Hello
Readers,
Today
we’re talking dinosaurs! The first page of the book is a map everyone loves a
map. This might be a little bit of a love letter review sorry guys. Also spoiler warning!
The
plot moves quickly, surprisingly political and is set in a world that is
similar to ours however their world is lacking basic
necessities. I am in a love-hate relationship with the concept; living in a
world that’s so deprived and overpopulated that the human race wants to wipe
out the dinosaur continent of Piloria in able to survive which brings ethical themes that focus on our attitude towards the environment. Storm's
stance is firm that mankind has no right to wipe out all the dinosaurs because
we have ruined our own continent. I am with Storm on this one! We shouldn’t
be killing whole species for more space guys, especially a world that we know
little about think of ecosystems and other implications.
The
trials have been created to wean down competitors down from all over Earthasia
to a mere 100 to see who can travel and survive Piloria. This year the task is
to find the eggs of three of the most “dangerous” species; the T-rex,
velociraptor and the pterosaurs. The
winner will be granted a luxurious life gaining accesses to unlimited food,
medical care, better accommodation and money. The book was also quite gory in
sections but not in a bad way but it did take me by surprise (SPOILER) the bit
with the Megalodon I was cheering for the giant shark sorry humans I love the
shark more.
The
story is told from two different points of view: Lincoln and Stormchaser
(Storm) both want to win but for very different reasons. I really enjoyed
reading the different points of views and reading about their different intakes
on everything regarding the story-line and its development. Lincoln will do anything and risk his own
life to protect his family, while Storm has no family and is developing a
relationship with dinosaurs. Storm and Lincoln are both well-developed and make
an interesting pair of characters, who are contrasting and yet they manage to complement each
other. I loved the steady build-up of trust and friendship between Storm and
Lincoln, and how the start of a romantic relationship wasn't overshadowing the story and
seemed genuine.
Storm
and Lincoln form a team with some other finalists during the trial to increase
their chances of success when they are sent to Piloria. Each member of the team has their own motives
for being a part of this group and even though they form a great team, no one
is to be trusted with so much at stake. The journey we take with Storm, Lincoln
and their friends is emotional and action-packed, and never once felt
boring. I loved all the characters,
apart from Galen of course but if you read it you know why, although I love the
way he was portrayed and he actually made me curse him out loud a couple of
times.
The
dinosaurs were awesome, I did find myself Googling a few of the dinosaurs as I
was a little rusty and had been labelling dinosaurs wrong. It also made me
realise the amount of research that Susan has done like the feather argument on
certain species and other details.
The
writing is rich and vivid, with the story being so intense and twisting yet the
scenes were so detailed and well written. I usually find some books try this
tactic and fail. The Extinction Trials
keeps such an intense pace but wasn't choppy.
I couldn't help but rush through this book I was gripped by the story
and the action. I think the way the book is split into six parts, and the
alternating points of view really help you fly through the book.
L x
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