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Zero Day : A Librarian’s Perspective Review

I read Zero Day in one sitting–so amazing! I requested this book for review when I read the blurb on NetGalley, but I was absolutely hooked from the very first chapter. Zero Day reminds me of John Grisham or Tom Clancy for teens.

AUTHOR: Jan Gangsei
SERIES: none currently listed
PUBLISHER: Disney-Hyperion
PUBLICATION DATE: January 12, 2016
ISBN: 9781484722268
PAGES: 368
SOURCE: NetGalley
GENRE: action, espionage, thriller
SETTING: Washington, DC, present day
GIVE IT TO: upper-MS, HS

SUMMARY OF ZERO DAY

Addie Webster, daughter of a US Governor, vanished without a trace eight years ago. Now age 16, Addie managed to escape her captors and is back with her family. What happened to her when she was abducted? Who took her and why? And most of all, can she be trusted?

Darrow Fergusson, Addie’s best childhood friend and son of the White House Chief of Staff, is soon recruited by the NSA to find out if Addie is connected to a string of terrorist attacks carried out by a group calling itself Cerberus.

REVIEW OF ZERO DAY

I cannot recommend Zero Day enough! Readers looking for lots of action and suspense will not be disappointed. I especially love how the story allows readers to make realizations right along with Addie and Darrow.

Through flashbacks, readers gain insight on what happened to Addie for the eight years she was missing. The flashbacks are well placed and flow naturally with the story.

There is some romance, but the main focus of this story is what happened to Addie while she lived with her captors and how she adjusts (and does not adjust) to life back with her family.

As of this writing in October 2015, there is no sequel to Zero Day listed on Goodreads. But there are several loose plot threads and a cliffhanger ending, so it would be very disappointing if a sequel isn’t planned.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Action-packed, suspenseful, and incredibly difficult to put down! An early 2016 favorite!

STATUS IN MY LIBRARY

We don’t have it yet, but I plan to get Zero Day for the library. It will be really easy to booktalk.

RATING BREAKDOWN

  • Overall: 5/5
  • Creativity: 5/5
  • Characters: 5/5
  • Engrossing: 5/5
  • Writing: 5/5
  • Appeal to teens: 5/5
  • Appropriate length to tell the story: 5/5

MATURE CONTENT

  • Language: mild-moderate; 12 sh**, 2 f-bombs
  • Sexuality: mild; kissing
  • Violence: moderate; terrorism, murder, guns and shooting
  • Drugs/Alcohol: very mild; underage drinking in past; teen in drug rehab
  • Other: one of Darrow’s friends is gay; photo of two girls kissing; teen suicide attempt

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