Review: Will Appeal to the Right Reader
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2011
First rule of Hacker School, you can't talk about Hacker School.There is no Hacker School for you to find. It will find you.Cliché?A bit I guess.The Hacker Trilogy is a (super) short story, now in its second edition. It is also the prelude to the new cyberhug.me series.Oh! That's like a two for one combo!Contents:* Act One* The Haven - Jake and Jane* Act Two* Scavengers - David* Act Three* Hacker School - CharleneIt is easy to see that with only 3 acts and one section per, the book is not long at all. If you enjoy reading, you're going to be done before the night even began.I admit, when I am reading a book by an author I have never heard of, I enjoy searching the internet for morsels of information. Having a bite or two might give a reader the inside edge to where the author is coming from with their story. No matter how many times an author tells you their work is purely fiction, there is usually an event or something personal to them that brought on the idea of a particular story line. These things can be quite helpful when trying to offer up a proper book review.I was poking around GoodReads and Amazon when I noticed quite a few readers whining about the length of the novel. They also want to complain about the character development. I don't know any writer that can fully develop a character and plot in a few short pages. This is something readers need to be aware of before they decide to write a review of a book. This isn't a novel. Isn't meant to be. It's a short story, part of a series. There is plenty of time for development later. The point it to hook you and real you in with the hopes that you will continue on down the series. If you like the series, perhaps you will venture of your path and check out some of the authors other books. This is a good marketing tactic many writers are starting to practice.Having said that, I do hope that later in the series the characters and plot do have some more pizzazz and strength. Currently, they are a bit lackluster. Dull. Boring.The writer is good, don't get me wrong and the story is brilliant. It's just a little soggy. I don't mind though. It was still a fun read. I would just like to see more strength between characters, perhaps a different point of view is needed from a character. When they all seem to agree, the story can go one way and there is little to none in terms of excitement or wow factor.If all the books in the world were never here to begin with, relying solely on the digital world, what would happen if that world was lost? Information is controlled by a small group of people with no room for information exchange. How would you handle that?You would become a hacker.I think to the right group of people, this series will really reach out to them and they will stir up a great deal of interest.  Personally I found it a little hard to fully immerse myself into the story world.  For me to do that there needs to be bigger volume within the story. The characters need to have some conflict, making the storyline stronger. The descriptions need to be just that, descriptive.  I am hoping there will be more of a development in the new Cyberhug.me  If these points are no bother to you, than this is the perfect read.I do recommend the book to those who like a good science fiction read. I recommend it even more to young adults, since the characters are rather young themselves.