Chain Reaction by Zoe Archer, a Guest Review by CarrieS
January 11, 2012 | Wednesday at 5:32 am | 10 Comments
(With Bonus Mini-review of: The Clockwork Girl.)
I reviewed Archer's first science fiction ebook, Collision Course, about 8th Wing and their fight against PRAXIS and I loved it. A special thanks to all the commentators who pointed out that in real life PRAXIS can stand for a type of standardized test. I still love the series but now every time the word comes up all I can think of is number two pencils.
Anyway, I had high expectations for Chain Reaction and those expectations were met and exceeded. Wonderful characters, a geek hero (SWOON!!!!), great dialogue both serious and funny, and a refreshing amount of realism considering the setting. After a sequence of ebooks in which protagonists were practically knocked senseless by their first encounter with the godliness of the other, it was lovely to see a more realistic but still passionate description of attraction and deepening emotional romance.
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