"SYLO" by D.J. MacHale (F1)

Aliens. That is the Question.

SYLO

By D.J. MacHale

The SYLO Chronicles Series, Book 1



# Pgs: 416

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Overview:



The ultimate action-fueled end-of-the-world conspiracy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale

THEY CAME FROM THE SKY
parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce’s idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine.

They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO’s commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world.

Tucker believes there’s more to SYLO’s story. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby—and experienced the powers it gave him—for himself.

What all this means, SYLO isn’t saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery.

LOOK TO THE SKY
because Pemberwick is only the first stop.

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Review:

Once again, still having trouble getting into Long Lankin. I'm sure that it has nothing to do with the book as I've heard it's actually supposed to be a pretty good read. I just need to be more patient and shove through it. In any case, I've actually got a pretty good book for you to consider. This one comes to you from the bestselling author of the Pendragon series; it's SYLO by D.J. MacHale.

My thoughts for this book? Unbelievable. A really good book. I checked it out yesterday and just finished reading it a minute ago. It's a suspenseful, action-packed sci-fi book. From the very first words I was drawn into it. It started off with a relatively normal setting that progressed into this mass hysteria type of a book that was strangely quite believable. The imagery the author created from the very beginning of the novel threw me into this world a chaos and conspiracy that kept me guessing. Each of the characters within its pages were highly developed with their own individual personalities I couldn't help but appreciate.

Towards the end, the imagination I created from the book's descriptions coupled with what "evidence" I had gathered up to that point tricked me, in a sense. Like a person might see things that aren't there very late at night, I "saw" connections in the novel that weren't there. Rather than that being a bad thing, as it usually might, it was a very delightful and clever trick that I have no doubt the author knew he created when he wrote it. Even if I hadn't enjoyed this book to the extent that I did, MacHale ended it with a cliffhanger... and I have a terribly monstrous curiosity...

All in all, it's probably too soon for me to be gushing about this book as I just literally finished reading it, but I found this book as a highly enjoyable read. MacHale set a questionable pace at some points, and the book is, perhaps, better fit for someone with a shorter attention span because of its faster pace. I reccommend this book for sci-fi lovers and people who love to be engulfed in a world of imagery. I could see this book at one point becoming a movie, but we'll see when book two is out...