Bluescreen

By: Dan Wells

Narrated by: Roxanne Hernandez

“Bluescreen is a stunning deluge of imagination, filled with suspense and twists and unforgettable characters. This book is just plain awesome.”—James Dashner, bestselling author of The Maze Runner

From Dan Wells, author of the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence, comes the first book in a new sci-fi-noir series. Los Angeles in 2050 is a city of open doors, as long as you have the right connections. That connection is a djinni—a smart device implanted right in a person’s head. In a world where virtually everyone is online twenty-four hours a day, this connection is like oxygen—and a world like that presents plenty of opportunities for someone who knows how to manipulate it.

Marisa Carneseca is one of those people. She might spend her days in Mirador, but she lives on the net—going to school, playing games, hanging out, or doing things of more questionable legality with her friends Sahara and Anja. And it’s Anja who first gets her hands on Bluescreen—a virtual drug that plugs right into a person’s djinni and delivers a massive, nonchemical, completely safe high. But in this city, when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, and Mari and her friends soon find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy that is much bigger than they ever suspected.

Great book!!

The story reminds me a little bit of ghost in the shell. The narrator is really good and made me feel I was there at times. This is also my first audio book and I will be listening to another book shortly. :)

Don't miss this one!

When your 'to read' pile of books has to be ignored so you can re-read Bluescreen, you know you've found a good one! This boo breaks down racial and continental barriers and shows friendship in ask is wonder. The pre-apocaliptic world created here is amazing and terrifying as personal computers become more 'personal' than most people could ever imagine, especially as our own world becomes more and more reliant on technology with every passing day. Don't miss this book. It's awesome!

YOUTH fiction here, but also a warning

This is certainly a YA novel, not heavier, probing adult literature. But the topic is timely and cautionary. It's pretty good, but not awesome. It did not make me like the characters. The narration is also okay.

Great plot that made me think I had it figured out

I really enjoyed this book, The diversity of the characters, and the plotting. I recommend it to anyone who likes cyberpunk and sci-fi.

I never thought YA and Cyberpunk work together

And I was right.
The first half of this book feels like a mess.
I didn't buy the teenager poor girl that goes to glamorous clubs every night. The super diverse cast and the billionaire with dreamy eyes.
If it wasn't for my new year resolution to finish the books I bought on audible, doubtful I would get past the mid point.

BUT
The last part is actually quite solid, all the building blocks are established ahead of time. I was not a big fan of a big action at the end, but all in all, the second part of the book is fun enough to merit 3.5-4 stars (so I rounded up to 4)

An interesting read for aspiring authors who want to see how a plot is built correctly, in that Wells is a master.

All in all, worth the read, but starts quite badly in my opinion.