Blog Tour Why In Five: Burn by Walter Jury & Sarah Fine

Welcome to the blog tour for Burn by Walter Jury & Sarah Fine! I know all of your are probably sick of all my blog tours this week (there were at least four!), but hey, they are all great opportunities to win something! Check out why YOU should read Scan (book one of this duology), and enter to win a signed set of the books!

You can read my fangirl-y review of Scan HERE!

Why in Five:

5. Scan is book one of a duology. Okay, why is this a good thing? If you're like me, you're probably tired of so many trilogies and waiting and cliffhangers and really, waiting? Scan and Burn make up a duology! And Burn is published! So... no waiting necessary!

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4. It's a science-fiction-thriller. Or some combination of the two. I personally LOVE science fiction, and thrillers, and I really enjoyed how Jury and Fine mixed the two. These two genres make for a very EXCITING book! Even if you don't like either genre, it's totally fine! The science isn't overwhelming. It's a very *smart* book though. Seriously, there was some awesome science-y things in this book. Get ready to be acquainted with things like hydrogen peroxide and flaming tennis balls!

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3. Tate, the protagonist, is an easy guy to love. Yep, these books are told from the point-of-view of a male! And total-package kind of guy too. Very intelligent, athletic, cautious, brave, loyal... I may or may not have a tiny crush on him.

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2. There is romance in these books and it is sooo sweet. It's one of those romances that are already a thing before the book begins! Which really works in Scan (and Burn too, I imagine). Tate and Christina are a lovely couple, and hey, no love triangle! The two of them have a lot to deal with, especially at one point, but I love how they work things out and keep fighting for each other. And did I mention no triangle?

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1. ... It's Sarah Fine. I know this seems like a cop-out reason but come on. This woman is an AMAZING storyteller. Walter Jury is fabulous himself but of his books, I've only read Scan. But from Sarah? I've read Sanctum, Fractured, Chaos, Of Metal and Wishes, Scan. And I have Marked, Claimed, and hopefully soon, Of Dreams and Rust and Burn. Sarah has a lot of books published but the thing is, all of them are GREAT. I've yet to rate any of the five books of hers I've read lower than four stars. That's pretty amazing, on her part! Never stop writing, Sarah :)

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Check out Burn:

Burn by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine

Book Two of the Scan series

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Publication Date: May 12, 2015

Official Summary:

"Car chases, explosions and action galore—awesome."—Kirkus Reviews on Scan

At the cliffhanger ending of Scan, Tate loses the very thing he was fighting to protect, what his father had called the key to human survival. Tate doesn't have much time to worry about it because he needs to get away, to ensure he and Christina are safe. His father left him one last thing that can do just that—a safehouse, which turns out to be a clue to what's really threatening the planet. As Tate follows the clues his father left behind, he starts to uncover the truth, realizing he's up against an enemy he's only beginning to understand.

A riveting, fast-paced "we are not alone" adventure, Burn thrills to the very end.

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About Sarah Fine:

Sarah Fine is the author of several books for teens, including Of Metal and Wishes and its sequel, Of Dreams and Rust, and the Guards of the Shadowlands YA urban fantasy series. She is also the co-author (with Walter Jury) of two YA sci-fi thrillers: Scan and its sequel Burn. Sarah is also the author of the adult urban fantasy series, Servants of Fate, with the third book in the series, Fated, releasing September 2015. When Sarah’s not writing, she’s psychologizing. Sometimes she does both at the same time. The results are unpredictable.

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Waiting on Wednesday (#109): Burn by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week, I'm featuring:

Burn by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine

Book Two of the Scan series

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Publication Date: May 12, 2014

Summary (from Goodreads):

At the cliffhanger ending of Scan, Tate loses the very thing he was fighting to protect, what his father had called the key to human survival. Tate doesn't have much time to worry about it because he needs to get away, to ensure he and Christina are safe. His father left him one last thing that can do just that—a safehouse, which turns out to be a clue to what's really threatening the planet. As Tate follows the clues his father left behind, he starts to uncover the truth, realizing he's up against an enemy he's only beginning to understand.

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Read my review of Scan!

I loved Scan! I must know how it all ends!

Review: Scan by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine

Scan by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine

Book One of the Scan series

Publisher: Putnam Children's

Publication Date: May 6, 2014

Rating: 4 stars

Source: ARC sent by the publisher

Summary (from Goodreads):

Tate and his father don’t exactly get along. As Tate sees it, his father has unreasonably high expectations for Tate to be the best—at everything. Tate finally learns what he’s being prepared for when he steals one of his dad’s odd tech inventions and mercenaries ambush the school, killing his father in the process and sending Tate on the run from aliens who look just like humans. 

All Tate knows--like how to make weapons out of oranges and lighter fluid--may not be enough to save him as he’s plunged into a secret inter-species conflict that’s been going on for centuries. Aided only by his girlfriend and his estranged mother, with powerful enemies closing in on all sides, Tate races to puzzle out the secret behind his father’s invention and why so many are willing to kill for it. A riveting, fast-paced adventure, Scan is a clever alien thriller with muscle and heart.

What I Liked:

I am three for three, when it comes to LOVING Sarah Fine's books! That's talent right there - the fact that I've really, really liked three separate books of hers, of two different series. I have her fourth full-length novel, Of Metal and Wishes, and I'm pretty excited about reading that one.

This book is completely in Tate's point-of-view (first person), and I truly enjoyed reading from his perspective. The book begins with Tate losing in the semifinals of wrestling tournament, and dreading the weight of his father's anger and disappointment. Tate wants to spend time with his girlfriend and scale back a little with the insane workout and education regimen that his father has him doing. A stupid mistake is what brings hell on earth. Tate goes into his father's lab, steals a piece of technology, and brings it to school. It's not long before Tate, his girlfriend, and his mother (whom he hasn't seen in quite some time) are on the run from people who want the scanner back.

This book is extremely science-fiction-based, and I absolutely love this. Tate's father is a scientist, his mother is a scientist, and Tate himself is a science genius. Of course, Tate uses his science knowledge to play silly (but brilliant) pranks in school. Tate's extensive educational training comes in handy many, many times in this books, and I loved that Jury and Fine included them in the scenes. 

This book is also considered a thriller, which I think is highly accurate. I love the fast pace of the story, the way the plot kept moving and moving. No one part of the book was particularly slow or extremely fast - the overall pacing was excellent. When books drag in places, it makes it hard to keep reading. I had no such problem with this one.

I really like Tate, as the protagonist and hero of the story. He is very intelligent, as well as loyal, cautious, and headstrong. I feel like I would totally crush on him, if I knew him in real life. Athletic, muscular, wicked, AND brainy? That's one toxic combination - my favorite.

I also liked the supporting characters - Christina, Mitra, George, and several others. Jury and Fine did a great job of developing each character, as well as keeping the amount of characters low, so that readers wouldn't get insanely confused with names and personalities and whatnot. I liked Christina and Tate together, even if they have things they need to work out. 

The overall issue of this book deals with aliens who look like humans. The human population is about one fourth of what it is right now, and the rest are aliens. However, most of the human-looking aliens on the Earth don't know that they're aliens. So that makes it difficult to completely hate the aliens - most of them have no idea that they are aliens. How can you annihilate a species, when everyone (including many of them) think they are the same?

Overall, I am seriously happy and impressed with this book. The alien theme is quite catchy this year and last year, but I'm okay with that, because I LOVE science fiction, and you can't do aliens without science fiction. I love that Jury and Fine make this book very, very realistic, instead of playing it down and making it seem more paranormal or supernatural (NOT contemporary, basically). I have been so excited to read this book, and I'm pleased that it turned out to be amazing!

What I Did Not Like:

There wasn't much that I really didn't like in this book. It flies by and I was interested the entire time. There were questions that I had as I was reading, and at the end, like why exactly the scanner was THAT important, if all it did was... well, what it did. But I'm hoping that my questions will be answered in the sequel, so I'm not going to worry about it too much!

Would I Recommend It:

If you like science fiction novels, then I would highly recommend this book! Don't miss it if you are a science fiction fan. If you're not a science fiction person, I would still recommend it. The story is fast-paced and quite intriguing, so it's easy to get caught up in the craziness, and want to know what happens next. I was really excited to read this book for months, and I'm glad I was not disappointed! Yay for that.

Rating:

4 stars. What a fun ride! I definitely cannot wait to read the second book in the series.

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