Dead Girl Running (The New Order #1)
Book One of The New Order
by Ann M. Noser
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Pub Date Oct 26 2015 | Archive Date Nov 30 2015
Description
Eight years ago, SILVIA WOOD’s father died in an industrial accident. After suffering through years of Psychotherapy Services and Mandated Medications for depression and multiple suicide attempts, she longs to work in Botanical Sciences. When the Occupation Exam determines she must work in Mortuary Sciences instead, she wonders if the New Order assigned her to the morgue to push her over the edge.
To appease her disappointed mother, Silvia enters the Race for Citizen Glory, in an attempt to stand out in the crowd of Equals. After she begins training with “golden boy” LIAM HARMAN, she discovers he also lost his father in the same accident that ruined her childhood. Then Silvia meets and falls for Liam’s older cousin, whose paranoid intensity makes her question what really happened to her father. As the race nears, Silvia realizes that she’s not only running for glory, she’s running for her life.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781620079713 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
Average rating from 11 members
Featured Reviews
Julie O, Reviewer
I received this novel from NetGalley.
This novel is a rush! I couldn't put it down! The politics, the charaters, the heroism and the originality of the plot all make this novel amazing!
This novel is a breath of fresh air in a genre that is so often made cliche, it is inventive, clever and thoroughly enjoyable!
Great read! Can't wait to read more about this amazing world!
Jessica R, Reviewer
I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Always a fan of dystopian young adult novels, I requested this book. For the most part I was not disappointed.
My only complaint is that there wasn't enough advancement in the plot in the middle. At times I felt like the author needed filler and foisted 100+ pages discussing Sylvia and Liam's training plan. However, Sylvia's interactions with Franco were a nice way to break up the monotony. She was very much your typical girl liking a bit for the first time.
Other than a few areas with a stagnant pace the story was very entertaining. The characters were very dynamic and Sylvia displayed the greatest transformation from cover to cover. I suspected there would be a great secret that would propel the reader into the next book but I honestly had not figured it out for myself by the time it was revealed. The ending was a decent way to segue into the next part of the story.
I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
5 stars.
Katie T, Reviewer
I read and LOVE Noser's first novel; How to Date Dead Guys, so I just had to get my hands on this when it became available.
Dead Girl Running follows Silvia, who lives in a dystopian city in the not so distant future, post WWIII. After an explosion took her father from her and her mother, both have battled depression, but are ready to move on with their lives. When a peer at the gym, Liam, talks her into the Race for Citizen Glory, she uses it as an opportunity to please her mother.
I have to say, although I should compare, I did prefer Dead Guys to this. The writing was stronger and the characters more developed. But this novel is more plot based I believe.
When I first picked up the book, I thought I'd be spending most of the time in this big elaborate race. This isn't so. Most of the book is in training for the race, the race itself is about one chapter long. As a result, it kind of comes off as a runner's training log at times.
The first third or so felt pretty slow, but I stayed with it because I had a feeling Noser was going somewhere. And I was right! Once I got through the slow start, I was enthralled. The ending I was in shock, and a little heartbroken.
This is a clean read.
I'll definitely be continuing this series to see where it goes.
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