I won’t ruin the plot or anything, but suffice to say Silver set things up strongly for her sequel. I enjoyed watching Miki, an ordinary girl, draw on strength she didn’t even know she had in order to adapt and survive. I will say, as much as I enjoyed the action sequences in Rush, I have a strong suspicion the bits found in Push will be even more fascinating. It sounded like fun… you know, provided you weren’t actually living it. I like the framework behind how everything worked and the rules within the game. It set a cool atmosphere right from the start, and the way Silver presented it really drew me me into the story. The sequences that took place in the “game” were my favorite parts of the book. Now, if I were to pick one to bring to life, it probably wouldn’t be a scary shoot-em-up alien game because I’m a wimp, but watching others live it was super intense and exciting! I love competitions (I know, you guys are sick of hearing that) and have always wondered what it would be like if the contents of video games were reality. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.īased on the premise of Rush – involving live-action video game battles against invading aliens – I’m actually surprised I hadn’t picked it up before now. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival, and the survival of every other person on this planet. There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. In the game, she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures.

The Overview: When Miki Jones is pulled from her life, pulled through time and space into some kind of game-her carefully controlled life spirals into chaos.

Rush by Eve Silver