Wired by Robin Wasserman

We were on our own. Two machines. Two orgs. Four teenagers with no power and no plan.


(Click here to see my review of book 1: Skinned and book 2: Crashed; predecessors to Wired in the Cold Awakening Trilogy)

The final installment of the Cold Awakening Trilogy, a Young Adult Science Fiction series, Wired lived up to every expectation I had for this book. The first two books were wonderful and intriguing; the world Wasserman created were nearly even more so. I was a little nervous that she wouldn't be able to make the conclusion as good as the story had been up to this point. Rest assured, she managed it.

In Wired, we find that things have steadily moved from bad to worse. The Brotherhood of Man is still gunning for the extermination of the mechs and now it looks like they may have found a way to do that. Suddenly the threat is much more than they could ever have anticipated.

As if that weren't enough, Lia soon finds out that things are more complicated than she had first thought. It seems that everyone is lying about something and no one can be trusted.

When everyone Lia cares about come under fire and are put in danger along with her, she must do everything she can to save them. It's clear that the threat must be stopped. The question is: can it? Things have never looked so hopeless.

But Lia has never been more determined.

Wired was the perfect ending to this stunning and intriguing trilogy that had me hooked from start to finish. When I started it, I honestly didn't expect it to be all that good, so it's pretty clear that I've been blown away by its fantastic execution.

Robin Wasserman proved undeniably that she knows what she's doing when it comes to writing fiction--particularly science fiction--and I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more from her. She's one of those authors you don't want to miss, because her work is too good to stay out of the spotlight for long.

I'm very happy I managed to find this series and can't wait to see the author at LeakyCon. I can't express enough how much I enjoyed this series. It makes the reader stop and think. It makes you grapple with moral and ethical issues of great importance all while reading an enthralling story that keeps you wondering just what is going to happen next. Nothing is predictable. Nothing is certain.

Go pick up the first book at your library or your local bookstore. You won't be sorry.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥


"You don't have to do anything you don't want to," Riley said, as we were leaving. "They can't make you."
I kissed him and wondered when he'd gotten so naive.