Contribute

The follow-up to Acevedo's Philip K. Dick Award finalist, CONTRIBUTE tracks teenager and sci-fi nerd, Alex, as she figures out what's beyond the holograms that tricked Earth in her first book. Lots of homage to fantasy and sci-fi classics in this book and imaginative world-building all around. Alex's journey of discovery, persistence, and ultimately resistance, seems all the more important with the current political and social climate. Acevedo pushes back against the boundaries of reality and asks readers to consider how much freedom and future they would be willing to give up in order to live in imagined luxury.
Recommended! 4.5 stars (but def read the original first... which I adored!)
Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

An unusual read, with a unique premise. There were so many times where I thought to myself "What would I do under the circumstances?", which added a whole different subset of tension and wonder to the story. Well-written, clever plotting and plenty of hold-your-breath moments keep you intrigued to the literal end. Great read!

This is a book for fans of classic sci-fi and modern YA literature. The characters and their evolution are extremely well developed, just like in Consider, and the scientific part of the story won't disappoint you.

This gripping sci-fi novel is based on the idea of a world in which you don't have to work a single day of your life and everything is provided to you . This sounds enticing, but there is just one catch: you will have to contribute with your brain when you die.

It is also a novel about standing up for what you believe and overcoming your fears . Alexandra is a great example of a real heroine. She's scared but she fights. She's not perfect but she tries to grow emotionally and deal with difficulties and loss. She loves her friends and family with all their virtues and flaws and accepts that there is not such thing as a perfect world.

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this remarkable novel!

Having already ready consider I welcomed the opportunity to read this second book in the series, as the first book finished with her jumping into the Halo. This second book did not fail to live up to what I expected as a reader. It is a well written book that details the worlds that are in the book in a way that allows us as the reader to feel part of that world and lets us empathise with the strong characters that take us into their world and adventures.

I participate in ongoing secret santa exchanges throughout the year, with one being around books. I'm a pretty hard person to shop for because I don't keep every book in my collection on my TBR and my wishlist changes from day to day! You can imagine how thrilled I was when my secret santa not only picked a book I hadn't heard of but also fit within the type of book I LOVE to read.

The past ruined. The present destroyed. The future erased.
YA scifi book? Check
Debut author? Check
Unique story with great characters? Check Check
Local? CHECK - Kristy is local to my secret santa!
So, first off...Thank you again, secret santa. You introduced me to a great series that I fell in love with. Not only did I devour it but I picked up the sequel (out next week) and am here to share both books with you today.

The Holo Series has a little something for everyone.

For those of you who love scifi, Consider was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award (if you've been under a rock, you might know him from writing Man in the High Castle and many others!). It's futuristic and tackles technology in a way I haven't seen done before. I don't want to give away how the world works but Kristy paints a clear picture as to what is going on. You'll be fascinated and terrified at the same time.

“Okay, you need to feel your own sense of power. True power is standing in your own shoes, in your own truth, and not feeling ashamed but celebrating who you’ve been and who you’re becoming. When you speak from that place, people listen. When you listen from that place, the walls between us fall."

For those of you who love kickass females, Alexa is your girl. She reminded me of Katniss, faced with an impossible decision and looked upon as a leader, even though she didn't ask for that. Add to that Kristy's portrayal of Alexa's anxiety...You can imagine how this could go. Alexa does an amazing job managing everything that happens in both books.

There’s always a catch, always a cost. Keron swoops his robed arms around and holds his hands over his heart. If he has a heart. “We need your contribution in death.”

For those of you who love action, OH MAN, Contribute is the book for you. This book does not skip on the action scenes. Be forewarned: your favorite characters are in dire straights. Yes, you will be on the edge of your seat!

If you like tension, there's a lot of it in Consider. The people are faced with a decision that would crush even the strongest. Do they go through an unknown portal to a world sold as better or risk staying on Earth that is supposedly going to end?

I read Consider, so I thought I'd see what's up in Contribute. Kristy Acevedo did some good things to help readers transition, i.e., remember, from one book to the next... but it took a while to get there. I was almost a third of the way through the book before I felt connected to this part of the story, and not because of a gap in continuity. There were just a lot of inconsistencies in this as a stand-alone story that made the beginning of this story drag for me. For ex., I got caught up in how the hologuides would know what a grain of rice is to explain nanoholocoms in that way. If Doctor A. arrived at about the same time Alex did (to be standing in line with her), then how did he know already what Skylucent was? Most importantly, how does an advanced society not know their 'guests' have disrupted the communication/tracking devices and believe that they are in sleep mode for such extended periods of time? Then Acevedo starts to hit her stride. I became engaged with the writing, "Soap doesn't equal tranquility," and "really down-to-earth"; I bet Acevedo couldn't wait to use that line LOL. Another great line is "Alexandra Lucas. Saved." Finally, I loved the author's play on the use of "Mississippi." Readers of The Hunger Games, who enjoy a young female protagonist, will enjoy this series as well. Alex is a humble and gracious heroine..