100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews

An infestation of the Creep has taken over the world.  A living, reactive, muscle-like, goop, the Creep has spread out over the surface of the Earth and forced the remaining people to the higher levels of tall towers.  When you touch the Creep or live around it, the Creep can give you hallucinations and make you see demons out of the corners of your eye. However, the deeper you go into the Creep, the more dangerous it becomes.  The Creep has the ability to entangle a person and dissolve them.  With humans living at the top of towers, Tower Authority has emerged.  The more privileged live on the top floors, while the less privileged live lower.  They all follow the rules set by the top floor, Floor 1.  Jackie lives on Floor 4.  She is super inquisitive and wants to know all about the Tower, the Creep and the world outside that she has never seen. However, none of this is allowed.  Jackie would love nothing more than to be a Scavenger, those who go to the lower, uninhabited levels to find supplies and food to bring up to people.  Jackie's friend Mike and her hero, Vick are Scavengers, but they have to keep going lower and lower to find things, this Scavenging though, Mike wants to try to find the source of the Creep's power and eliminate it.


This is a YA dystopia book with a splash of horror.  I was very intrigued by the idea of the Creep, a different and unique threat that caused a trying set of circumstances for those in the Tower. The story is told through a series of recordings, first by Jackie, then by Vick, then Jackie again.  Jackie has a lot of questions that she isn't even supposed to be asking, so the recorder is a good outlet for her.  Jackie's character is a bit typical for a teenager, but her investigative skills and bravery are commendable.  She does end up figuring out some things about the Creep and the Tower itself. Vick's recording were very enjoyable for me, he was literally in the thick of the Creep with his Scavenging team and the action and danger really picked up. There are still a lot of questions left to be answered, such as: Where did the Creep come from?  Is there anyone else out there in the world?  How long have people been forced up into Towers? and How the heck are they still Scavenging meat? Overall, a fresh breath in the YA dystopian genre.


This book was received for free in return for an honest review.