Reboot is a breakneck read from a promising new author.
Five years ago, when she was 12, Wren Connolly was killed at gunpoint. One hundred and seventy-eight minutes later, she was reborn as a Reboot, a "cold, altered copy" whose body is stronger, while Wren herself is less emotional. The longer a Reboot has been dead, the more powerful they are, and Wren 178 is the most feared Reboot to come out of the Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation (HARC).
Wren trains new Reboots to serve as hunters for the HARC, but Callum 22 is "practically still human." He stirs up memories and a sense of humanity in Wren with his questions and spirit. Callum isn't desensitized enough for this war against humans, and Wren is warned she might have to eliminate him because he's a waste of her time. Instead, Wren aids Callum on a personal journey.
Debut author Tintera thoughtfully and convincingly chronicles Wren's progression into humanity as we watch her gradually shift from antisocial and ruthlessly heartless to curious and unpredictably impassioned. A memorable dancing scene between Wren and Callum during a training session will please those seeking romance--a light moment in an otherwise blood-soaked novel with action-packed missions and creepy experiments.
Tintera skillfully accomplishes a shocking and emotional ending for her once soulless character. --Adam Silvera, Paper Lantern Lit intern and former bookseller