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Lädt ... Battle Groundvon Rachel Churcher
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Set in a near future Britain where teenagers are conscripted into the government’s front-line against terrorism, Battle Ground is a compelling read that feels like it’s not too far off from current events. Bex Ellman is a believable hero and her antagonists equally so. It looks like this is going to be a series and it’s off to a great start. My review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher. Bex Ellman isn't ready to be a soldier. She was still in boarding school, studying to be a doctor. But the government passed an Act, the recruiters came, and there she is with her friend marching across the country to protect the populace against the terrorists who's bombing campaign has caused such disruption to everyday life. Training is hard. But Bex cares, she always has, and it's not just her family she has to care for now, but her fellow recruits much as the Seniors want them to focus on the populace and not become a team, it goes against everything that Bex has always known. And then she witness something she shouldn't have seen, and has to decide who to fight for and who must be left behind. I'm always a fan of single pov stories and Bex's world is vividly imagined with fascinating characters surrounding her which just adds to the charm. There are flashbacks to her school years but in the main the plot progresses without distraction, although not without twists! It is YA in tone and imagery, suitable for any teenager who's thought about any of the current political turmoil, but the plot is sufficiently novel that it should remain relevant for many years, until technology eventually overtakes us. I'm always slightly wary of typical YA whereby some ordinary child suddenly discovers within themselves the ability to be a 'hero' and 'save the world'. Battle Ground is not that book. Bex is a very ordinary teenanger with doubts and fears that we can all sympathise with, what's more she's entirely cogent of the scale of issues surmounting her, but at the same time she's very much determined not to be just carried along as a pawn when greater events sweep past. If you've ever wondered what the 'first' stone in a landslide feels like you'll empathise with Bex. CoI - I was a beta reader for this and the author's a personal friend. But it still remains some of the best writing I read last year. It's not perfect novel, but the occasional slight issues, entirely minor in plot details, are part of the compromises required to keep a YA title short and fast paced enough for that market. It's an astonishing debuet novel with writing imagery, grammar and construction far surpassing much which passes for 'professional' fiction these days, and one everyone with an interest in YA, or British politics, should read, the closest comparison is perhaps a YA Ken MaclLeod. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Sixteen-year-old Bex Ellman has been drafted into an army she doesn't support and a cause she doesn't believe in. Her plan is to keep her head down, and keep herself and her friends safe - until she witnesses an atrocity she can't ignore, and a government conspiracy that threatens lives all over the UK. With her loyalties challenged, Bex must decide who to fight for - and who to leave behind. The Battle Ground series is set in a dystopian near-future UK, after Brexit and Scottish independence. Silence. Darkness. My pulse, loud in my ears. We're under attack. We need to move. We need to get out. Three floors underground in a nuclear bunker - we're safe while no one knows we're here, but if they've found us, we're trapped. One way in, and one way out. Voices. Sounds. Hammer blows, slamming through the silence. I force myself to wake up. Open my eyes, push back the blanket, crawl out of bed. I need to wake the others. Boots. Armour. Gun. Time to be brave. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I also loved Dan, who’s basically Bex’s second-in-command. If I had to pick out a flaw in the entire book, it would be that we didn’t get to see Dan as much. I hope that Dan will play a bigger part in the series ahead as I loved their chemistry.
Now, onto the world-building: It takes place in a “dystopian in the near-future UK, after Brexit and Scottish Independence”. The world was written so realistically that I could easily imagine that this turn of events could actually happen in the future. And it’s so chilling to see how the UK could turn out when the Government took such drastic measures.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about a dystopian UK or those who like books centred on the army. I’m already eyeing the next books in the series, and I know that this story and its world will be stuck with me for a long time yet. ( )