Wellsville

Wellsville

Four misfits, a cryptic warning, and a town that won’t wake up. Stranger Things meets The Matrix in this mind bending series about control, consciousness, and escaping the cage you didn’t know you were in. Everyone at school is out cold. Except Liam. And the kid who just decked him. And the girl who just locked them both in the library. And the one who just rocked up claiming the whole town is in a coma. Something is very wrong in Wellsville — and the only answers are hidden beyond a border no one ever dares to cross. 5/5 Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite Wellsville by L. C. Scott is a science fiction novel for young adults. Nobody likes anybody, but when Wellsville collapses, Priya, Mia, Colby, and Liam must come together to figure out why the entire town has fallen into a coma, but not them. They have little to work on, just one strange message that Liam received on his computer. The message tells them to find an island, but few people ever leave Wellsville. The four unlikely friends are about to embark on an adventure that takes them far from their town, but what they find leaves them with more questions than answers. Can they discover what's going on in Wellsville? Wellsville by L. C. Scott is a coming-of-age sci-fi story with a unique plot and plenty of action. It begins strongly and maintains momentum throughout with some good characters who start off not being friends. Throughout the plot, they learn much about each other and what it means to work as a team, using each other's strengths and weaknesses to solve the mystery. The story is reminiscent of a video game, a surreal, alternate world, and if this is your kind of thing, you will enjoy this book. The characters are easy to relate to, all very different people, and that's why they work well together, each bringing something different to the team. The ending won't give you all the answers you seek, so hopefully, there is a sequel on the way to clear things up. Wellsville is a debut novel, and it's a good start to what will hopefully be a series. 5/5 Must read! "An amazing dystopian with a fantastic plot and even better characters!" - REEDSY DISCOVERY From my profile, I think I have made it a fact that I am such a sucker for dystopian novels, and this is definitely included in the list!! I was so surprised to have enjoyed it as much as I did, but it did check off several things that I look for in a great dystopian read. Firstly, the writing is impeccable. It was clear, sharp, and had The pacing was clear and steady, which enhanced my reading experience a lot. With dystopian books, I always look for characters that are not only established but easy to relate to as well. In this case...I did find a bunch of them! The synopsis itself introduces the main characters, who all have interweaved plots within the general story. These characters include Mia, Priya, Colby, and Liam. I found their personalities to be so unique to one another, and it was overall just an entertaining experience for me to read about each and every one of them! A good story always has developed characters, but a great one has characters that you'll want to root for, and I certainly had a few. Overall, this book truly exceeded my expectations and was something that I did not regret reading at all. I would highly recommend it to dystopian lovers because they would get a kick out of this and probably love it as much as I do! It had all the good parts of what makes a dystopian novel...well, dystopian! And I'm glad I got to read it. Lucas grew up in Newcastle, Australia on a healthy diet of anime, Nickelodeon, Goosebumps and Animorphs. When he's not in his home office editing trailers and TV shows, he can usually be found in a café with his laptop, crafting meticulously built worlds with a Hans Zimmer score blaring in his headphones. He has a soft spot for Europe, particularly his ancestral home in the Greek islands, where he likes to visit as much as possible.