Seed
A soldier named Alex falls asleep after taking his friend to an infirmary after being wounded in the field. Alex wakes up in a bungalow on a tropical island only to find he is surrounded by 50 others who were also ripped away from their normal lives. There are deadly force fields keeping them captive and paper orders are left for a few who have been picked to be left in charge; now they must find out where they are, why they have been placed there, and who forced them into this situation?
I think this novel was captivating from the start and never got overly complicated to where you got lost on backstory. There have been other books written like this, but they are often trilogies and these series always lost favor with me once they got to the point of explaining, in long boring detail, why those in power decided to do what they did. This book has so much devoted to the discovery of where they are and also dealing with power struggles amongst their own captives, and only a small succinct portion to the why. I liked that, it’s not like the author leaves you not knowing…but he does it in a nice short manner. I read a few of the reviews before picking this one up, and I do agree (although not as passionately) that the author doesn’t do the greatest job with the way the male characters speak of women, but it was a small irritation that I didn’t notice too often.
This book often reminded me of the Maze Runner series….A LOT! If you like that set of books I would highly encourage you to pick up this more adult version.
Malia's Pizza Rating
A hot Hawaiian – Canadian bacon (I substitute pepperoni), pineapple, and jalapeños.