Title: The Dark Intercept (The Dark Intercept, #1)
Author: Julia Keller
Pages: 320
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release Date: 31st October 2017
Blurb from Goodreads:
When the state controls your emotions, how hard will you fight to feel free?
In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the sixteen-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her days are easy thanks to the Intercept, a crime-prevention device that monitors and provokes emotion. But when her long-time crush, Danny Mayhew, gets into a dangerous altercation on Old Earth, Violet launches a secret investigation to find out what he's hiding. An investigation that will lead her to question everything she's ever known about Danny, her father, and the power of the Intercept.
Much like the device itself, The Dark Intercept might get under your skin.
In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the sixteen-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her days are easy thanks to the Intercept, a crime-prevention device that monitors and provokes emotion. But when her long-time crush, Danny Mayhew, gets into a dangerous altercation on Old Earth, Violet launches a secret investigation to find out what he's hiding. An investigation that will lead her to question everything she's ever known about Danny, her father, and the power of the Intercept.
Much like the device itself, The Dark Intercept might get under your skin.
My Review:
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley*
Violet Crowley lives on New Earth which was founded by her father.
Everyone
on New Earth, as well as those unlucky enough to be living on the
ravaged Old Earth, have an Intercept chip implanted at their elbows. The
Intercept uses emotional memories to prevent crime, something not
everyone agrees with.
Violet
knows that Danny Mayhew, her friend and the boy she loves, has a
secret. He keeps travelling to Old Earth and Violet has to know why.
What is Danny hiding?
When I read the premise for The Dark Intercept I was really excited to see where it would go. However, I ended up disappointed.
Violet
was an okay character but I didn't like how obsessed she was with
finding out Danny's secret. He told Violet to trust him, but she had to
go and invade Danny's privacy and stick her nose into his business. I
found her reason for deciding to finally do some snooping a bit weak -
she was fed up of waiting and just HAD to find out. It would have made
more sense if Violet hadn't known about Danny's not-so-secret trips to
Old Earth, and then discovering them she decides to find out what he's
doing.
The writing style was alright but I lost interest several times.
The plot was okay. If it wasn't for the twists I didn't see coming then I would be giving this a lower rating.
Overall this was an okay, disappointing read.
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