Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It is a chance to share those new releases were are super anxious to get our hands on and read.
This is an author I have been wanting to try for a really long time now and even though I own his other books, this is where I want to start. There is just something about it that appeals to me and demands that I read it.
Book Description:
Los Angeles in 2050 is a city of open doors, as long as you have the right connections. That connection is a djinni—a smart device implanted right in a person’s head. In a world where virtually everyone is online twenty-four hours a day, this connection is like oxygen—and a world like that presents plenty of opportunities for someone who knows how to manipulate it.
Marisa Carneseca is one of those people. She might spend her days in Mirador, the small, vibrant LA neighborhood where her family owns a restaurant, but she lives on the net—going to school, playing games, hanging out, or doing things of more questionable legality with her friends Sahara and Anja. And it’s Anja who first gets her hands on Bluescreen—a virtual drug that plugs right into a person’s djinni and delivers a massive, non-chemical, completely safe high. But in this city, when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, and Mari and her friends soon find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy that is much bigger than they ever suspected.
Dan Wells, author of the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence, returns with a stunning new vision of the near future—a breathless cyber-thriller where privacy is the world’s most rare resource and nothing, not even the thoughts in our heads, is safe.
This is an author I have been wanting to try for a really long time now and even though I own his other books, this is where I want to start. There is just something about it that appeals to me and demands that I read it.
Book Description:
Los Angeles in 2050 is a city of open doors, as long as you have the right connections. That connection is a djinni—a smart device implanted right in a person’s head. In a world where virtually everyone is online twenty-four hours a day, this connection is like oxygen—and a world like that presents plenty of opportunities for someone who knows how to manipulate it.
Marisa Carneseca is one of those people. She might spend her days in Mirador, the small, vibrant LA neighborhood where her family owns a restaurant, but she lives on the net—going to school, playing games, hanging out, or doing things of more questionable legality with her friends Sahara and Anja. And it’s Anja who first gets her hands on Bluescreen—a virtual drug that plugs right into a person’s djinni and delivers a massive, non-chemical, completely safe high. But in this city, when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, and Mari and her friends soon find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy that is much bigger than they ever suspected.
Dan Wells, author of the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence, returns with a stunning new vision of the near future—a breathless cyber-thriller where privacy is the world’s most rare resource and nothing, not even the thoughts in our heads, is safe.
I haven't heard of this one but it sounds interesting! I hope you get your hands on a copy soon :)
ReplyDeleteDanielle @ Life With Two Boys
Thanks! I was lucky enough to grab a copy, now here is to hoping it is good. ;)
DeleteSounds really interesting!! I haven't read this author but will totally be checking him out!
ReplyDeleteI haven't either and I'm hoping this will be a good starting point. ;)
DeleteLove the cover for this one. I think I saw it on another blog or Goodreads, last week. I hope you enjoy it when you read it!
ReplyDeletegah I still need to read his other YA series
ReplyDeleteI do too!
DeleteI've never read anything by this author before. I hope you enjoy reading this book.
ReplyDeleteMy WoW
Thanks Sandra, me too. :D
DeleteI haven't read a Dan Wells either but I like the sound of this one a lot. And that cover is stunning!
ReplyDeleteGreat pick, Ali!
I agree. ;) Thanks Nick!
DeleteOoooo I have yet to read anything by Dan Wells Ali, I think this needs to go on my list for sure. And I love that cover:)
ReplyDeleteI really so too. ;)
DeleteI don't think I've heard of this one. It sounds really good and different!
ReplyDeleteIt does! I'm hoping it will be. ;)
DeleteWow, ambitious... Thanks, Ali, I didn't know about this one and it's definitely worth checking out.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ramona. ;)
DeleteOh this sounds good..and geeky which i love!!
ReplyDeleteI know, it does look fun and I like the geek appeal. ;)
DeleteI've got an egalley of this, hoping I can get to it soon! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteCheck out my WOW
Me too, I hope we both end up really liking it! :D
DeleteI haven't read anything by this author either, but I do love the sound of a cyber-thriller. Can't say I have read too many of those. The book cover also looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteI haven't either which is why I thought it might be fun. I remember watching The Net when it first came out and loving it. I'm hoping it is sort of like that. ;)
DeleteI've yet to read a Dan Wells too, but I'm very curious with the cyber theme and tech!! I hope you enjoy it, Ali :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim!
DeleteSounds like a curious world. I need to read this author as well.
ReplyDeleteIt does, I hope it turns out good.
DeleteI haven’t heard about this author. It’s not my usual genre, I tend to contemporary. I hope this book would life up to your expectations, Ali!
ReplyDeleteIt isn't necessary mine either but I like to branch out and try different things so I'm hoping it pays off. ;)
DeleteI like the sound of this one, and the cover art is even more alluring :)
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteOh Wow Ali, this one sounds AMAZING!!! I want
ReplyDeleteBadass cover!
ReplyDeleteIt is fab. ;)
DeleteI love the cover, it's fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI really do as well. :D
DeleteSeems interesting. I didn't know what this one was about. I've never read anything by this author either - I do hope you like this one though!
ReplyDeleteThanks me too!
DeleteThanks for introducing me to this one, Ali!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Tyler! :D
DeleteThese kind of scifi books kind of freak me out a bit but I sure love that cover!
ReplyDeleteThey can be especially if they are realistic at all.
DeleteI've not tried him yet. That does look interesting. Hope it's a great jumping in point for ya :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna!
DeleteWell, the cover sure gets my attention. I haven't read Wells yet either, but all of his books seem like the type of thing I'd like.
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
I was thinking so too. Here is to hoping that if you try him you like it as well.
DeleteI still need to finish his Partials series. This one sounds good!
ReplyDeleteI so need to start it. Have you started it then Joy?
DeleteI've always wanted to read some Well's books too. I don't know why I keep putting it off. This book sounds great though.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I do either. ;)
DeleteI have never heard of this author or book but boy does this sound interesting. I look forward to reading your review!
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