Title: Endgame the Calling
Author: James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton
Publisher: Harper Collins
Rating: 4 stars
Brief summary: The end of the world was planned even before life began. Now the end is here, it is time for endgame to begin. There are twelve players and one prize: to live. Endgame is the game that decides who survives the end of the world. Endgame is real. Endgame is now. What will be will be.
Thoughts in a sentance:
Kathy: I think the premise of this book was so exciting and just the idea of it will keep me reading the rest of the series, however I think the book could have played out better.
Bee: (To be read)
Review: Endgame is a thrilling rollercoaster you don't want to miss, read it now and feel the thrill. One thing I loved about this book was that it's told from nearly every players perspective meaning you can see how they individually interpret the game and you can also experience the way the players were prepared for endgame. We see that they have been trained in different ways and you see how that has shaped their character. I also loved how this book takes us to different countries such as China and Turkey. We go to famous land marks such as the Big wild goose pagoda and stone henge, which I really enjoyed because we gain knowlege about these interesting sites as well as enjoying the story. I ended up doing my own research on some of the sites because I wanted to get a better picture of what it looked like in my mind, for example if you don't know what the big wild goose pagoda is you should defiantly look it up because it's probably not what you think it is. The fact that this book adds a supernatural element to famous sites that everybody knows of, made this book even more interesting for me because it made it seem more real.
If you didn't already know this book has a lot of hype about it beacuse it is being made into a film, there will soon be an app that allows you to play your own endgame and you can win half a million dollars with this book. Inside the book are lots of odd pictures and words that will help you solve the puzzle and unlock the money being held at ceasers palace in las vegas.
My only criticisms about this book is that at first it is hard to keep up with whose story you are following because there are so many players and the names are hard to match to characters. However it soon becomes clear who each person is beacuse they all have something memorable about them and are all very different. I also kept expecting something big to happen because it's such a big book you expect a huge climax and a shocking surprise (which I definitely got) but the ending wasn't as good as I was expecting compared to the rest of the book. I feel it could have been more dramatic and I was confused with the ending and couldn't imagine what was going on. The ending had some heart breaking scenes that I couldn't believe happened because it was so unexpected.
I know the next books will definatly have us holding onto our chairs and to be honest I can't wait. This story can go in a lot of directions and I'm hoping that the players will be able to work togather and find a better solution to endgame however what will be will be.
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May the odds be ever in you favour
Love Bathy
xxx
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