Bunker Boy

By: Jordan Elizabeth

Narrated by: Tracy Hundley

All Zara wanted to do was pass her Spanish final and graduate high school, but suddenly she’s waking up in an unknown hospital. The east coast is destroyed and she’s one of the few survivors. The government has assigned her to Outpost Eight, an abandoned Catskills resort converted into a fortress. Not only does Zara have to come to terms with the loss of everything she’s ever known, but the leader of Outpost Eight marries her to his son.

Cliff Andrews is too quiet and afraid of everything, especially his father. There’s much more to the situation than he’s telling Zara. Nothing feels right about Outpost Eight and Zara questions what really happened to Cliff’s first wife.

Everyone else might be willing to blindly follow the leader’s laws, but not Zara. She won’t stop until she knows the truth about Outpost Eight.

©2019 Jordan Elizabeth Hallak (P)2020 Jordan Elizabeth Hallak

Young adult suspense....

This young adult book had an interesting premise that flipped for a surprise ending. It was a light read: clean, but with adult themes. Heavy on feminism, light on character development. It didn't really do anything for me and felt like it needed more work, but if you are into young adult suspense books, this might be right up your alley!

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

So Much Action in Such Little Time

The world’s been destroyed. Zara has been in a medically induced coma for five years. Or so she’s been told. When Zara is groomed to acclimation in a place known as Outpost Eight, filled with the belief that a terrorist attack destroyed her country and she and a handful of others were the only survivors. It’s not long before things start to not add up. Questions are forming. The most haunting of all: is it all a lie?

Full of twists and turns. At first, the book seemed so straight forward, but as the book came to a close, it was jolting to see just how much suspense the author could pack into the book. Zara was an easy MC to root for. She was sweet but determined. A strong character. I also liked Cliff, Zara’s “Bunker Boy.” Even though I shouldn’t, I found myself feeling sorry for him.

Although a short listen, it’s definitely a rollercoaster.

Narration was soft and lilting which fit the sweet personality of the MC.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Great Read

Bunker Boy was a good read by Jordan Elizabeth. Zara was studying for her Spanish final and looking forward to graduating high school. But next thing she knows, she's waking up in an unknown hospital. The east coast is destroyed and Zara is one of the few survivors. She was assigned to Outpost Eight by the government. Zara is set to marry the leader of the outpost's son. Cliff is very quiet and afraid of everything. Zara knows that he isn't telling her the whole truth. I really enjoyed reading Cliff and Zara's story.

Great YA Story

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I thought the plot was unique; I've never read anything like it! But this wasn't a surprise when I realized I had read another book by Jordan Elizabeth (Rogue Crystal) with a cool, different plot. This one brought up lots of fears that women, young and old, have in their daily lives and I enjoyed following Zara along as she discovered the truth.

The only downfall to this audiobook was the narrator. I really wanted the voice of Zara to be a teenage girl's voice, but it sounded much older, yet whiny and nasally.

Great Plot

I really like the plot, I have not heard another story like it. Not a big fan of the narrator took a while to get past that but after that I really enjoyed the story