The Extinction Trials (The Extinction Trials #1): 01

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There isn’t actually much romance though, though it’s definitely hanging in the air and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it in the sequels. My absolute favourite character died in this book, which means I now have to continue this series reading characters I didn’t particularly like in the first place. Anyways, Earthasia is desolate, they're running out of food, space, there's no health care, yada yada, normal dystopian YA shit. A set of trials is created to see who can travel to the land of the dinosaurs and collect the highest number of eggs for testing. I also loved the debate about dinosaur intelligence, which can be extrapolated to animal intelligence in general, and whether we have the right to kill them and take over their land.

Regardless of being sorry, he still has the same attitude that he started with, showing little to no real development or change throughout the book. An all out action book that doesn’t skimp on the story or plot, with characters that endear themselves to the reader this is a page turner that anyone can enjoy. The themes are similar to The Hunger Games, but I thought The Extinction Trials was better written (and I don’t underestimate THG. The only thing I found a little annoying at times was the way little bits of information seemed to be repeated once or twice in various places over the course of the book, which didn't seem necessary. Piloria is so beautifully described, it feels like you’re really there and you get to explore other parts of the continent.

Weird names are the one thing that irritate me most in YA, I love obscure names but some of them are just so ridiculous. The tension builds rapidly in this dual-narrative fantasy adventure (the first of a new series), which has gruesome scenes and moments of real jeopardy. The Extinction Trials are told through the point of views of Stormchaser Knux - let's take a pause here.

He just wasn’t that fleshed out, and whilst I didn’t hate his perspectives, I definitely preferred Storm’s. Not only did the Stipulators not give them any coherent bit of information they didn’t even bother to ask the ‘contestants’ to be discreet and quiet and perhaps not kill each other?

Strormchaser and Lincoln are incredibly bland and boring and are more single traits than interesting characters. Oh and I loved the fact that there was no romance because there could have been some lovey dovey stuff but I'm glad that I was spared this whole "we're alone in a strangle place so let's just hook up" shit. It takes her quite a bit of the book to come to a final realisation of where she stands, and I was so enthralled in her journey to that point.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The prose is strong and direct and helps to take the reader into a world that has been masterfully created, leaving you never doubting what is being said and what is unfolding before the characters. Storm is strong and questions everything, she has a bond with a plesiosaur she’s named Milo who lives in the lake, so has an affinity for the dinosaurs which no one else understands, not that she spreads that around. The human continent is hugely overcrowded leaving the people struggling for food, water, energy, accommodation, everything. The parts with dinosaurs are the books high points but they bring another problem being that nothing is really explained.Then there were the friendships between the trio from the north, who worked as a team and had each other's backs, even when the worst happened. I do hope there's a bit more about their friendship in the next book, because Dell could be developed some more.

I related to Storm wanting her own space and hating being in a crowded place, as resources on their home, including space, are scarce.I felt like I was stepping through the pages into Piloria with Storm, Lincoln and the others for the first time too. If you're a fan of adventure, awesome world building, dinosaurs, vivid writing and fast-paced reads, you need to pick up this book asap! All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! Both characters had to much else to worry about than each other, and it was more a growing of trust than of romantic feelings. Fans of Jurassic Park and The Hunger Games will love this book and although I could appreciate the quality of the writing, the excitement of the story and the storyline it’s not my kind of book.