 stars. So I took this book off my wishlist and decided I’d get around to it at some point. However, I decided to plunge in and read when I bought the book at a signing.

      After reading, I can say I understand why the spread of ratings for this book is all over the place. How much you enjoy this book will depend a lot on reader interpretation of the romance. It’s true that while there is TONS of action in this book, there’s perhaps even MORE romance between Wren and Callum. Wren isn’t as unfeeling as she likes to think she is, even at the beginning. Callum brings out Wren’s humanity again, and Tintera decided to use the romance as a vehicle to express that.

      As a reader who usually favors action over romance, at halfway through I began to get disappointed with the amount of time the romance plays out on-screen. However, as my reading progressed, I felt like Tintera’s writing became sharper and more in focus. Unlike so many books set in the future where authors include romance for the sake of including romance, in Reboot the romance becomes the story. I know a lot of people won’t like that, but (surprisingly) I did. The reason I liked it so much is because the romance served a purpose. The romance was really just a way to explore humanity, to explore emotions, and to explore the strengths of being emotional.

      While I would love to say that the tough, ultra-strong Wren at the beginning of the story was an awesome character, she was really just a shell of a character. I understand why people would want more of Wren’s tough personality that eventually fades into something more human, but while I am all for strong characters, I’m not for strong characters that are strong at the expense of emotions. So often, sometimes we think of strong characters as being emotionless, and emotions as a weakness, when really they are a sign of humanity and should be considered a strength. So while Wren might be tough at the beginning, in my opinion, she becomes a stronger character later on precisely because she wrestles with her humanity–or what may be left of it–which stems from her romance with Callum.

      All that to say, I think Reboot was really well-done in the regards, but it’s definitely an issue of reader interpretation and of intent, and will probably depend a lot on what you expect of the story. The biggest issue I personally had with Reboot was the world-building. To be completely honest, world-building is not the highest on my list of reading priorities, so it doesn’t always bother me, but I did think the rebuilding in Reboot was sloppy. I loved the setting of a future Republic of Texas, and I think Tintera maximized it to it’s fullest potential(we get to see a LOT of it), but I’m still unclear on how the world came to be. There were bits and pieces filled it, but a lot was missing from the puzzle of HARC and the world. I’ll hope that becomes clearer in the sequel.

      Final Impression: Reboot is one of those books that will depend a lot on how you read the romance, and if you see the romance contributing to the plot any. Personally, I really enjoyed the story of Reboot and how Tintera used the dynamic between Wren and Callum to explore humanity, along with some awesome action scenes, but it’s definitely not a book for everyone. The major flaw I found was with the world-building, which was really the only distracting aspect of the story for me.
    • 5/5
      Reboot is the most fascinating action book you will ever find. A girl named Wren died at the age of 12. 178 minutes after she died, she was revived as the most fierce of all reboots. She meets Callum and she is assigned by HARC to train him. He is basically still human because his number is 22. Callum disobeys killing someone and is then sentenced to execution. Wren gets him out of HARC and gets everyone out of the HARC facility in Austin. Reboot is a slow paced book. It is full of action and imagination. It deserves more big reviews. The story is very detailed and suspense. This book has great character personalities. The book as of now has wonderful reviews. I give it a 5/5.
    • 3/5
      Plot: 3 stars
      Characters: 3 1/2 stars
      Style: 3 1/2 stars
      Pace: 4 stars

      A bit predictable, in the way of YA dystopias. I felt like I've read it, or something very similar to it, several times over. Aside from that, it was a pretty good book. It could have used more sensory detail and description, especially as it went on and Wren started really looking at the world around her.
    • 4/5
      A kinda-review that doesn't give away too much.

      We just keep dancing like we're... 22

      Okay, so I saw this book on a website that's kind of been awarding books in different categories and my curiosity got piqued because this book was nominated several times.So I searched for it here on Goodreads, read what it's all about and I decided to take my chances and give it a try.

      Well, good thing I did! I sooooo recommend this book for Dystopian lovers, especially.

      For me, Reboots are like ZomPires (Zombies Vampires) because a) they were dead and b) now they're not anymore, they're UNDEAD. It's like they got the undead-ness of zombies plus the beauty, strength and almost invincibility of vamps. For that, I applaud the author. Her story line is so original. I mean, yes the heroine is feeling trapped by the government and she wants to get out, then there are rebels BUT that is what it's really like in dystopia.

      Character-wise, I think Wren 178 (Wren Connolly) is the most badass female character I have ever read about. I keep repeating "Oh my gosh she is sooooo badass, she's so cool, I love her" while reading because that is the plain TRUTH

      What can I say about Callum 22 (Callum Reyes)? Hmmmm? Except that I love him and he's my new book boyfriend? (THIS IS FANGIRL TALKING NOW)
      Yeah, so I think he is the male counterpart of Wren. Not as badass, though that is understandable given that he was injected with that something, half of the book so he's been channeling his werewolf-ish alter ego. I love Callum's smile. I love his jokes. I love that he knows how to dance. He's a cool character, perfect to balance Wren's intensity sometimes. But although I get a sense of his character, I think there are still missing puzzle pieces in his whole personality. I wish that'd be developed in the next book.

      So, that's it. Do I still need to say that I cannot wait for REBEL? Can 2014 come already?

      -Sherna 113
    • 4/5
      Reboot is an exciting, action-packed story that drew me in from the very first page. Although I don’t completely buy Wren’s radical change in behavior over the course of the book, I still found her narration compelling. Overall, Reboot is a quick, entertaining read. I will certainly pick up the sequel to find out what happens next.
    • 4/5
      Summery: This books is about a 17 year old girl who got a sickness that makes you reboot (come back to life) after she died. Lots of people get the sickness and the humans are terrified of the sickness, and what happens to the people who die and reboot, because when they reboot they come back faster and stronger, and the only way to kill a reboot is to shoot them in the head so it makes them alot stronger. So a facility called HARC took controll over them and made them their slaves. HARC orders them to catch thieves, murderers, and people with disease in the cities, and sometimes kill people who are guilty. The reboots do whatever HARC says, and kill if ordered to, without knowing if the person is innocent or not. The main girl is named Gwen, but everyone calls her 178 because thats how long she was dead. Gwen follows the rules and kills when ordered, she does everything she's supposed to, until a guy named Callum 22 comes in and refuses to take orders if he thinks they are wrong. He doesn't want to kill anyone, and that makes HARC angry, and they threaten to kill him, but Gwen is in love with him so she finds a way to break out of the facility by making a deal with one of the guards. His daughter is also a reboot in a different place and he wants them to resuce her and take her to a save place for reboots. In the process they end up breaking into a different HARC facility and saving all the reboots, escaping and going to the reboot safe place. Opinion: I thought the book was really exciting. There wasn't a part where I got bored so there was always something going on. I liked how everything was explained nicely, so I understood what was going on. I didn't like how intense and dark it was. Most of it wasn't but some parts where. I liked that it was in the future, so could imagain what it could look like in the future. I liked how in the beginning she had no feelings, but as the book went on she started to remember how to feel again.
    • 5/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales.Quick & Dirty: This was an awesome YA Dystopian book. There was great action, amazing characters, and a sweet romance. I would highly recommend this book, but fair warning — it is very hard to put down once you start reading.Opening Sentence: THEY ALWAYS SCREAMED.The Review: Wren Connolly died 5 years ago and 178 minutes later she woke up. She came back as a Reboot. There was a horrible virus that struck the U.S. and killed most of its inhabitants called KDH. KDH killed most people, but for a select few the virus caused them to Reboot. At first everyone thought that the virus was a miracle, but soon they realized that after coming back to life the people changed. They became a cold hard version of themselves with fewer emotions. The longer the time spent dead, the stronger, faster, and less emotional a Reboot is. Wren was dead the longest at 178 minutes which makes her the ultimate weapon.Reboots are weapons for the HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation). Shortly after people started rebooting there was a war and the Reboots lost. Now if a child reboots they are taken to a facility to be trained and to do what they are told. If an adult reboots they are eliminated right away because they are too dangerous. As a reboot you follow orders or you are eliminated — end of story. Wren has been training newbie’s for years now and her trainees always have the best survival rate. This time — Wren is training Callum. His number is 22 and he is practically still human. He is slow, is always questioning things, and is far too cheerful. Wren hasn’t felt emotions in years, but the more she is around Callum to more she starts to feel. When she is given the order to eliminate Callum, Wren does something she has never done before — she disobeys orders. Wren will do whatever it takes to save him, even the impossible task of escaping the HARC.I totally loved Wren. She is a kick butt heroine with spunk and attitude. Wren was dead longer than anyone else so she doesn’t really feel many emotions, but some have recently started to appear. She has done what she needs to do to survive. She knows that she is a slave to the HARC, but she has a bed to sleep in and a full stomach every night and that is a big improvement from her human life. People have always respected her, but everyone fears her as well until she meets Callum. With his easy smile, and boyish charm, Wren starts to feel things she has never felt before. Callum helps her recognize that she is more human than she originally thought. Wren is an amazing heroine with a strong voice and a great story.Callum is such a sweetheart. With his good looks and charming easy going personality he is totally someone you can fall in love with. He has this really great confidence and knows that he is a catch, but it isn’t overdone to where he is cocky or annoying. Since his number is so low he is basically the same as a human, just a little more durable. His can’t shut out his emotions like most of the other reboots so when it comes to hurting others he won’t do it without a explainable reason. The HARC doesn’t like questions, you are supposed to follow orders and that’s the end of it. Because Callum is so hesitant, he is putting himself at a great risk, but doing the right thing is more important than his life. He is a really good person all around and some of his goodness rubs off on Wren. I loved his relationship with Wren. They have amazing chemistry. He treats Wren like an equal. Honestly, Callum is quickly climbing the ladders to become one of my all time favorite book boys.Reboot is one of those books that you pick up and start reading and hours later you realize you are almost done. Right from the get go you are catapulted into this amazing intense story. It is filled with great action, awesome characters, and an unforgettable romance. The plot was unique and very captivating. The flow of the book was perfect and the writing was exceptional. This is Tintera’s debut novel and I have become a fan for life. I will be eagerly awaiting the next book in the series. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys YA Dystopian books. I promise you will enjoy it.Notable Scene:It was Callum, with a little Reboot. Thirteen years old or so. The boy was crazed, thrashing about and trying desperately to bite Callum. He’d already succeeded several times, from the looks of Twenty-two’s bloodied arms.I didn’t know the kid’s number, but I could guess. Under sixty. And recently given shots. Callum desperately tried to run but the crowd had penned him in. The kid lunged and sunk his teeth into Callum’s arm, tearing off a piece of flesh.Callum snatched it away with a look of utter horror and confusion. His eyes darted around the circle and rested on me, his relief obvious.I wasn’t sure anyone had ever been happy to see me.“Hey!” I yelled. The Reboots started scattering right away and I grasped the kid’s shirt as he went for Callum again. I punched him across the face, hard, and tossed him along the floor, in the direction of the door. Weren’t the guards going to come get him? They were just going to leave him in here like this?A few of the Under-sixties headed for the kid so I turned back to Callum, kneeling down next to him. I opened my mouth to yell, to demand why he hadn’t punched the smaller, weaker kid trying to devour him, when he wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me.“Thank you,” he said, his breathing still heavy and panicked.FTC Advisory: Harper Collins provided me with a copy of Reboot. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      In the book Reboot, by Amy Tintera is about the future ability to come back to life or reboot after dyeing. This ability is more common in children than adults because adults become really dangerous. Reboots turn into a stronger and more perfected person depending on the amount of time they where dead. The longer your dead the less human you are. Wren Connoly got shot in the chest three times when she was twelve and rebooted after 178 minutes. This is an extremely large number. Because reboots are so strong they are locked up and trained for military use. People treat them terribly, like human less souls. Then a new comer with 22 minutes shows up. Wren decides to train him because she is challenged by him. They end up escaping to a Reboot territory where they can be free and not prisoners. Reboot is a very good book for boys and some girls. It has a lot of violence but to me it didn't seem so scary. I think because the reboots didn't have a choice and did the violence because they wanted to stay alive or else they would have been killed. I liked the story line and name Reboots. They are sort of like Zombies in the sense that they come back from the dead but otherwise they are completely different. I really liked Reboot even though it's not the usual book for me to read.
    • 4/5
      The book takes place in the future when a disease is going around. If you have had the disease in your lifetime, after you die you reboot.There are “camps” around the United States that controls the Reboots life and actions. The longer you are dead the less human you are when you wake up. Wren was dead for 178 minutes, so she thinks there is no human left in her, until she meets Callum. Callum was dead for a total of 23 minutes,he is almost human. Callum can see through everything and he wants to leave the facility.They were trapped and weren’t getting out easily. They manage to escape, but pick up a girl, Addie,and free a whole facility on the way to the reboot reservation. With much difficulty they succeed.Amy,the author did an exceptional job writing this book. She kept the adrenaline rush going throughout the whole book. There were a lot of twists in the plot. I did like the idea of rebooting and coming back less human. I also found the details of Reboots interesting(light eyes etc.). The author continued to surprise me with her ideas throughout this book.
    • 5/5
      I liked Reboot by Amy Tintera for many different reasons. I liked it because the front cover was so interesting it just made me want to read the book right then and there in the library. I also like how it was about survival and about surviving with people trying to eat you and kill you. What was amazing about it was the action and the love between Wren and Callum. It hurt when I had to put the book down and finished reading it because it was very good. Even though the base of the story is kind of confusing when someone tries to tell the story to you, Amy Tintera does a spectacular job with putting in specific details and gives the book pictures in the readers mind.
    • 3/5
      While not quite the caliber of Cornwell's Warlord Trilogy, this first installment of his Civil War series is entertaining. Nate Starbuck has characteristics similar to much of Cornwell's heroes, although his fellow war fighters are a bit more morally ambiguous than normal.
    • 5/5
      Wren was dead for 178 minutes. The longer you were dead the stronger you are. Callum was dead for 22 minutes and is one of the weaker ones at HARC. Once you hit 120 minutes there is barely any human left in you. Wren has to train Callum when he comes to HARC. When Callum starts go get better at fighting HARC sends them on a mission to kill a human. But instead Wren and Callum escape to a resort for Reboots in Texas. Wren and Callum end up falling on love. They have to go through many obstacles, like breaking out every single Reboot at one of the HARC facilities. When they finally arrive at the Resort, there is a cliffhanger.I really liked this book. This book is almost like The Hunger Games but way better and a little more bloody. I definitely recommend this book to Teens since it does have some parts that might not be appropriate to young readers. If you do read this book you will not be able to put it down. All the action just drew me in and excited me. There is a cliffhanger at the end of the book that will just leave you like "what?" I think Amy Tintera is an amazing author with the best ideas and creativity.
    • 4/5
      If you died and came back to life, would you be willing to work as a soldier for an organization that granted you virtually no rights at all?Wren Connolly died five years ago at the age of twelve after being shot to death. One hundred and seventy-eight minutes later, she came back to life as a Reboot, an evolved soldier in a human body that is faster, stronger, and more resilient than any human could ever be. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they become. As the highest numbered Reboot at HARC, the Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation in the Republic of Texas, Wren 178 is now the deadliest, most esteemed teen soldier there is, and she has no problem living up to that title—that is, until she starts training Callum Reyes, a new Reboot. Callum was only dead for twenty-two minutes—a Reboot number she typically doesn’t bother training. But after taking an odd interest in him, Wren decides to give Callum 22 a real chance at becoming a perfect Reboot like herself. However, Callum proves to be more difficult to train than any of her other newbies. Not only is he slow and emotional, but he also smiles at her constantly and asks her questions about herself—something she’s not used to since most people and Reboots are scared of her. While working with Callum, Wren’s loyalty and dedication to HARC is soon questioned when she is ordered to kill him if he cannot perform properly as a Reboot—an order she is not sure she is willing to follow. After all, it was Callum who helped Wren discover that there maybe be more out there for Reboots than working as a soldier for HARC. Now Wren is left with an unbearable decision—does she follow orders from HARC like the perfect soldier that she has always been, or does she listen to the heart she didn’t realize she still has and save Callum?Reboot is an interesting young adult novel in that it takes place in a dystopian setting with a new twist on what most people would consider zombies: the Reboots. Instead of being the typical gross, ugly, human-killing zombies that most people think of, Reboots are actually still very much human-like. The story could easily be enjoyed by teens from both genders, as it has aspects and themes appreciated by both—action, adventure, love, trust, friendship, courage, and rebellion. Throughout the novel, Tintera’s writing style is smooth and effective. For the most part, her characters are likeable, though not necessarily always realistic or believable, but readers should expect this from something within the science fiction genre. Overall, Reboot is a quick read best suited for those who like a little gruesome violence in their storyline; however, readers beware! You will be left with a frustrating cliffhanger, as there will be a follow-up due to be released in 2014.
    • 4/5
      One book in and I'm totally hooked on Amy Tintera! Reboot is the perfect match for my picky, sci-fi loving heart. Tintera manages to make Wren feel human and worth rooting for, even though she is essentially dead and meant to be a cold-hearted killing machine, thanks to the government. She was dead 178 minutes, which means she's one of the best (with the longest known reboot time) and the least human among the Reboots. Wren is badass and calculating, while also managing to feel like a teen girl (albeit one in a super weird situation) and show the kind of vulnerability and hope not expected from someone intended to be a heartless soldier.

      Then there's Callum. Oh, Callum. He was only dead for 22 minutes, which makes him kind of a joke among the Reboots and a possibly hopeless case to those in charge. He's sweet and smiley and the perfect balance to Wren's closed off resignation. He never quite fits in, but doesn't seem to mind enough to wipe the smile off his face. Without him, the story would've been much darker and Wren's hopeful side would've likely stayed buried until she died for the second and final time.

      Reboot is a great mix of action, weird, evil, science plot, and humor that keeps the reader hooked throughout. There is a second book in the works, so everything wasn't solved by the last page, but the conclusion of this book was enough of an ending to not leave you feeling confused or lost or irritated. It ends, but then there's a possibility for more… and you really want to know what's on the other side of that possibility.

      Reboot is a good choice for fans of Divergent or Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. And it released yesterday, so snag a copy ASAP.
    • 5/5
      Wren Connolly was shot five years ago, three times in the chest. After 178 minutes, she came back as a Reboot. Wren was faster, stronger, able to heal, and less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human like they are when they return. Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in Texas. Now 17 years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC witch is the Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation. This book is a good read because it has mysteries and gory things that are explained in great detail.