Giveaway and Review: "Nobody"

"Nobody"
 by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Publisher: Egmont USA
Release Date: Jan 22, 2012
Source: ARC sent by publicist

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Summary from goodreads.com:

There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.

That’s why they make the perfect assassins.

The Institute finds these people when they’re young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.

Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute’s monitoring. But now they’ve ID’ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can’t make the hit. It’s as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are—because no one else ever notices them..

My Review:

Unfortunately, this book just wasn't for me. The lyrical, almost poetic, language and style was quite pretty, however it also reinforced the overall sad tone, and how bad the main characters felt about being nobodies.

At first, I felt like Claire had feelings that a lot of people experience at some time or another. She felt invisible to others, no matter how hard she tried.  I felt like she still wanted to try to overcome the invisible feeling though, and made an effort. But once Nix was introduced, this invisible, nobody theme became a little scary. It went from a somewhat familiar feeling that a lot of people experience, and was taken to a very dark place indeed.

The sci-fi world of nobodies, nulls, etc, was very in depth and detailed. Fans of science fiction would probably really enjoy this world that the author built.

The romance, unfortunately, is understandable. Of course, they would be drawn to each other since literally no one else pays any attention to them. That doesn't make it nice, though. Nix is scary as a love interest, he is trying to kill Claire, after all. It becomes obsessive for both characters, as well.


Main Characters: 2/5
Supporting Characters: 3/5
Setting: 4/5
Romance: 2/5
Uniqueness: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Writing: 4/5

Bottom Line: This sci fi romance wasn't for me, but hopefully some others will enjoy the elaborate, alternate world.

Jen's blog:  http://jenniferlynnbarnes.tumblr.com/

Two videos featuring Jen talking about Every Other Day, which is releasing in paperback on January 22, the same day as Nobody:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd_tw6QiyVk&list=UUonTZvoLSOMOx4ok-IyJPeQ&index=14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eEuN3puSxo&list=UUonTZvoLSOMOx4ok-IyJPeQ&index=16

 

Barnes & Noble = http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nobody-jennifer-lynn-barnes/1110503726

Amazon = http://www.amazon.com/Nobody-Jennifer-Lynn-Barnes/dp/1606843214

Indiebound = http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781606843215

Giveaway includes a hardcover copy of "Nobody" as well as a paperback copy of "Every Other Day"

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