Reviews by Bella, teen reviewer

When a strange device is discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall, the entire complex is suddenly locked down. No one can leave. No one knows what is going on. At first, there’s the novelty of being stuck in a mega mall with free food and a gift certificate. But with each passing day, it becomes harder to ignore the dwindling supplies, inadequate information, and mounting panic. Then people start getting sick. Told from the point of view of two guys and two girls, this is a harrowing look at what can happen under the worst of circumstances, when regular people are faced with impossible choices. Some rise to the occasion. Some don’t. And for some it’s too late. –provided by publisher

 

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No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz

No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz is said to be like the The Hunger Games that takes place inside a mall, and a suspense/thriller novel.  According to me, it is not, until the last fifty pages.  Up until then, this book is pretty slow.  I still enjoyed it, although it was not at all what I was expecting.  All four of the main characters’ stories interested me, but at some points, one character was not mentioned for a long period of time, and that would be all I was able to concentrate on.  I was also disappointed because there was little attention given to the bomb that caused everyone to be quarantined and where it came from.  Overall, I’m hoping the next book will be more like the last fifty pages of this one, when it gets suspenseful.  I would recommend this book to people who like sci-fi and teen fiction with a touch of mystery and romance. 3 stars. –Bella, teen reviewer.

 

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No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz

four-stars

No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz is the second book in the No Safety in Numbers series, which tells the stories of four teenagers trapped in a quarantined mall.  This book was a lot more engaging than the first, but it found new ways to become repetitive of events that happened earlier in this book and in No Safety in Numbers.   The ending surprised me, not in necessarily in a good or bad way, but it did seem a little cliché.  What bothered me about the ending was that the writing style changed, which I found completely unnecessary.  The only way I can think to describe this book is a cross between The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies.  Overall, I thought this was a pretty good book, but it could have been half as long and it would have still told the story sufficiently. 4 stars. –Bella, teen reviewer.

 

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No Dawn Without Darkness by Dayna Lorentz

No Dawn Without Darkness by Dayna Lorentz is the conclusion to the No Safety in Numbers trilogy.  I finished this book in a day, partially because I was intrigued and partially because I wanted to get it over with.  It was an interesting conclusion to the series, but it was also very dark.  It was more of a horror than suspense.  I didn’t especially like this book, but I think horror fans would like it if they could get through the first two books, which are more suspense mixed with teen fiction.  It was also confusing that the first two books were in third person and this one was in first.  I think the story was told better in first person, but I would have preferred this book to be in third person to keep it consistent.  Overall, I think this would have been a great book if I was a horror fan. 3 stars. –Bella, teen reviewer.

 


 

 

Find these books in our library: No Safety in Numbers

No Easy Way Out

No Dawn Without Darkness