Dean Koontz called this YA futuristic thriller “a smart, swift, inventive, altogether gripping story.” The LA Times said it is “Dystopian science-fiction at its best,” and “Readers who have been waiting for a worthy successor to ‘The Hunger Games’ will find it here.” Book Review: Shopaholic and Baby (Shopaholic #5) b.Lissa Price’s debut novel STARTERS is an award-winning, international bestseller published in over thirty countries.Book Review: A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by.Book Review: The Fate of The Muse (Marina's Tales.Book Review: The Turning Tides (Marina's Tales #4).The Marina's Tales Series by Derrolyn Anderson.Book Review: Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhoo.Book Review: Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by.Book Review: The Goddess Test (Goddess Test #1) by.Book Review: Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test #2).Giveaway: Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop.Second Opinion: Wither by Laren DeStefano.

Book Review: Fever (The Chemical Garden #2) by Lau.Giveaway Reminder: Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Ca.That did not lessen my enjoyment however, and I will definitely be back to read more from Lissa Price. My one complaint about Starters was that I was able to predict some of the events towards the end of the book. I liked the ending, which although not totally conclusive, gave enough closure that I feel comfortable waiting for book two in the series. I loved the relationships and the character growth, especially Callie's growth. I felt like Starters was a little slow to get going, but once it did, I really enjoyed the read. Little by little, the evil plans of the people who run Prime Destinations are revealed to Callie, and she is soon in a race to save all Starters, and herself. Callie wakes up in her renter's life, and can hear her renter's voice in her head. She rents her body to a wealthy Ender who wants to feel young again for a month. To get money to pay for medication for her younger brother, who has a lung condition, Callie goes to Prime Destinations. Most, if they have no surviving Ender relatives, live on the streets.

The new life span is up to 200 years therefore, the Enders have passed laws protecting their jobs and livelihoods, thereby preventing the Starters from making a living. Only the very young and the very old received vaccinations, and as a result, the population is now comprised of Starters: kids under 20, and Enders: people over 70. So unique that I couldn't review it well without explaining it aĬallie lives in Los Angeles and has been on the streets for a year with her younger brother, ever since her parents died of the plague (released by Pacific Rim countries during what is called The Spore Wars). I usually don't like to summarize a book in my review, but this book was I loved the unique premise of old people 'renting' young bodies.

Starters by lissa price