First Impressions of The Secret Runners of New York

orange_paper41

27/02/2019 – 11:03

Hooked me in

Instantly gripped me. Not usually a fan of YA, but my first impression is intelligent, plausible...

tinkerbell

27/02/2019 – 10:33

Fab start!

I was hooked from the start with this and passed to my 14 year old daughter who couldn't...

loverofbooks

26/02/2019 – 21:50

Interesting ... maybe more ‘young’ young adult fiction

The cover seems cheerful enough and I do love a good book cover. The writing is perhaps a...

cazza

26/02/2019 – 21:40

Confused

This book feels a little confused to me. I liked the part where Skye is describing her family,...

yorkshirebooknerd

26/02/2019 – 20:36

So many questions!

Interesting start! The prologue has me intrigued - what happened to Becky? Who or what was...

booksn.stuff

26/02/2019 – 20:34

yes yes YES

I. LOVE. YOUNG. ADULT. FICTION. i cant scream it enough. I have nearly 400 young adult books in...

m bell

26/02/2019 – 19:36

Okay

I wasn't to keen on this book. Reason is it's not my kind of genre so will probably not get it. ...

law1991

26/02/2019 – 19:25

Good

I do love these kind of genres being apocalyptic. This has a unique way of it starting and it was...

limosa

26/02/2019 – 17:43

New direction

The film producer Sam Goldwyn wanted his films to 'begin with an earthquake and build up to a...

sunflower

26/02/2019 – 16:58

Mysterious

The quick narrative of this book draws you in straight away with it's description of a young...

hscptcrash

26/02/2019 – 16:50

Not since Friends has an opening including a wedding dress caught me so quickly

The cover itself had me curious and would be a book I'd certainly pick up in a bookshop, the...

thebookbadger

26/02/2019 – 16:48

Hmm.

I like the idea of the plot and would be keen to find out more, but didn't take immediately to...

elizaco

26/02/2019 – 16:24

Not my thing

This is not for me, but I can see it will have a large appeal. Sci-Fi is a hugely popular genre...

kuora

26/02/2019 – 15:45

Engaging

I adore dystopian worlds. This excerpt was engaging, I could almost feel my pulse racing. The...

pimo89

26/02/2019 – 15:30

Enjoyed it so far...

I enjoyed the first 20 oh so pages I like the writing style and its funny. I can not wait to find...

essie

26/02/2019 – 15:22

Unsure

On paper, this is not my type of book at all. However, after the first look, i founf myself...

zoe.summers22

26/02/2019 – 14:36

Addictive!

WOW! This book starts with a bang and has me hooked. Loved the dramatic first scene it left me...

obsessedwithbooks

26/02/2019 – 14:10

yes pls

I’ve been wanting to read a good YA book for a while now and the cover (bright and pretty) really...

hugh hillyard

26/02/2019 – 13:24

Love it or hate it?

This is clearly one of the 'Marmite' books - you'll either love the fast-paced, New York-based,...

jenjen1604

26/02/2019 – 13:00

Apocalyptic YA fiction

I love YA fiction, but admittedly the YA I read is usually lighter and fluffier than this. I'm...

melart45

26/02/2019 – 11:36

Interesting and scary

The start gripped me and the subject of high school took me back in time to a time we have all...

leannej

26/02/2019 – 11:31

Intrigued

Firstly I really like the cover. I like that it has the skyline and the contrasting colours....

gina

26/02/2019 – 09:05

Into the future!!

This is set in New York about twins Skye and red, they hear that a global apocalypse is coming....

katrina_s92

26/02/2019 – 08:21

Dystopian best

I love a dystopian novel and this sounds like something I will definetly be into! Along with the...

jmt999

25/02/2019 – 23:42

An imaginative story

This seems to be a fairly well written book aimed at young adults. The story is imaginative and a...

saarahn

25/02/2019 – 23:38

Exciting!

I'm not one for sci-fi, not normally that is... But, this book makes it so hard to resist. And...

rachael

25/02/2019 – 23:09

Liked it

First of all, the cover of this is amazing! It’s eye-catching and mysterious and immediately made...

petmad53

25/02/2019 – 23:07

Not sure

Not sure if this but think I would like it once things start really happening. At the moment it...

onlyk

25/02/2019 – 22:24

It's not best idea but something is there...

First I have to mention that cover of the this book it's lovely and I really like it. Simple but...

caikie

25/02/2019 – 22:05

Well written but not for me

The cover intrigued me however the blurb did put me off. That said I read the first few chapters...

alkimi

25/02/2019 – 21:57

So excited!!!

Cliques? Apocalypse? SIGN ME UP! I'm so excited for this book, you have no idea. Even the...

kayleigh

25/02/2019 – 21:48

Sounds Like My Kind of Book!

I’ve seen this around quite a bit recently and was already intrigued but the first look has just...

skyblue

25/02/2019 – 21:42

A Futuristic Nightmare

As soon as I read the blurb, I knew that I would like this book. Based in the Sci-Fi and...

corina

25/02/2019 – 21:34

Not that interested

The cover of this book makes me grab it immediately, this would probably be one of those...

charliereads

25/02/2019 – 21:24

Just give it a read!

Right from the cover this book pulled me in, and even though you cant judge a book by its cover,...

the_hobson

25/02/2019 – 20:44

Stereotypical teen story

Did you like Film The Hunger Games? if so then read this or wait for a film of similar value....