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jenlynnhill's review
3.0
Not a fan of the love triangle aspect, especially considering Tony and Willow hardly know each other, but they developed feelings quickly...all while Willow was trying to find her friends. I think the writing in this book is worse than in the first, but again, it's just a fluffy read so I'm okay with that. The authors are still able to hold my interest enough for me to want to read the third book.
jenniferx's review
3.0
Was sick for the weekend and read this series. Enjoyed it enough to forget how bad I felt. Not on the reread list.
scearceka's review
5.0
Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow! That's what first comes to mind when I think of "Finding ELE". It picks up exactly where "Project ELE" ended, and the story just builds from there. We follow Willow as she meets her mother's group of survivors, tries to both explain and deal with her boatload of powers, and starts to train with Tony, her mother's right-hand and her new protector. On top of all this, Willow's friends are still nowhere to be found, and her Dad's still inside the shelter. What happens with them? Well, you'll have to read to find out!
I really enjoyed this story, as it delved deeper into Willow's different powers (and she gets a few more during this book), it showed her struggle between being back with her Mom/brother but missing her Dad/friends, and it started the idea of a love triangle, which is just so much fun. I feel like this was an awesome continuation of the series, and once again, there's that cliffhanger at the end!! I can't wait to see what Rebecca and Courtney give us in the third installment!!
It would only let me give 5 stars =(
Wow! That's what first comes to mind when I think of "Finding ELE". It picks up exactly where "Project ELE" ended, and the story just builds from there. We follow Willow as she meets her mother's group of survivors, tries to both explain and deal with her boatload of powers, and starts to train with Tony, her mother's right-hand and her new protector. On top of all this, Willow's friends are still nowhere to be found, and her Dad's still inside the shelter. What happens with them? Well, you'll have to read to find out!
I really enjoyed this story, as it delved deeper into Willow's different powers (and she gets a few more during this book), it showed her struggle between being back with her Mom/brother but missing her Dad/friends, and it started the idea of a love triangle, which is just so much fun. I feel like this was an awesome continuation of the series, and once again, there's that cliffhanger at the end!! I can't wait to see what Rebecca and Courtney give us in the third installment!!
It would only let me give 5 stars =(
nannyf's review
5.0
This story starts from the point where book 1, Project ELE, finishes.
Willow has managed to escape from the shelter, and the first person she runs into, literally, is her injured mother. Willow uses her abilities to help her mum.
She finds out that things are very strange outside the shelter.
There are those outside who have abilities also, but instead of using them for good, they use them to steal the abilities of others for their own gain. They are called Reapers.
Those who follow Willow's mum believe her to be the same as the reapers, but having seen her heal injuries they mostly change their minds.
Alec, Connor and Claire also escape from the shelter but are nowhere to be found. Willow decides to find them, so she embarks on a journey, with help from her mum and others.
There is another possible love interest in this story for Willow, but in her heart she loves Alec and continues to search for him, while fighting beside her mum to survive.
The quest to gain answers leads Willow, and others, to return to the shelter.
Do they find what, or who, they are searching for inside the shelter?
Will they manage to escape again?
And if they do escape, what lies waiting for them outside?
Again the authors have managed to write a great story. We meet new characters, learn more about what has been happening outside, and we find out about more abilities gained by Willow and others.
The story is told in such a way that there are quiet times, and there are battles, but the balance between these is just right. It keeps the readers attention focused on the story and I cannot wait to get stuck into book 3!
Willow has managed to escape from the shelter, and the first person she runs into, literally, is her injured mother. Willow uses her abilities to help her mum.
She finds out that things are very strange outside the shelter.
There are those outside who have abilities also, but instead of using them for good, they use them to steal the abilities of others for their own gain. They are called Reapers.
Those who follow Willow's mum believe her to be the same as the reapers, but having seen her heal injuries they mostly change their minds.
Alec, Connor and Claire also escape from the shelter but are nowhere to be found. Willow decides to find them, so she embarks on a journey, with help from her mum and others.
There is another possible love interest in this story for Willow, but in her heart she loves Alec and continues to search for him, while fighting beside her mum to survive.
The quest to gain answers leads Willow, and others, to return to the shelter.
Do they find what, or who, they are searching for inside the shelter?
Will they manage to escape again?
And if they do escape, what lies waiting for them outside?
Again the authors have managed to write a great story. We meet new characters, learn more about what has been happening outside, and we find out about more abilities gained by Willow and others.
The story is told in such a way that there are quiet times, and there are battles, but the balance between these is just right. It keeps the readers attention focused on the story and I cannot wait to get stuck into book 3!
raeanne's review
4.0
The Good:
+New characters
+Character growth
+More family involvement
+Twists
+Pacing
+More world-building
The Bad & The Other:
-Cliffhanger
-Love triangle
-didn't like the portrayal of the new girl and Willow's attitude of “Oh, she's flirty so she must have daddy issues. How sad”.
-Didn't like Willow's use of “man card”. It felt off and I said, “Wait, why is she saying that? Do we still have this shit in the future? Fuuck.”
-No specifics on where they are in the US or anything, so when they travel I was disoriented.
There's a lot more conflict. SO much drama. All the drama. Beyond the personal, the outside world has a host of new issues, including rebel fractions, and ELE's outed as lying fuckfaces.
It revolves around the search for Willow's friends and leaves the consequences of their findings for its sequel Survivng ELE. It's about survival and learning surface learning and being a rebel. It's great finding out about everyone outside the FEMA shelters. The dystopian global government conspiracy is on the back burner for the moment.
I did like how there are bright spots and down time for them so it's not all doom and gloom 24/7.
Willow wasn't all that personable as she's going through some growing pains. It's a good thing though for character progression. The repercussions and changes are coming in the next book. There's enough going on and her mindset is explained well enough that she's not insufferable.
Love Triangle:
UGH.
However, there is a heartwarming moment when she seeks advice about being torn. She actually struggles with realizing she can be attracted to other people while in a relationship. She's the epitome of sheltered and it makes sense.
I was also ready to hate Tony because ugh. He's a standard tough guy with a dark past, of course. But he at least backed off when Willow said no.
And their connection is well done so it's not a stupid or shallow pairing.
(Man, I really hope I'm not jaded from seeing so many godawful ones I'm happy to see mediocre or something lol.)
+New characters
+Character growth
+More family involvement
+Twists
+Pacing
+More world-building
The Bad & The Other:
-Cliffhanger
-Love triangle
-didn't like the portrayal of the new girl and Willow's attitude of “Oh, she's flirty so she must have daddy issues. How sad”.
-Didn't like Willow's use of “man card”. It felt off and I said, “Wait, why is she saying that? Do we still have this shit in the future? Fuuck.”
-No specifics on where they are in the US or anything, so when they travel I was disoriented.
There's a lot more conflict. SO much drama. All the drama. Beyond the personal, the outside world has a host of new issues, including rebel fractions, and ELE's outed as lying fuckfaces.
It revolves around the search for Willow's friends and leaves the consequences of their findings for its sequel Survivng ELE. It's about survival and learning surface learning and being a rebel. It's great finding out about everyone outside the FEMA shelters. The dystopian global government conspiracy is on the back burner for the moment.
I did like how there are bright spots and down time for them so it's not all doom and gloom 24/7.
Willow wasn't all that personable as she's going through some growing pains. It's a good thing though for character progression. The repercussions and changes are coming in the next book. There's enough going on and her mindset is explained well enough that she's not insufferable.
Love Triangle:
UGH.
However, there is a heartwarming moment when she seeks advice about being torn. She actually struggles with realizing she can be attracted to other people while in a relationship. She's the epitome of sheltered and it makes sense.
I was also ready to hate Tony because ugh. He's a standard tough guy with a dark past, of course. But he at least backed off when Willow said no.
And their connection is well done so it's not a stupid or shallow pairing.
(Man, I really hope I'm not jaded from seeing so many godawful ones I'm happy to see mediocre or something lol.)
valeriew's review
4.0
Another cliff hanger!!! This book was pretty good too. Hate the fact that there are two guys. Oh no. What will she do?!?! Ugh. So over done!
kelbell182's review against another edition
3.0
My hopes were admittedly low going into this book. I did not much care for the first book of the series but I wanted to be fair and give the series another chance.
I must say that this installment was much better than the first. Rebecca Gober seemed to get more into her story. The writing was more natural, the dialog was not as stiff and the story took on some interesting turns.
I know that there were still some issues with the writing, but I was able to overlook them more easily because the story pulled me in. For people who are more sensitive to grammatical errors and writing style, I would not recommend this book. As for me, I am much more lenient when it comes to those aspects so I was able to enjoy it.
brokebybooks's review
4.0
The Good:
+New characters
+Character growth
+More family involvement
+Twists
+Pacing
+More world-building
The Bad & The Other:
-Cliffhanger
-Love triangle
-didn't like the portrayal of the new girl and Willow's attitude of “Oh, she's flirty so she must have daddy issues. How sad”.
-Didn't like Willow's use of “man card”. It felt off and I said, “Wait, why is she saying that? Do we still have this shit in the future? Fuuck.”
-No specifics on where they are in the US or anything, so when they travel I was disoriented.
There's a lot more conflict. SO much drama. All the drama. Beyond the personal, the outside world has a host of new issues, including rebel fractions, and ELE's outed as lying fuckfaces.
It revolves around the search for Willow's friends and leaves the consequences of their findings for its sequel Survivng ELE. It's about survival and learning surface learning and being a rebel. It's great finding out about everyone outside the FEMA shelters. The dystopian global government conspiracy is on the back burner for the moment.
I did like how there are bright spots and down time for them so it's not all doom and gloom 24/7.
Willow wasn't all that personable as she's going through some growing pains. It's a good thing though for character progression. The repercussions and changes are coming in the next book. There's enough going on and her mindset is explained well enough that she's not insufferable.
Love Triangle:
UGH.
However, there is a heartwarming moment when she seeks advice about being torn. She actually struggles with realizing she can be attracted to other people while in a relationship. She's the epitome of sheltered and it makes sense.
I was also ready to hate Tony because ugh. He's a standard tough guy with a dark past, of course. But he at least backed off when Willow said no.
And their connection is well done so it's not a stupid or shallow pairing.
(Man, I really hope I'm not jaded from seeing so many godawful ones I'm happy to see mediocre or something lol.)
+New characters
+Character growth
+More family involvement
+Twists
+Pacing
+More world-building
The Bad & The Other:
-Cliffhanger
-Love triangle
-didn't like the portrayal of the new girl and Willow's attitude of “Oh, she's flirty so she must have daddy issues. How sad”.
-Didn't like Willow's use of “man card”. It felt off and I said, “Wait, why is she saying that? Do we still have this shit in the future? Fuuck.”
-No specifics on where they are in the US or anything, so when they travel I was disoriented.
There's a lot more conflict. SO much drama. All the drama. Beyond the personal, the outside world has a host of new issues, including rebel fractions, and ELE's outed as lying fuckfaces.
It revolves around the search for Willow's friends and leaves the consequences of their findings for its sequel Survivng ELE. It's about survival and learning surface learning and being a rebel. It's great finding out about everyone outside the FEMA shelters. The dystopian global government conspiracy is on the back burner for the moment.
I did like how there are bright spots and down time for them so it's not all doom and gloom 24/7.
Willow wasn't all that personable as she's going through some growing pains. It's a good thing though for character progression. The repercussions and changes are coming in the next book. There's enough going on and her mindset is explained well enough that she's not insufferable.
Love Triangle:
UGH.
However, there is a heartwarming moment when she seeks advice about being torn. She actually struggles with realizing she can be attracted to other people while in a relationship. She's the epitome of sheltered and it makes sense.
I was also ready to hate Tony because ugh. He's a standard tough guy with a dark past, of course. But he at least backed off when Willow said no.
And their connection is well done so it's not a stupid or shallow pairing.
(Man, I really hope I'm not jaded from seeing so many godawful ones I'm happy to see mediocre or something lol.)
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