The Eighth Day
by Dianne K. Salerni
The day after he turns thirteen, orphan Jax Aubrey awakes to a world without people. His reaction? It must be the zombie apocalypse. When everything goes back to normal the next day, he's sure he's lost it.
Then Riley Pendare, Jax's eighteen-year-old guardian, breaks the news: yesterday was the Eighth Day, an extra twenty-four hours between Wednesday and Thursday. "Transitioners," like Jax and Riley, live in all eight days. Others, like Evangeline, the teenage girl who's hiding in the house next door, exist only on this special day.
The thrill of having a secret day wears off when Jax discovers Evangeline is being hunted by people who want to use her to eliminate the seven-day world—and everyone who lives there. With the threat of human destruction hanging in the balance, Jax has to make a choice: Trigger an apocalypse or save his new friend? That's a lot to figure out . . . even with an extra day. *
This series is one of those books that gives you everything you want. There are no unneeded scenes and the writing style is both impressive and realistic. And by realistic I am a close as reality as you can get when writing a fictional story.
One thing that I really loved about this series was that is was from a character that is not the hero or destined savior or hiding fugitive. It's in the perspective of someone who looks at the hero and does everything that can to live up to that standard. There have been books that I have read similar to this where I have not liked viewing out of the main characters spectrum, but this series was done very well and I did not have that problem. I was greatly able to imagine the story as I chose when the protagonist was not in every situation and scenario.
I would highly recommend this book. Maybe it's a little young and it's a fairly easy read, but it is completely enjoyable and engaging.
*From the dust jacket
Then Riley Pendare, Jax's eighteen-year-old guardian, breaks the news: yesterday was the Eighth Day, an extra twenty-four hours between Wednesday and Thursday. "Transitioners," like Jax and Riley, live in all eight days. Others, like Evangeline, the teenage girl who's hiding in the house next door, exist only on this special day.
The thrill of having a secret day wears off when Jax discovers Evangeline is being hunted by people who want to use her to eliminate the seven-day world—and everyone who lives there. With the threat of human destruction hanging in the balance, Jax has to make a choice: Trigger an apocalypse or save his new friend? That's a lot to figure out . . . even with an extra day. *
This series is one of those books that gives you everything you want. There are no unneeded scenes and the writing style is both impressive and realistic. And by realistic I am a close as reality as you can get when writing a fictional story.
One thing that I really loved about this series was that is was from a character that is not the hero or destined savior or hiding fugitive. It's in the perspective of someone who looks at the hero and does everything that can to live up to that standard. There have been books that I have read similar to this where I have not liked viewing out of the main characters spectrum, but this series was done very well and I did not have that problem. I was greatly able to imagine the story as I chose when the protagonist was not in every situation and scenario.
I would highly recommend this book. Maybe it's a little young and it's a fairly easy read, but it is completely enjoyable and engaging.
*From the dust jacket
What would you think had happened if you woke up and everyone was gone?
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