A review by bookish_manda
SYLO by D.J. MacHale

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Sylo by DJ MacHale is a fast paced, plot-driven dystopian about a high school boy who lives on an island off of Maine, and a drug that is killing people. The CDC and the government get involved to quarantine the island, and residents are not happy about it.

I was surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. When I started it, I struggled that MacHale introduced Olivia in her tiny red bikini. My hackles immediately went up and my brain thought, “Ugh! Another male author writing a misogynistic view of the female body.” I figured I’d see where this was going.I tried to balance that this book was written in 2013, and was written from the perspective of a teenage boy.

Overall, I’m glad I finished Sylo. I’m not sure if I will read the next book in the series or not.