BOy Nobody
by Allen Zadoff
Format: Kindle Book
Price:$3.99
Author Website: http://www.allenzadoff.com/
Basic Premise: Ben (if that's his real name) is a 16-year-old piece of weaponized machinery. He has been trained to blend in, complete his mission, and disappear. And his mission is to kill.
My Take: 6.5 out of 10 (scale here)
This is another title that was mentioned at my YAL book conference. It has a book trailer and I thought it looked interesting. When it went on sale for $3.99, I bought it. Adolescent assassins are really popular, for some reason. I really liked the premise, the way the author wove tidbits of Ben's past into the telling of the story, and how quickly the plot progressed. I did not like the sexual stuff, the underdeveloped characters, or the flippant manner in which Ben completed his tasks. I felt like there should have been some...regret. Perhaps that will come in later books. As I understand it, this is going to be a series, and it has been picked up by a film studio and will star Jayden Smith as Ben. I will probably wait for video, but I will for sure be seeing it.
My Take: 6.5 out of 10 (scale here)
This is another title that was mentioned at my YAL book conference. It has a book trailer and I thought it looked interesting. When it went on sale for $3.99, I bought it. Adolescent assassins are really popular, for some reason. I really liked the premise, the way the author wove tidbits of Ben's past into the telling of the story, and how quickly the plot progressed. I did not like the sexual stuff, the underdeveloped characters, or the flippant manner in which Ben completed his tasks. I felt like there should have been some...regret. Perhaps that will come in later books. As I understand it, this is going to be a series, and it has been picked up by a film studio and will star Jayden Smith as Ben. I will probably wait for video, but I will for sure be seeing it.
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