SYLO
SUMMARY
THEY CAME FROM THE SKY
parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce’s idyllic
hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine.
They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO’s
commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has
been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off
from the outside world.
Tucker believes there’s more to SYLO’s story. He was on the sidelines when the
high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre
midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that
travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby—and experienced
the powers it gave him—for himself.
What all this means, SYLO isn’t saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can
solve this deadly mystery.
LOOK TO THE SKY
because Pemberwick is only the first stop.
REVIEW
Lets start with the basics. SYLO is fantastic and you should
read it.
Now that that's out of the way, if you're wondering why SYLO
is so great then I'd recommend you keep reading.
SYLO is a fantastic book filled with tons of action,
mysteries, and shocking events. It's a great book to get reluctant readers
hooked into, like Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, this book never slows
down. So if you're looking for something that will absolutely captivate you
until the last page, then this is the book for you.
On top of that, the characters are fantastic. These are not
your typical cookie cutter YA protagonists that boldly go against the villain,
wildly defeating the odds and the villain, who has had years of experience and
preparation, only to be brought down by the random upstart young boy or girl.
Instead SYLO is filled with a whole range of different characters. Some are
incredibly smart, and yet wont be able to see the whole picture, like any
normal human, thereby making a terrible mistake, costing lives. Other's are
petty and scared to the point that they can't move, frozen in indecision. And
finally there are others will are scared out of their minds but other factors
will cause them to get the job done, not to win some great and amazing battle,
but simply to survive.
On top of the above mentioned range of protagonists, there
are other smaller characters (can't say who because that will give away
spoilers) that readers will be shocked by their actions, leaving readers slack
jawed dumbfounded, thereby adding to the shock and mystery element of SYLO.
But If you've ever read DJ MacHale's books before then you
know that he loves to introduce little things alongside these shocking turn of
events early on that will be important to the overall story in later books.
These are the types of things that readers will barely glace at the first read
but after book two and three are out, they are frantically rereading searching
for these clues to see if they can see the chain of events. All in all it's a
pretty impressive display of planning and literary talent.
All in all I really liked SYLO. I was engaged from the first
pages, I liked the characters, and was truly shocked by some of the events that
occurred in the story. I fully recommend SYLO to anyone looking for an exciting
and engaging YA book, and personally I can't wait for the next book in the
series, Storm.
INFO
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: July 2, 2013
Price: $17.99
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