Rush (The Game #1)
by Eve Silver
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Publisher: Harper Teen
Summary from Goodreads:
So what’s the game now? This, or the life I used to know?
When Miki Jones is pulled from her life, pulled through time and space into some kind of game—her carefully controlled life spirals into chaos. In the game, she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures.
There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival, and the survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn’t. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.
There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival, and the survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn’t. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.
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Excerpt:
“You can lean on me,” Jackson
says.
“I—”
“Lean on me.” Not an offer
this time, an order.
I scoot over and lean my
weight against his arm.
“Not like that.” He shifts
both of us around until my back’s against one side of his chest, my head
lolling sideways onto his shoulder, our legs stretched out in front of us, side
by side. Not perfect on the comfort score, but better than it was a minute ago.
He rests his chin lightly on the top of my head and tells me, “Sleep.”
“What about you?”
“I’ll keep watch. I’ve been
doing this long enough that I don’t need rest while we’re on a mission.”
“What about Luka and Tyrone?”
“They won’t need to rest, either.
You’re still getting used to the jumps. By the next mission or the one after
that, you’ll be like us. A robo-soldier.” And there it is again, that thread of
humor, like he’s laughing at himself.
“Is that supposed to reassure
me? ’Cause I gotta tell ya, thinking about upcoming missions doesn’t exactly
thrill me.”
I jump when his hands settle
on my shoulders. Then I sigh as he kneads my muscles. Long fingers. Strong
hands. Some of my tension slips away.
Books in this series:
Eve Silver lives with her gamer husband and sons, sometimes in Canada, but often in worlds she dreams up. She loves kayaking and sunshine, dogs and desserts, and books, lots and lots of books. Watch for the first book in Eve’s new teen series, THE GAME: RUSH, coming from Katherine Tegen Books, June 2013. She also writes books for adults.
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I've been meaning to read Rush! And dang, love the excerpt. ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good series!! Now added to my TBR & W/L! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, i will finally read the book, it's been on my TBR for a while. I don't know why I haven't read it, it seems pretty awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis book has been on my tbr for so long! It looks fantastic
ReplyDeletethe book sounds great :)
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