About the Book:
Title: Recoil
Author: Joanne Macgregor
Publisher: Independent
Release Date: May 14th, 2016
Genre: YA Dystopian, Romance
Three years after a series of terrorist attacks flooded the US with a lethal plague, society has changed radically.
Sixteen
year-old Jinxy James spends her days trapped at home – immersed in
virtual reality, worrying about the plague and longing for freedom. Then
she wins a war simulation game and is recruited into a top-secret
organisation where talented teenagers are trained to become agents in
the war on terror. Eager to escape her mother’s over-protectiveness and
to serve her country, Jinxy enlists and becomes an expert sniper of
infected mutant rats.
She’s immediately drawn to Quinn O’Riley, a
charming and subversive intelligence analyst who knows more about the
new order of government and society than he is telling. Then a shocking
revelation forces Jinxy to make an impossible decision, and she risks
losing everything.
Recoil is the first book in a young adult
dystopian romance trilogy, and makes great reading for lovers of Rick
Yancey (The Fifth Wave), Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games), and Veronica
Roth (Divergent).
Author Bio:
not writing, Joanne Macgregor is a counselling psychologist in private
practice where she works mainly with victims of crime and
trauma. Although she lives in the frenetic adrenaline-rush of the big
city, Joanne has always been in love with nature, and escapes into the
wilds whenever she can. She’s a Harry Potter fanatic, bakes the best
choc-chip cookies on the planet, and is addicted to chilies and
bulletproof coffee.
She started her
professional life as a high school English teacher and loves writing
about, and for, teens. She is the author of several books for Young
Adults – Scarred (2015), Turtle Walk (2011), Rock Steady (2013), and
Fault Lines (2016).
Giveaway:
The author has graciously offered an e-copy of both Scarred and Recoil. Just fill out the Rafflecopter below!
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These books look they are right up my alley! Thanks for the intro!
Great! Hope you've entered the giveaway!
I love that this book mixes gaming with "reality." This book sounds like it has a strong POV character and promises a bit of romance too. Thanks for the post!
I love how there seem to be more books doing that, as it seems very relevant to today's world!
Makes me wonder if she knew that winning the war simulation game would get her recruited or if it was a total surprise.
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It does sound like it could be a good read! Thanks for visiting!
Can't wait to read this! It sounds so interesting! I'm already intrigued about the story. And the cover is so beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂