Razers Fireflies Book 2 eBook Melissa Koberlein
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In Fireflies Will and Marley found each other. Now, in Razers, they discover how much they are willing to risk for a future together.
Seventeen-year-old Will doesn’t want to kill Marley, but if they take their relationship to the next level, he could do just that. The alien symbiotes living inside his body are deadly to ordinary humans. Determined to find a cure, Will leaves Marley to start her senior year at Pine Grove High alone.
But Marley isn’t alone…
Sam Wyatt is a strange and potentially dangerous alien host called a razer. While he looks like a typical teenage boy, he’s far from it—he’s lost the ability to think for himself. At least up until now. Now there’s one thing he can think about, one thing all razers in Pine Grove think about—Marley Hunter.
Razers Fireflies Book 2 eBook Melissa Koberlein
The 43-year-old father who reviewed Fireflies, the first installment of novelist Melissa Koberlein’s YA trilogy of the same name, returns with another notch on his belt (now 44, oy!) and a fresh look at the series’ pivotal second chapter, Razers. And while novels described as a “blend of romance and light science fiction” do not exactly dominate this reviewer’s reading lists, I do have two young daughters fast approaching their teen years. A fringe benefit of Koberlein’s series, for me anyway, is a bit of insight into the complexity of a modern teen’s perspective on relationships – most effectively from the female point of view. Granted, most of the teenagers we know and love aren't involved with “alien hosts.” But perhaps one of the underlying themes of this likable series is a reinforcement of the universal truism that love is always worth the pain, no matter who is loving who.In the first book, published last year, the young protagonist Marley Hunter meets and is “marked” by Will Reed, a slow-aging “teenager” with unique appeal, who happens to be hosting tiny alien life forms known as chondria. They fall in love, are deterred by romantic entanglements of varying pettiness, and have one crazy night indeed at Marley’s junior prom. Before the novel is finished, someone is killed, and the critical discovery is made that Marley is not a “potential host” for chondria. This represents a serious wrench for the young couple, that it prevents them from being able to take their relationship “to the next level” – a euphemism for something else that could offend a conservative reader, but so be it.
Razers (a term used to indicate someone who has been forced to “bond” with alien chondria against their will) opens strongly, with an exciting sequence in which Marley is attacked by a group of these unfortunates, who have been deprived of the ability to think independently, and who seem overwhelmingly drawn to her for unknown reasons. The scene plays out like a tense moment in a zombie film, but with its own unique twist. Narrowly escaping that, Marley and Will whisk away to a summer “’vaca’ that could rival Disney” – she has become the first “human” invited to attend something called the Annual Host Gathering, a kind of festival/Olympics for hosts. I was vaguely reminded of The Hunger Games but without the added bummer of young people being slaughtered by young people for sport.
Once they return to the “normalcy” of Pine Grove, in Appalachian Pennsylvania, Marley begins her senior year, and Will vanishes from the middle chunk of the novel, conveniently opening a gap for a rival to bum rush. Turns out, Will has a good reason for being absent, but never quite explains what that is to Marley. Meanwhile, one of the razers who attacked Marley early, another “teen” named Sam Wyatt, realizes the young lady has a soothing effect on his condition, so to speak, and begins to stalk her. Rather than turn him away, or call the authorities, Marley opts to help him, which results in a narratively advantageous love triangle.
This reviewer must admit he wavered here momentarily, and felt the weight of romantic fantasy threaten the structure of the whole enterprise. Isn't it a little too fortunate for Marley – and Sam – that her physical administrations help Sam to “heal”? While allowing her to tell herself (and, later, Will) that it was all being done to help the poor guy? Furthermore, why is yet a third young man, blessed with good looks, also pining for the pretty but very human Marley? But then I remembered to stop worrying and consider the intended audience. Chalk it up to my serious lack of experience trafficking in the romance genre. It would be hard to be satisfied with this kind of novel, after all, if nobody’s getting any lovin’.
Anyway, and more importantly, in spite of minor quibbles, I thought the book succeeded where it counts. It moves briskly, is well plotted, handles a good number of believable characters, and brings us to a surprising and dramatic conclusion that sets up the final chapter. Credit Melissa Koberlein for executing all of these things successfully - and in a sequel, too, which carries the additional pressure of delivering on the promise of the first novel. But maybe what I admired the most about the novel is the consistently light tone and utter lack of pretense, as I noted the first time around. In Razers, it is obvious that the writer herself is having fun even while putting in the work. Lucky for us that when a storyteller catches the “bug” like this, it is almost always contagious.
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Razers Fireflies Book 2 eBook Melissa Koberlein Reviews
Wonderful storyline. Can't wait to turn the page. Sad ending brought me to tears. Great read for anyone.
Book two in the FIREFLIES series was excellent! You will not want to put this one down! Do not want to give any spoilers, so you have to read the book! Once finished, I immediately started on the third book, MYSTICS! Makes a great gift for yourself or others!
There are definitely some twists in this one. The characters go through some trials and come out but the last trial thrown at them... Not sure what to think. I hope we get a HEA in the next book.
Love It!!!!
OH MAN,CAN IT BE ANY BETTER?!!!!!!!!! This was even better than the first! But now I need lots more answers. Can't believe Will let her die. Something has to happen, SOOO I am on my way to find out. Next book PLEASE!!!!!!
The 43-year-old father who reviewed Fireflies, the first installment of novelist Melissa Koberlein’s YA trilogy of the same name, returns with another notch on his belt (now 44, oy!) and a fresh look at the series’ pivotal second chapter, Razers. And while novels described as a “blend of romance and light science fiction” do not exactly dominate this reviewer’s reading lists, I do have two young daughters fast approaching their teen years. A fringe benefit of Koberlein’s series, for me anyway, is a bit of insight into the complexity of a modern teen’s perspective on relationships – most effectively from the female point of view. Granted, most of the teenagers we know and love aren't involved with “alien hosts.” But perhaps one of the underlying themes of this likable series is a reinforcement of the universal truism that love is always worth the pain, no matter who is loving who.
In the first book, published last year, the young protagonist Marley Hunter meets and is “marked” by Will Reed, a slow-aging “teenager” with unique appeal, who happens to be hosting tiny alien life forms known as chondria. They fall in love, are deterred by romantic entanglements of varying pettiness, and have one crazy night indeed at Marley’s junior prom. Before the novel is finished, someone is killed, and the critical discovery is made that Marley is not a “potential host” for chondria. This represents a serious wrench for the young couple, that it prevents them from being able to take their relationship “to the next level” – a euphemism for something else that could offend a conservative reader, but so be it.
Razers (a term used to indicate someone who has been forced to “bond” with alien chondria against their will) opens strongly, with an exciting sequence in which Marley is attacked by a group of these unfortunates, who have been deprived of the ability to think independently, and who seem overwhelmingly drawn to her for unknown reasons. The scene plays out like a tense moment in a zombie film, but with its own unique twist. Narrowly escaping that, Marley and Will whisk away to a summer “’vaca’ that could rival Disney” – she has become the first “human” invited to attend something called the Annual Host Gathering, a kind of festival/Olympics for hosts. I was vaguely reminded of The Hunger Games but without the added bummer of young people being slaughtered by young people for sport.
Once they return to the “normalcy” of Pine Grove, in Appalachian Pennsylvania, Marley begins her senior year, and Will vanishes from the middle chunk of the novel, conveniently opening a gap for a rival to bum rush. Turns out, Will has a good reason for being absent, but never quite explains what that is to Marley. Meanwhile, one of the razers who attacked Marley early, another “teen” named Sam Wyatt, realizes the young lady has a soothing effect on his condition, so to speak, and begins to stalk her. Rather than turn him away, or call the authorities, Marley opts to help him, which results in a narratively advantageous love triangle.
This reviewer must admit he wavered here momentarily, and felt the weight of romantic fantasy threaten the structure of the whole enterprise. Isn't it a little too fortunate for Marley – and Sam – that her physical administrations help Sam to “heal”? While allowing her to tell herself (and, later, Will) that it was all being done to help the poor guy? Furthermore, why is yet a third young man, blessed with good looks, also pining for the pretty but very human Marley? But then I remembered to stop worrying and consider the intended audience. Chalk it up to my serious lack of experience trafficking in the romance genre. It would be hard to be satisfied with this kind of novel, after all, if nobody’s getting any lovin’.
Anyway, and more importantly, in spite of minor quibbles, I thought the book succeeded where it counts. It moves briskly, is well plotted, handles a good number of believable characters, and brings us to a surprising and dramatic conclusion that sets up the final chapter. Credit Melissa Koberlein for executing all of these things successfully - and in a sequel, too, which carries the additional pressure of delivering on the promise of the first novel. But maybe what I admired the most about the novel is the consistently light tone and utter lack of pretense, as I noted the first time around. In Razers, it is obvious that the writer herself is having fun even while putting in the work. Lucky for us that when a storyteller catches the “bug” like this, it is almost always contagious.
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