Altered by Jennifer Rush Book Review

January 3rd 2013

Altered by Jennifer Rush Book Review

Altered
Jennifer Rush
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Pages: 336
Rating: 2013 Debut Author Challenge
Buy the Book: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository

Rating: 4 stars

When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?

Everything about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. There’s Nick, Cas, Trev . . . and Sam, who’s stolen Anna’s heart. When the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape, killing the agents sent to retrieve them.

Anna is torn between following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. But her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from the Branch, at all costs. There’s just one problem. Sam and the boys don’t remember anything before living in the lab—not even their true identities.

Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that she and Sam are connected in more ways than either of them expected. And if they’re both going to survive, they must piece together the clues of their past before the Branch catches up to them and steals it all away.

Jennifer Rush has written a thrilling debut with a perfect blend of sci-fi and mystery. It was different from what I was expecting in a way that just worked.

Altered was such a great read. The plot is absolutely addicting and is completely action pact! It is great from the start, and only gets better with each chapter. By the last quarter of the book, I was on the edge of my seat absolutely enthralled. Altered has layers and layers with its story. You keep thinking you’ve gotten everything there is to get and Jennifer Rush throws another layer at you, delving even deeper. There are also SO many twists. It was just SO GOOD!

Some of the characters were a bit bland for my liking at first, but by the end of the book they all really rounded out. The boys particularly all really grew on me. I think Cas was my favorite- what a sweetheart! So much of Altered was a bit like a puzzle, trying to fill in the blanks, and I loved seeing the boys and Anna work together to try to solve it. There is so much more I am so excited to read about in

There were a few aspects that forced me to suspend reality beyond a point I found that worked. Some of the particulars of the world did not seem to fit perfectly together, which left me a bit confused at time. I was also left with a lot of questions. I wanted more answers, particularly in regard to the sci-fi aspect of Altered. Jennifer Rush crafted this really enticing neat idea, but at times, I couldn’t grasp the entirety of it since everything wasn’t quite fleshed out.

Altered by Jennifer Rush was a wonderful book. It was not without its flaws, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. After the intense ending Jennifer Rush leaves readers with, the wait for the next book will be intense indeed! I cannot wait to read more from this rising star in YA!

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Categories: 2013 Debut, 4 stars, Book Review, mystery, science fiction, series, young adult

5 Responses to: Altered by Jennifer Rush Book Review

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On 1/3/2013

Miss Remmers said:

This looks SO good! I can’t wait to read it!
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On 1/3/2013

Kapri (Book Fanatics) said:

I’m glad you liked this one. I’m actually starting this one now and I’m looking forward to reading it.
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On 1/4/2013

Princess Ash @ Paranormal Indulgence said:

Dude, this seems like my kind of deal. Quick, delightful, potentially sexy. Why don’t I just steal it from you right now?
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On 1/14/2013

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On 3/18/2013

Nichole said:

I just got this book from the library. I’m dying to read it!