I got a quiet bravery and solidarity from her reflected in Wrens eyes.Ĭallum very much reminded me of a friendly puppy dog, always happy, wagging tail, smiling.

Where Wren was an observer for much of the novel, Ever was the subject. I think the narrative relies on the reader to attribute human emotions to the situations even though they are not represented in the written word.Įver seemed a bit more present in the story. And later, when described as her best friend, I was still struggling to understand Wren completely. The interaction she had with her roommate, Ever, was limited as well. It was her connection to the love interest Callum that finally had me beginning to like her and invest in their relationship. An unfeeling, unemoting, assassinating machine does not warm your heart. Our protagonist Wren was a hard character to like for the first three-quarters of the novel. I like that is wasn’t fully explained, but I needed more to feel like I got a decent pay-off on completing the novel. We got some insight, but it was mostly speculation. It was also hard to become invested in the reboot’s plight when I am still trying to figure out HARC. The concept certainly had me hooked, but an emotionless protagonist was hard to connect with. I kept putting it down, interested, but not compelled to keep reading. It took me a considerable amount of time to really get into this book. The perfect soldier is done taking orders. But she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum. Wren has never disobeyed before and knows if she does, she’ll be eliminated, too. When Callum refuses to follow an order, Wren is given one last chance to get him in line-or she’ll have to eliminate him.

Yet there’s something about him she can’t ignore. His reflexes are too slow, he’s always asking questions, and his ever-present smile is freaking her out. As a 22, Callum Reyes is practically human.

Wren’s favorite part of the job is training new Reboots, but her latest newbie is the worst she’s ever seen. Now seventeen years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation). Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they are when they return. After 178 minutes she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. An emotion-less heroine is hard to connect with – but the story has potential.įive years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest.

Reboot series by amy tintera