This makes me want to talk about plot.
The book Variant has a huge twist at the very end, making you have to read the next book to find out what is really going on within the text.
The book starts when Benson Fisher gets a scholership to the Maxfield Acadamy. The seemingly normal school is in New Mexico, and is surrounded by first, a wall, then a razor-wire fence. Why would a boarding school need this kind of thing? Because they want to keep the students in. For some strange reason, they want all the students, each of whom who has no family or friends, to stay within the school grounds.
The plot quickly blossoms into a full blown mess when Benson figures out that there are no teachers via Becky, the receptionist/leader of orientation. From her, he also finds out that there are cameras and mics in each room, but not outside. There are also doors that automatically lock, and supply elevators that are in each room, filled in the morning with that day's needs. This all seems very fishy.
Throughout the story Benson finds out more and more startling details about the Maxfield Acadamy. One of them being that there are androids among the people there. The school, obviously not wanting anyone else to know, gives him whatever he wants. Still, he eventually shows everyone that there are robots, and very nearly gets sent to the dreaded detention.
Towards the end, he escapes, and then, the final twist...
Here is a book trailer. Enjoy.
Love your intro...exactly what a blog is supposed to sound like. And, I'm glad your internet is up and running again!
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