Reboot audiobook

How many people here have watched/read something to do with a robot apocalypse where humans' obsession with technology comes back to bite them in the rear end? Where they create their own destruction in the form of a creature that is stronger or more intelligent than they are? I must have heard that story a million times. But what does it look like from the other side of the fence? What is it like to be an artificial human creation, made for the sole purpose of serving, of making human lives better? Viewed as less than a person and exterminated if you get too many of your own ideas?The Reboots aren't exactly robots, but their story is similar. Set in a dismal future where the dead can be brought back to life and enslaved by humans, these "rebooted" individuals are given a number which is how many minutes they were dead before being brought back - the higher that number, the less humanity still lingers inside them. Wren 178 is the highest number and the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas, she is cold, emotionless and completely focused on following orders and completing the task at hand. That is... until a newbie with one of the lowest numbers she has ever seen arrives. Callum 22 was dead for such a short amount of time that he is almost human and, for the first time, he encourages Wren to challenge her beliefs, her worth and if she really wants to continue being a human slave forever.This is a fascinating perspective on humanity and it looks at what it means to be human. You might find yourself never reading a robot apocalypse story in the same way again. Wren is such an interesting and conflicted character, torn between a multitude of unfamiliar emotions and what she has long-believed to be her duty. Tintera expertly develops Wren's relationships with Callum and Ever, the romance is gradual and sweet and Wren's friendship with the latter is told excellently. Wren and Ever are two very different Reboots but they are so important to one another, there were even a few moments that had me choked up.As well as this, the story opens with a fast-paced action scene when Wren is out on an assignment and the novel continues to maintain this level of pulse-pounding excitement all the way through. The action scenes are vivid, gory and you yourself may feel breathless just reading them. I also thought the author timed the ending perfectly with just the right amount of closure and set-up for the second installment. I, for one, can't wait to see where she takes us next.

La verdad es que no sé si es un libro de cuatro estrellas al cien por cien, pero voy a tratar de argumentarlo de una manera decente. He estado un rato pensando en qué puntuación se acerca más a lo que Reiniciados ofrece, y es que si es por originalidad, debería tener un cinco sobre cinco.Reiniciados es una novela que tiene una premisa muy interesante y que la mantiene durante la novela. Estamos acosumbrados a novelas con buenas premisas que luego terminan siendo muy similares, pero en esta ocasión tenemos una historia con un aura de misterio constante, con mucha sangre, violencia, acción a más no poder y una trama de amor con un muy buen desarrollo que no se hace para nada pesada. Wren y Callum van acercándose más poco a poco, y la cuestión es que es un tipo de romance prohibido, pero más bien para ella. Wren es una Reiniciada apenas humana que apenas siente emociones, y el hecho de fijarse en Callum la va convirtiendo de nuevo en algo más humano, con sentimientos, preocupaciones y capaz de volver a sentir amor. Ese hecho de (llamémoslo) descongelación me ha dejado realmente sorprendido.En sí, la trama aporta cosas interesantes al género distópico/postapocalíptico. Para que me entendáis: Reiniciados es una mezcla de las películas de Resident Evil, Divergente, Legend, Cenizas y Ángeles caídos. Además, tenía un tono ligeramente parecido a películas o novelas más clásicas dentro del género, y se agradece el poder comparar una novela con tantas cosas aun sabiendo que no se parecen. Porque sí, tiene semejanzas pero en todas estas comparaciones la novela se aleja.Como digo, el romance está muy bien llevado y no es para nada pesado. La historia se centra en una cosa y así es durante toda la novela. La trama es más complicada de lo que parece, y tenemos lo típico de los rebeldes y los de arriba controlando, pero en este caso se introducen experimentos científicos, racismo y un par de elementos más que hacen que la historia vuelva a destacar y sea original. Reinicados es una novela arriesgada. Hablamos de escenas sobre sexo narradas sin tapujos, sangres, balas y torturas narradas al detalle (en serio, hay una página entera hablando sobre cómo meter dentro de la pierna un hueso que se ha salido o sea, es genial). El ritmo es endiabladamente adictivo, de verdad, ¡llevaba mucho tiempo sin engancharme así a una historia! En definitiva, recomiendo la novela. Ahora solo queda esperar a Rebeldes y ver si la trama y el personaje de Wren consiguen un poquito más de profundidad, que eso es quizá de lo que carece la historia.

read the first page of this book and I was like, SUCKA SUCKA WHAAATT?!It's gonna be good, dudes. Real good.

Wait for it, I'm about to launch into some intense rambling! Since I've started this, dare I say, YA Experiment of sorts. I've realised a few things about my reading habits. First of all, contrary to popular belief I am not a newbie when it comes to YA PNR, sci-fi and fantasy, once upon a time that used to be all I read, it's probably been about four years since I was strictly just a YA reader. But I will also add that the YA genre has changed a lot, for the better thank goodness. Back to my realisations: I've come to realise that I absolutely love Dystopia, as in I would cuddle with it, if it was possible. Secondly I can't say I'm much of a fantasy or mythology fan, yes there are the odd books in between but what really gets me going is futuristic, dystopian, government secrets, super powers and thriller type stories. Now about the book: Reboot by Amy Tintera While reading this book, I convinced myself that I was a Reboot and and to anyone who tried to tell me different, my reaction would have probably been something like this: Tintera took Zombies and gave them an even more lethal twist! We're introduced to a Dystopian America, where disease, famine and poverty are rife, there are slums everywhere. We have the KDH virus, it's fatal, but there's this one little thing about it. If it kills you, you either die like any normal person would or you wake up (Reboot) the longer it takes for you to wake up, the more powerful you are as a Reboot. Wren aka 178, died when she was 12 years old, three bullets to the chest, she woke up 178 minutes later. She's the highest number in her facility and the most lethal. No one messes with her. That's until a new batch of newbies (fresh Reboots) arrive, and among them is Callum aka 22, he woke up after just 22 minutes, he's the weakest Reboot in the lot, which mean he's also the most human.As you might have guessed, Humans fear what they do not understand. So basically Reboot have become enslaved, they now work for the humans doing their dirty work. Reboots have become a way for an organisation called HARC to control society. HARC portrays the Reboots as unfeeling monsters, who's only use is working protecting society even to their own detriment. Wren has never questioned her life as a Reboot in the facility, she's never had reason to. The life she remembers before she was a Reboot was filled with hunger, druggie parents and the filth of the slums, she's never known any better. Until her only frien, Ever starts showing weird symptoms. And with Callum in the picture, for the first time she thinks she may know what it feels like to be wanted. She begins to question how the humans see and treat her. Sounds intense right? Well it was!***WARNING: HERE BE INSTA_LOVE***Their attraction is instant, uncanny. Seriously Callum was head over heels the instant he saw Wren and it was fucking cute! The amount of cuddling and kissing and adorable words that left Callum's mouth gave me little butterflies in my tummy. If this boy was real I would devour him, that's how sweet he was.Reboot is jammed packed with action, mystery and romance. This is one of those books that could probably be an awesome movie! Reading this book was exciting and the writing was easy and flowed well. It sucked me right in, when I read a book I'd like to feel like I'm a part of the story instead of a bystander. I'm shameless, I'm gonna market this one and tell you, look even if you don't want to read it, if you have a teenager. Let her read it!

4 STARSThis book took me by surprise!I was a little hesitant because I read reviews that had given the book 1-2 stars.But when I started reading it,I couldn't put it down!!It captivated me and put me inside the world Amy had created!!It was really good!!The story begins with Wren...She is known as 178 in reference to the number of minutes she was dead before she came back to life.Due to the fact she is stronger!Human use her and all the Reboots to value for their services.Enter Callum who was dead for only 22 minutes.He isn't very strong and still acts like human.With his humor and his kidness he will keep Wren's interest!Human have all the Reboots in facilities. But interesting things starting happen and make Whren wonders if they tell the truth.. It reminds me a little of Divergent.And because I'm a big fan of this book I couldn't not like it!!My only complaint is that I want more action!!!I thought there were a lot but unfortunately for me not.This is the reason why I gave this book 4 stars.However it was fast paced,romantic and in some parts sexy!!!The romance was sweet.I enjoed Wren's and Callum's relationship!The characters were so lovable,I couldn't stop myself from being intrigued by Wren and fell in love with Callum! I loved them both!!Wren is such a badass!!She doesn't has feelings so when Callum who is less hours dead and he still has feelings like human comes...he will change her world!The ending made me want more!!!I'm glad the second book is already out!!!I'm going to start it soon!!!If you are fun of Divergent then give it a try!!I'm sure you will love it!!!

Fun, entertaining, quick read! Just posted a bootalk http://youtu.be/cVwkK17RGAo !

4/5Reiniciados es una novela que destaca por su originalidad dentro de las obras juveniles distópicas. Tiene un ritmo envidiable y engancha desde la primera página, donde se plantean muchos interrogantes que se van desarrollando y desvelando poco a poco. Me ha encantado la evolución de su protagonista, Wren, y la crudeza con la que la autora describe todo tipo de situaciones.Sin embargo, me ha parecido que el ritmo decae un poco a la mitad del libro, aunque enseguida recupera tono.Una novela muy recomendada si buscáis algo distópico distinto y sobre todo, adictivo. No puedo esperar a la segunda parte :).

Long live Amy Tintera! That was the thought that was going through my head as I was reading the last few sentences of her debut. While by no means perfect, Reboot is an absolute delight. Why? There are several reasons, really, the most important (in my opinion) being that it brings a breath of originality into an oversaturated genre. The idea of Reboots’ value being measured by the number of minutes it took them to revive was truly fascinating. The longer they’re dead, the less emotional they become afterwards, and when you’re a soldier, less emotions means less danger of breaking. Wren is a legend among Reboots because it took her 178 minutes to revive. Other Reboots and especially humans see her as a machine. When Callum shows up, he is her exact opposite, physically weak and emotional after being only 22 minutes dead and with most of his humanity preserved. Somehow, he gets under her skin and when the time comes to eliminate him, Wren can’t let that happen.The worldbuilding is quite possibly what Tintera does best. A part of it seems to be inspired by favelas, and the author makes it very easy to visualize. The amount of mistrust between humans and reboots is suffocating, and combined with the poverty and fear of disease, it’s almost overwhelming. It’s true that once you take the time to process it, Reboot loses some of its shine, but not nearly enough to make that initial delight fade completely. The complete emotional shutdown Wren experienced when she rebooted could have been used better. She got over it too quickly when she met Callum, and since it was supposed to be a consequence of being dead for so long (in other words, brain damage), it seemed a bit unrealistic that a cute boy would cure her in a matter of days.If worldbuilding was this books strong point, the romance was its weakness. The change in Wren happened far too quickly and their connection smelled too strongly of instalove. In the first few chapters, she was portrayed as someone who feels absolutely nothing: no fear, no remorse, no pain, and certainly no love. But it took no more than two smiles from Callum to completely change her behavior. It’s true that some of her coldness remained, but the change was still too pronounced.Nevertheless, Reboot is a debut worthy of the hype. The pacing is excellent – Tintera doesn’t allow her readers to get bored even for a second. This story has so much potential and I think I have every reason to be optimistic about the second installment.

See more reviews at YA Midnight ReadsThank you Allen & Unwin for sending me this copy. No compensation was given of taken to alter this review.'She froze. Her eyes flew from the 178 printed on my skin to my face and she let out another shriek. No. There was no human left in me.'Reboot jumped right in, hitting a nerve of abrupt consciousness with it's vivid descriptions and magnificent writing. For an overused genre, Tintera undertook dystopia with a new kick of originality. While no means flawless, Reboot kept me engaged throughout and certainly shocked me with the staggeringly remarkable world-building that defined this novel. Over my months of reviewing, I've come to realise something I'm awfully critical about- the world construction, or building. Constantly, I'm scrounging for a flaw, unanswered question or unrealistic piece of information. Yet I seemed to fail to find a hint of a gap in Reboot. Basically, a Reboot is our robot in here- except we have some divergence and alterations. It was imposing to learn about what makes someone a Reboot, they are people who died then came back to life- after a certain span of time- then are barcoded by the time they took to come back to life, the longer they took to relive, the less human in terms of emotions, physicality and spirituality. For our main character, Wren, she is the prodigy to fellow Rebooters, it took 178 minutes to be healed and up again. But on the other side of the scale is Callum, still practically human with no quick reflexes and still rather emotional, took only 22 minutes to resurrect. Yet still he manages to get on Wren's soft side. When Wren is assigned to eliminate him for his humanity and weakness, she finds herself disobeying orders for the first time ever. Wren is the new Katniss Everdeen. Equally kick-ass and more viscous that imagined, this MC held a cold and foreboding atmosphere from the very beginning. Heck- at the beginning she was killing humans. That explains EVERYTHING. Well okay, I did have a slight issue which I shall mention further in my review. However on whole, Wren developed appreciably, and held a genuine personality and logical thinking despite it being a little too fast and uneven when Callum was introduced.'I grabbed Twenty-two's arm, twisted it behind his back, and cracked it with one quick thrust. He let out a yell and jerked the arm away, cradling it against his chest.'The supporting characters were just as awe-inspiring and provocative. We have the best friend, Ever. But before you roll your eyes as if, "DUH! There's always the typical best friend." this one was more believable and heart-warming. By no means was Wren a interactive character, she keeps to herself as after all, her humanity levels are relatively demolished. Without regard to, the presence of Ever's being there as 56 room-mate, trying to comprehend with Wren was loveable. Ever was a compassionate character that I adored to a large extent. Callum 22 is not only just a random Reboot, but also he was the quickest to ever come back to life meaning he was the character that made this book feel like they were complete aliens from outer space. His jocular tone and poignant smile (which I thought was mentioned way too many times throughout) levelled out the book and kept a warmth and sympathy expand towards Callum. He was sweet, human and loving. Most people on this world have an Achilles just on the back part of the ankle. It is one of the weaker, if not weakest joint in us. For Reboot, it's Achilles was the romance. Largely know as insta-love, Reboot had little buildup on the chemistry between Callum and Wren. When the story commenced, Wren was emotionless but just when Callum entered a few chapters later, I didn't quite catch much growth or gradual development in Wren's personality, to make a chemistry flower. To sum up, Reboot was overall a satisfying read filled with originality, strong characters and tense action that kept us readers alert the entire time, there is not a single dull moment in Reboot. Gruesome and exhilarating, Tintera shows us just how much dystopia or post-apocalyptic can expand to and adore.   I'm not fully sure whether you guys in the US have an equally awesome edition of Reboot as I do not own a copy but the Australian Reboot edition IS. BEAUTIFUL. So if you have not received your copy of Reboot yet, consider this epic edition.    SPEECHLESS. O_O  

Listen up, young adult fans! Amy Tintera’s debut, Reboot, is one you definitely need to get your hands on. Fast! I’m serious. It has all my favorites: badass chick? Check. Hot boy? Check. Action? Killing? Kissing? Swoons? Check, check, check, check!A new and interesting twist on the current populari

Reseña completa: http://anitavelabooks.blogspot.com.es...Al final me he animado a leer esta bilogía y tengo que decir que me ha gustado bastante. La verdad que pensaba que no me gustaría y que trataría de otra cosa, no sé, pero me ha gustado la historia, los personajes y el ritmo que tiene.La historia está muy bien construida y no le falta de nada. Tiene amor, mucha acción, sorpresas y situaciones que no te dejan despegarte del libro porque te engancha con mucha facilidad y necesitas saber más y más… Es el típico libro en el que decimos: un capitulo más y lo dejo, y nunca es verdad. De verdad que esto es lo que más me ha sorprendido y la originalidad de los reiniciados. Pero… no podía faltar un pero, y es que el final me ha parecido un poco flojo en comparación con el ritmo que mantiene durante toda la historia, la verdad que me esperaba más chicha. Eso sí, me ha dejado muy intrigada por saber que se van a encontrar… y hasta aquí puedo leer.En cuanto a los personajes… Admito que Wren al principio me caía un poco mal, demasiado fría para mi gusto, pero al final le he cogido mucho cariño a la “princesa de hielo” porque en el fondo y aún sido la reiniciada con número más alto... tiene buen corazón y aparte no lo ha pasado nada bien en su vida como humana, se le llega a entender. En cambio, Callum me encantó nada más aparecer, es tan adorable… Y la evolución que tiene durante toda la historia me ha gustado muy mucho, cambia, pero no deja de ser el Callum de siempre y eso ha sorprendido. Y Ever también me ha gustado mucho y me he encariñado mucho con ella. Y el romance que surge me ha gustado porque va surgiendo despacio y van conociéndose poco a poco, son muy cuquis. Y tengo esperanzas de que en la segunda parte continúe con buen pie esta relación. En resumen, Reiniciados me ha gustado mucho más de lo que esperaba. La historia es muy original y el ritmo que tiene es increíble y muy adictivo, necesitaba una lectura así como agua de mayo. Y sin duda alguna, necesito leer pronto la segunda parte, menos mal que la publican el mes que viene, jijiji.

3.5 stars Really enjoyed this one--original premise, measured action sequences, a ruthless, non-emotional heroine who is pretty much a killing machine, and an unusual boy/girl dynamic that doesn't follow the typical relationship expectations. A lot of stuff packed into a fairly short book, and a strong debut. Looking forward to book two!Recommended for fans of False Memory, Divergent, and other action-oriented sci fi thrillers.

That was a fun quick read! It sounds like a long winded book but it's not. Fast-paced action around every page which was my fave part because she just takes them down like nobody's business. The romance was a little too cheesy for me, but it was bearable. I enjoyed it! Thank goodness I have the sequel because that ending would just annoy me. WHOO HOO no waiting to find out what happens next.

3 1/2 stars. "YA dystopians." If you're anything like me then you probably give an involuntary shudder when you hear those words. It's such an overhyped—perhaps the most overhyped—genre, and aren't you tired of seeing those endless cloning movie adaptions?Thankfully, I think this is a genre that has died down. All the newest authors don't seem as crazy to write the next Hunger Games, but the damage was done—millions of dystopian books were published and most of them were terrible copies of each other.Reboot is one of those dystopian books, but surprisingly I was able to really enjoy it. Set in a future Texas where a plague has broken out, scientists have discovered a way to revive dead people. But the longer it takes for them to wake up, the less emotional, the less human they become. Wren has a record of Rebooting after 178 minutes and is one of the most emotionless, robot-like killers.One thing I really liked was the healthy portrayal of romance. A male love interest who isn't a jerk and a relationship where both people respect each other? Whoop whoop!There is a big theme of Wren being small and female and how people underestimate her. But she quickly shocks them by showing them how powerful she is. I really liked the slightly feminist undercurrent. Plus, Wren was just an awesome main character. “You’re right,” I said. “I should have picked One-twenty-one. But now I’m stuck with you, so I suggest you quit your whining and pull it together.” This book wasn't perfect. I would have liked to know more about the process of creating Reboots. How exactly did the scientists revive dead people? This was a detail that didn't bother me much, but I think it would have made the story stronger had it been included.There were explorations about what makes someone human. How much emotion is necessary before people start to accept you? The Reboots were desensitized to emotions but were still proud of who they were: a new turn of technology and science.This was such a cool, action-packed sci-fi and a well executed idea. It was one dystopian that stood out among the others.

Reboot was an excellent YA sci-fi dystopian. It followed the typical framework of your average YA book but stood out from the crowd as it had an excellent concept and some really likeable characters. The world building was not stellar but it was adequate. Reboot is set in a sort of post apocalyptic future. A virus has decimated the worlds population. The state of Texas has managed to rebuild a few new cities and has a military like defence force, in the form of HARC(Human Advancement and Re-population Corporation), who are responsible for both dealing with criminals and with quarantining any who fall sick. An in added twist the virus that killed a lot of the worlds population had an added side effect for some people. It brought them back from the dead. Only after Rebooting they were faster, stronger, and had vastly improved regenerative abilities, but some were mad and all had a lessened emotional capacity. HARC utilize and train teams of young Reboots and use them as an elite squad of soldiers to deal with transporting the sick and dealing with the more dangerous criminals. The story is told from the POV of a 17 year old Reboot called Wren. She has been a Reboot since the age of 12 and remembers little of her time as a human. She was also dead for 178 minutes before Rebooting. This is an unusually high amount of time. Most who have been dead that long never Reboot. The result is she is seen as less human. A fact that is backed up by the fact that she is faster, stronger, and heals from wounds far quicker than even Reboots with a lower death time. She is viewed as the most elite soldier in her team. As a result she often trains other new recruits. She mostly picks high numbers like herself as they show the best combat potential and also have less pesky emotions she might have to deal with. That changes when a new Reboot, Callum, who has a low death time of 22 minutes convinces her to prove her worth by training him. She accepts the challenge and warms to Callum despite the fact that he is slow and clumsy for a Rebbot and weirdly human with his strong emotions. Her growing affection for the charming Callum becomes a problem when he refuses to kill a criminal on HARC's orders. Wren is ordered by her HARC handler to eliminate him if he repeats his refusal to follow orders in the future. It gives Wren a decision to make. To follow orders as she always as or to rebel! It was an engaging and fun story. Nothing in the plot was super complicated but the book really excelled when it came to the main characters and their relationship. Wren and Callum were super likeable and easy to root for. Both were very different but they complimented each other well and made a great pairing. We had a bit of gender role reversal going on as Wren was the tough strong fighter while Callum was a bit like a damsel in distress in the early stages. As the story progressed it soon became apparent that while Wren was physically strong and super competent in combat situations she was quite emotionally vulnerable. Callum was the complete opposite. He was not much use in a fight but was tough mentally and had a strong moral code. It was fun to see both character grow with the help of the other over the course of the story. If the book had a main flaw it was that it did not quite end as good as it started and the intensity of the story dropped a bit in the final quarter. All in all I found this to be a good YA sci-fi and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the final part of this duology. Rating: 4 stars.Audio Note: This was narrated by the awesome Khristine Hvam. She has to be the very best narrator possible for YA books.