Burn Out

By: Kristi Helvig

Narrated by: Suzy Jackson

A futuristic blend of Beth Revis's Across the Universe and Lenore Appelhans's Level 2, Burn Out will satisfy the growing desire for science fiction with a thrilling story of survival, intrigue, and adventure.

Most people want to save the world; 17-year-old Tora Reynolds just wants to get the hell off of it. One of the last survivors in Earth's final years, Tora yearns to escape the wasteland her planet has become after the sun turns "red giant," but discovers her fellow survivors are even more deadly than the hostile environment.

Holed up in an underground shelter, Tora is alone - her brilliant scientist father murdered, her mother and sister burned to death. She dreams of living on a planet with oceans, plants, and animals. Unfortunately, the oceans dried out ages ago, the only plants are giant cacti with deadly spines, and her pet, Trigger, is a gun - one of the bio-energetic weapons her father created for the government before his conscience kicked in. When family friend Markus arrives with mercenaries to take the weapons by force, Tora's fury turns to fear when government ships descend in an attempt to kill them all. She forges an unlikely alliance with Markus and his rag-tag group of raiders, including a smart but quiet soldier named James. Tora must quickly figure out who she can trust, as she must choose between saving herself by giving up the guns or honoring her father's request to save humanity from the most lethal weapons in existence.

©2014 Kristi Helvig (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Yawn fest

I found the caricatures very unlikable. It felt like 80% of the book was girls complaining about everything . I also found the end to be very predictable.

Just bad.

If you are hoping for a cool post apocalyptic survival story, or some exciting sci-fi and space travel, you won't find it here. This is basic YA love story. The premise is decent, and I could have waded through some 'heart racing and skin tingling and perfect abs descriptions and even the sequels to see if some of the glaring deficiencies were later addressed, if it weren't for the fact that the main character is so stupid. Most of this book is her moaning about her lot in life and the rest is acting very unrealistically. It was a struggle to finish.