BZRK: RELOADED

By Michael Grant

It’s The Matrix meets Inner Space in a futuristic battle for survival.

The breathtaking ride continues in BZRK: Reloaded. The second instalment of the incredible new action thriller series from Michael Grant, author of GONE.

The first battle is over, but the war rages on. Sanity or madness? Truth or happiness? Love or survival? In the nano, you don’t get to decide.

Noah and Sadie are now trained twitchers. They know how to wire a person’s brain from the inside, and how to get out alive. But they’re still reeling from their first encounter with the Armstrong Twins, and there’s no time for grief. As long as Bug Man has control of the US President’s mind, the future is on a knife edge.

The pulse-pounding follow up to BZRK, from the coolest author of books for teens.

Warning: BZRK contains some scenes of violence.

Praise for Gone: ‘. . . exciting, high-tension story told in a driving, torrential narrative that never lets up. This is great fiction. I love these books.’ Stephen King, bestselling author.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Electric Monkey
• Release date: May 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781780312552

Michael Grant

Michael Grant is the evil genius of Young Adult Fiction. Among his biggest fans is Stephen King who called the GONE series ‘A driving, torrential narrative’. Michael’s life has been similarly driving and torrential. He’s lived in almost 50 different homes in 14 US states, and moved in with his wife, Katherine Applegate, after knowing her less than 24 hours.

Reviews for BZRK

[darkfaerietales_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Both BZRK and the Armstrong’s are back in the second part of the BZRK trilogy. Even after taking a major hit the BZRK team is not ready to surrender their freedom. They are ready to take any risks to save mankind.Opening Sentence: Wilkes is Alive and back with us.The Review:I have to admit that I did not finish the first one because it was too confusing for me. All the nano and Biot references were too much science for me. I gave this one a try hoping I could get through it to give it a good review and I’m glad I did. By this book they figure you understand the nano and Biot information so they do not try to explain it as much which made reading the story more enjoyable. But for those who enjoy the science part of the story it is still there.The narrative jumped from one group to another to another which was a little confusing to me but I finally was able to keep up. But it made it a little harder to relate to any specific character. I couldn’t relate to Sadie. I did feel badly that her family was killed but at times I thought she was a whiny rich girl. That’s why I was happy when she started to grow up and take responsibility. Also, another reason I may not have been able to relate is that I didn’t finish the first one so did not know the characters all that well.I did enjoy the story and I agreed for the most part with BZRK. No one should be forced to give up their mind or be brainwashed in anyway. Also, the thought that someone can get into your brain sends a shiver through me. I wanted to see Plath and all the gang stop the Armstrong twins from succeeding in taking over all of humankind’s minds. There were times where I thought BZRK had overstepped. I can’t say exactly how they overstepped the boundaries without giving away important parts of the book, but a few times they seemed more like the bad guys rather than the good guys. Also, it was interesting getting a bit of a back story on the twins, not that it made me sympathize with them or understand how what they were doing was ok. It just helped to understand how they became so sick and demented.I recommend this book to those who enjoyed the first book. If you did not read the first one I do recommend it even though I could not finish it. I truly believe if I had finished the first one I may have enjoyed this book even more.Notable Scene:“It was very bad, burning cities full of people. But we had to. And even though it was bad, it was necessary.”“Don’t you have a flag to wave, Nijinsky?” Burnofsky said.“You know why it was okay to do those terrible things?” Nijinsky asked.Billy shook his head.Nijinsky leaned close to Burnofsky, no longer really speaking to Billy. He put his face right up close to Burnofsky and looked into his eyes. “I’ll tell you why it was okay. Because they started it. Because some madman decided he had to take over the world. And weak, pitiful, depraved people like Mr. Burnofsky here, helped those madmen. Evil men and the weak men who help them sometimes leave us no choice.”FTC Advisory: Egmont USA/Random House provided me with a copy of BZRK Reloaded. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.

[littleduck-2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

wow I mean wow. This book sure does show a interesting view of what can be done with nanotechnology and the dangers if it gets in the wrong hands. Vincent i feel for. Poor guy is going mad and than is living within his mind once they wire him. Bug Man is just freaky and has some major insecurities. I see though or at least I think that him and Vincent have a past together that is driving him to revenge. the Armstrong twins there are no words they will send chills up and down your spine. And the doll ship is just there are no words for how messed up that is. Those two need some serious serious help. Sadie is strongwilled and interesting as is Noah they are interesting together as well. I wonder what will happen there.A book that is truly interesting in how it shows the world in the eyes of evil and trying to keep freedoms. One that shows the possibilities of nanotechnology and what can happen if it gets in the wrong hands. A very interesting read.received from netgalley in exchange for review