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Tent City edition by Kelly Van Hull Children eBooks

(No spoilers in my review.)

Writing Style: First person perspective. All present tense writing. "I am thinking... I am walking... I feel like... I can't stop running..." There is no past tense anywhere in the book. This is weird at first, but one gets used to it.

Character Depth: Fairly decent. They're not two-dimensional, and their feelings make sense. However, they are very, very sterotypical. There isn't a unique or satisfying perspective anywhere to be found.

Plot: Very predictable. I saw everything coming, and I'm not usually one to "see things coming" in books. Usually my husband catches on to everything chapters before I do when we read together. This book is a pinnacle of cliques.

Errors: Minimal typos and errors. Actually better than most books I've gotten inexpensively.

Issues: The foods mentioned in this book seem very unbelievable. It gives me the impression that the author lives off of soda and canned foods and doesn't really know anything about plants, food or nutrition whatsoever.

Recommended Audience: Girls under the age of twelve. (Although, I was fast to mature. This book would have been best aimed at me when I was nine.)


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Tent City edition by Kelly Van Hull Children eBooks Reviews

I sat staring at the last page, wondering about the story, thinking about the events, and mentally willing there to be more pages to turn. This story grabbed me whole, wouldn't let go and I gladly accepted its grip.
I truly fell in love with these characters, the story, the writing, and absolutely everything in between. The drama kept moving, and the descriptive scenes took me on a journey I won't soon forget. I found myself feeling as if I was there, it could happen, and wondering how I would react. Would it be the same as Dani did, or something far beyond what I can imagine?
Dani is the lead character. She was a normal teenager without much to worry about except feel like all teenagers do, that life would be much more interesting if they were on their own. Until she is, and she discovers how unprepared she is and succinctly realizes she would much rather be back home. Circumstances won't allow that though, so she learns to adapt and grow into an almost self reliant young woman. I say almost self reliant because she stubbornly wants to be, but soon discovers that help for and from others is more precious than pride. She and her brother were better off with a few new friends once she understood self dependency was a waste of time and resources, when a group does so much better with more efficient results.
As in any life, true friends are far and few between. Dani and her friends are no exception, but the depths of that truth are seen in emotional veins that rock their world to the edge of sanity. Wavering on threads of despair, they find their way toward freedom and happiness, bearing the agonizing hurts of loss and tragedy along the way.
With each sentence you learn more about your new friends, and feel their heart beat catch with yours in each step they took. You root for them, you hurt for them and you thank the author for taking the time to write as richly as she did so you had the fortune of that experience. Each character had their moments of you wondering are you serious, but that's what kept them real. They weren't perfect in a far from perfect world and that made it easy to really like them, greatly enjoy the story, and desperately hope for more.
That last page was a killer, because that's what it was, the last page. Thankfully Kelly has book 2 out, called Red River. I of course will be reading it as it is already up on my kindle now. Get the books! Seriously, you will miss out on a great story otherwise. Thank you Kelly Van Hull, it was a wonderfully well written adventure I truly enjoyed.
NOT just for YA. A plague of locust's that destroys the worlds crops, an apparent mad, charismatic preacher who is able to overthrow the government and take over control of the military is the obvious bad guy. He orders all children between 5 and 18 separated from their parents and relocated to safety centers to ensure they receive food and the best health care. Before the relocation date, children start "dying" at an impossible rate. Wilderness areas fill up with some adults and thousands of children trying to survive.

This is a story of one band of "renegades" that has a higher survival rate than some others and their recipe for success.

The "romance" would be rated PG-13 because of an attempted rape scene, a "peeping Tom" watching a nude girl bathing and more adult situations of which there are strong hints.

The movie would probably be rated R for graphic violence and a scene where a girl deliberately chooses to be involved in a deadly fight.

"Romantically", I would give it a PG rating at most, otherwise it would be a G.

For me, it was a non- stop read and I highly recommend the book.

After submitting this I will be buying Book 2.
Well, Dani was a kid and she is well on the way to growing up, especially after her stint in Tent City. She often seemed too angry to me and often lashed out at others . . . although, I am not surprised considering her situation. I found her a little hard to identify with, but perhaps that's because I am way older than anyone in this story. She seemed to get herself injured quite a bit. Her trail, her tribulations, her story was interesting and kept me reading.

The whole story was very well thought out. The characters were interesting and compelling. The story line was hair raising and believable. There were some endearing and intriguing aspects to the story. There were some things that never seemed to get answered and annoyed me (such as where did the people of tent city get their huge stocks of food and yet have to eat so much game?).

This story was written for young adults or teenagers. Apocalyptic novels are all the rage now as they once were in my time. Always have been one of my favorite genres, but I do like things to be believable and this story had a lot of believability within its main theme.

Going to get the second book and continue the adventure.
(No spoilers in my review.)

Writing Style First person perspective. All present tense writing. "I am thinking... I am walking... I feel like... I can't stop running..." There is no past tense anywhere in the book. This is weird at first, but one gets used to it.

Character Depth Fairly decent. They're not two-dimensional, and their feelings make sense. However, they are very, very sterotypical. There isn't a unique or satisfying perspective anywhere to be found.

Plot Very predictable. I saw everything coming, and I'm not usually one to "see things coming" in books. Usually my husband catches on to everything chapters before I do when we read together. This book is a pinnacle of cliques.

Errors Minimal typos and errors. Actually better than most books I've gotten inexpensively.

Issues The foods mentioned in this book seem very unbelievable. It gives me the impression that the author lives off of soda and canned foods and doesn't really know anything about plants, food or nutrition whatsoever.

Recommended Audience Girls under the age of twelve. (Although, I was fast to mature. This book would have been best aimed at me when I was nine.)