For friends and acceptance, things he didn’t know he would like having so much. Desire for freedom, something Benson never really appreciated before. I appreciated the lack of swearing, both traditional and “made-up.” (There was one instance of “b-rd” after a character is killed, but that is all that I can remember.) There is violence but it never felt excessive or pointless to me. Both the characters and the story were intriguing to me. I started to read Variant and didn’t put it down, even for dinner. Maybe I’ll buy one for him now anyway and give it to him in a couple of years.
If my nephew was a little older, he would get a copy for Christmas this year. I would hand Variant to my (nearly) 14 year-old daughter without hesitation. What I will tell you in this review is how I felt about this long-awaited novel by Robison Wells as a 30-something mother who is looking for entertaining and clean books for both herself and her teenager to read. My experience with what is considered YA Dystopian is limited to The Hunger Games (which I loved) and The Maze Runner (not as much), as well as Matched and Possession, so I will also not be comparing Variant to other YA Dystopian-type novels as a genre. I haven’t read either of them, so this review will be free from any comparisons to those books. I have heard people mention both Lord of the Flies and Ender’s Game in reference to Variant.
It doesn’t take long for Benson to realize this school is not what he thought it was and he wants out. Benson is excited, hoping that this is his opportunity for a quality education. I read this book in one sitting because I had to know what would happen next.Variant begins with Benson, a 17-year-old foster kid who has moved from home to home since he was five, as he is dropped off at Maxfield Academy. "Just when you think you've figured out what's going on, Robison Wells surprises you with more twists. A breathtaking race for survival in a badly damaged world." - Jonathan Maberry, author of Dust & Decay and The King of Plagues "With Variant, Robison Wells explodes onto the YA scene with a brilliant nail-biter of a dystopian adventure. A lights-on read!" - Aprilynne Pike, author of the Wings series " Variant is a chilling adventure that feels just a little too realistic for comfort.
"Hard to put down from the very first page, this fast-paced novel with Stepford overtones answers only some of the questions it poses, holding some of the most tantalizing open for the next installment in a series that is anything but ordinary." - Kirkus Reviews
With its clever premise, quick pace, and easy-to-champion characters, Wells's story is a fast, gripping read with a cliffhanger that will leave readers wanting more." - Publishers Weekly
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