Reboot

Tintera, Amy. Reboot. 2013. 365p. ISBN 978-0-06-221707-3. FIC TIN on the library shelves

A deadly virus wiped out most of the world’s population. The Republic of Texas endures, however, protected by HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Control) and its soldiers, Reboots. When infected teens die, there’s a chance they will reboot to living, but the longer they are dead, the faster they move, the stronger they are, the quicker they heal, and the less emotions they have. Reboots are the ground troops in HARC’s war against crime and those who oppose it, and most humans fear them.

Wren was shot when she was twelve, and she was dead for so long the doctors had given up on her rebooting and had put her in the mortuary. At 178 minutes dead, she has the highest number of all the reboots. Wren is a quick and efficient killer who obeys every single order, but her favorite activities are chasing targets and training new reboots.

When a new batch of reboots are assigned for training, she choose Callum 22 despite her ability to pick the highest number. There’s something almost … human about Callum. He’s slow, he questions everything, but he also make her feel alive in a way she hasn’t experienced in the last five years. In their training, she get even closer to Callum and begins to have feelings for him.

Then she is given a mission. Callum must show immediate improvements or he will be terminated. Wren now faces a dilemma. Should she help Callum by disobeying order, or should she abandon the only one who reconnects her to her lost humanity and remain HARC’s perfect little soldier? The second volume, Rebel, concludes this duology.

Fans of the dystopian novel will like this book, and might also enjoy the following: Arena 1, Starters, Maze Runner, Ship Breaker, Not a Drop to Drink, Birthmarked and Divergent.