Rush by Eve Silver
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
4.5 big bright stars and I’m sitting here shaking my fist at you Eve Silver!!
Let me get that half star reduction out of the way. There is a giant cliffy at the end of this book, so if that’s not your thing… well, I warned you.
OH MY GOD THIS STORY!! I absolutely loved it and I wasn’t sure I would.
Miki Jones is suddenly pulled from her real life into what seems to be a real life video game. She and a team of 4 others are sent into a world where she has to eliminate an alien life form called the Drau and according to some, it’s every man for themselves. She is thrown in head first without training or practice and she has to depend on Jackson Tate… someone who from the very first introduction drives her nuts.
I absolutely loved the premise of this, and like I said, I was worried I wasn’t going to, but as I turned page after page, I realized what a genius plot Eve came up with. These teens are basically pulled into a real life video game and it’s life or death… if their wrist band turns read while they are in the game, they no longer exist in real life… or, their alternate real life.
I loved Miki. She’s had her own issues growing up. After the death of her mother, she tries to control every aspect of her life and then she’s pulled into something she can’t control at all, and she struggles with being forced into this game where she has to take lives, even if they are evil, alien lives. But she’s kick-ass – She knows how to fight and was trained in martial arts and despite her confusion, which Silver captures wonderfully, she eventually catches on and she finds that she has instincts she never would have suspected.
Jackson…
Jackson was sold to us readers as a total a- hole… but I didn’t think he was at any time. I can see why Miki was frustrated with him at times, but essentially he felt this obligation to Miki and he had her back every single step of the way.
“You stay close to me, Miki Jones. Close enough that I can hear you breathe. Got it?”
Something in his tone makes my breath catch. Aiming for sassy with a nice dose of bravado, I ask, “You always take care of the new recruits?”
He clenches his jaw and seconds tick past before he answers. “Never.” He sounds anything but happy.
Never.
But this time is different.
When you finally hear his story and get all the details on what’s happened…
Plus he has some pretty swoony lines…
“Why didn’t you just give me a light in the first place?” I’m both angry that he didn’t and grateful that he’s given me one now.
He says softly so only I can hear, “It seemed like a good excuse to keep you close.”
or
“There hasn’t been much that makes me smile in a very long time. But you do. So thank you for that.”
or
He grabs my wrist and turns my hand, then lowers his head and presses his lips to my palm. Electricity dances through me, making me gasp.
His lips move to the crease of my wrist.
I stand perfectly still, my blood hammering through my veins.
I want him to do that again.
I also really adored Luka and the part he plays in this book. But I will say that I really disliked her friend Carly and the way she was portrayed. Once you read this, you’ll hopefully have a better understanding of why I say that, but I don’t want to give anything away. I think her reactions and attitudes really cheapened the great friendship they were supposed to have had.
If you’re a fan of Sci-Fi with a touch of romance and want to read something that’s filled with action and a unique and different plot, that has characters that you’ll end up loving, I recommend you run out and order Rush now… It comes out in June and I know that seems like a long way to go, but it will totally be worth it. Now… if I could only find a way to get my hands on book 2….
Thank you to Harpercollins and Edelweiss for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!
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