BOOK REVIEWS BY: Gemma Kutertan

Hello, my name is Gemma and I am a frequent gab-bookworm! :) This is my review of the book JOLTED! Jolted is a silverbirtch book, about a boy who is trying to avoid the same fate as his parents. A death only caused by a jolt of lightning. Now, this is what drew me to the book in the first place, and egger to read, I picked it off the shelf. However, in my personal opinion, this book is not worth being excited over. This book takes so- long to start into the "action" the book was almost over! :O And then, when the "action" did start, there was like one short chapter (just in my own opinion). So, if you are looking for a book to read...don't read this one!

Now, if you do want an exciting, daring book, that keeps you on the edge of your seat, every turn around the corner HAVE I GOT THE PERFECT BOOK! INCARCERON by Cathrine Fisher. I won't give you too much information, just a brief info thing:

Incarceron, a prison like no other. It gives life, it deals death, it watches all. Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison -- a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device -- a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ...

Here's a summary of the BEGINING:

Finn is thrown onto the tracks the links on his wrists so heavy, he could barely drag them off the ground. Sprawled against the tracks, he feels the ground start to tremble as the trucks approach, knowing that it would kill him if the drivers didn’t see him. He screams, thrashing, grabbing his flashlight out of his pocket. He drops it. He fumbles in the dark for it, hearing the trucks approaching closer still. They stop an inch away from him, relief filling him to the brim. The Civicry come out, lean down, try to calm him as they attempt to undo the slithering mass of chains. He hears a woman speak about a mark, an eagle with a crown…the very same mark Finn has branded on his wrist. The woman stops speaking, as her eye catches a loose bolt by Finn’s foot. He knows he’s been caught, but this woman may know the meaning behind his mark, this may be the last chance at discovery… Finn kicks the bolt loose and jumps up, never being chained in the first place. He pushes the woman down and out of the way screaming at the top of his lungs, “GET DOWN! DON”T YOU SEE?? IT’S A TRAP!” And everything explodes.

Hopefully that got you interested! Believe me, it’s a plot that will suck you in and keep you prisoner until the very end…Incarceron.