It’s Luka Kane’s 16th birthday and he’s been inside The Loop for over two years. Every inmate is serving a death sentence with the option to push back their execution date by six months if they opt into “Delays,” scientific and medical experiments for the benefit of the elite in the outside world.But rumors of a war on the outside are spreading amongst the inmates, and before they know it, their … it, their tortuous routine becomes disrupted. The government-issued rain stops falling. Strange things are happening to the guards. And it’s not long until the inmates are left alone inside the prison.
Were the chains that shackled Luka to his cell the only instruments left to keep him safe? In a thrilling shift, he must overcome fellow prisoners hell-bent on killing him, the warden losing her mind, the rabid rats in the train tunnels, and a population turned into murderous monsters to try and break out of The Loop, save his family, and discover who is responsible for the chaos that has been inflicted upon the world.
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Scary take on a future run by quasi military and AI. Good characters. Hope there is a sequel that brings more hope into this awful future.
A terrifying and sinister look into the future that will leave your jaw on the floor. This is going to make waves.
This book was hard to put down once I started. I will admit I had to get in the mood for it. That took some time as with everything that has been happening I just wanted to read light stuff for awhile. This is not light. It was riveting though. Having a child who is in the prison system made it more real to me even though it is very futuristic. I liked the characters for the most part. Luka reminded me of my son in his character. This caused me to cry in some parts. I could imagine parts of it that my son deals with. The story at times drew to mind The Hunger Games, The Institute and The Maze. The setting is inside a juvenile prison that would break adults and then later, outside it. It’s hard to say where the most horror was. I’m not a big sci-fi reader. I rarely pick that genre. But this book, which I would place it in that genre, was a clear winner for me. I literally woke up and started reading in the middle of the night because I needed to know what was happening. When the war part begins you will not stop reading so prepare for that. It is a book that brings up some interesting things to discuss. I think it would be good for an older teen and up book club. I think it could easily be made to the screen. It was a super interesting book for me. I would recommend it to those who enjoy Sci-Fi, action, thriller, horror and fantasy genres.
Thank you to the author and Goodreads who provided a copy of this book through the Goodreads Giveaway program. I am grateful to be a winner as I truly enjoyed this book and it isn’t one I would normally chose. My opinions of the book are true and based upon my reading of it. I voluntarily reviewed this book.
I shouldn’t have started The Loop in the evening because I have chronic insomnia and need to sleep at the same time every night, but that process went out the window because I got sucked into the story from the start.
In the world of the future, everyone answers to a computer program, Happy. And Happy can determine your fate without the aid of humans. So when Luka lands himself in The Loop, a high-tech prison for teens, it all seems hopeless. It’s a strict place where you’re cut off from humanity as it’s completely computer operated, except for 1 human warden. That daily companionship from the warden gives Luka strength to repeat the monotony and torture of each day.
But there’s trouble brewing on the outside. People are unhappy with the way the world, “As One”, is run. Could it mean hope for Luka? To escape this place before he turns 18 and gets sent to “The Block”, the area of the prison that’s even worse than where he is now?
I forgot to make notes as I was reading this because I was so invested in the story. This is a highly imaginative world, and definitely one I wouldn’t want to live in. I’m not sure how I feel about the ending. I think it’s what the book needed, but it might not be what I needed. Which leads me to question: will there be a book 2, and can I have it yesterday? Superb storyline and an exceptionally fun read. Very well done.