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Struck (Struck #1)

by Jennifer Bosworth (Goodreads Author)

3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 · rating details · 3,245 ratings · 563 reviews

Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.

Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and...more

Hardcover, 373 pages

Published May 8th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR (first published April 26th 2012)

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Apr 03, 2011 Jennifer added it · (Review from the author)

Yes, I surely did read my own book, only about a thousand times. And I still love it, so that must mean it's pretty good. Of course, I'm a little biased. ;)

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Mar 05, 2012 Maja rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-2012, cover-lust, debut-author, highly-anticipating-2012, i-have-superpowers, incredibly-stupid-choices, moments-of-great-frustration, netgalley, totally-saw-that-coming, ya, reviewed-in-2012, own-a-dtb

My name is Mia Price, and I'm a human lightning rod.

After an incredibly promising start and a lot of excitement on my part, the second half of Struck really fell flat and completely failed to impress me.

On the surface, Struck is pretty original: a girl who gets hit by lightning over and over again is doing her best to keep her family alive and sane after a huge natural disaster, while being pulled in two different directions by religious fanatics and their opposers. Both groups are convinced t...more My name is Mia Price, and I'm a human lightning rod.

After an incredibly promising start and a lot of excitement on my part, the second half of Struck really fell flat and completely failed to impress me.

On the surface, Struck is pretty original: a girl who gets hit by lightning over and over again is doing her best to keep her family alive and sane after a huge natural disaster, while being pulled in two different directions by religious fanatics and their opposers. Both groups are convinced that the Armageddon is coming in just a few days and that they desperately need Mia’s special abilities, therefore they’re ready to do just about anything to force Mia to join their side. To make matters worse, her family is also divided: her mother has been completely brainwashed by the powerful televangelist, Prophet, while her brother wants nothing more than to join the other group, Seekers. Sounds very interesting, right? And it is, for the most part, just be aware that you’ll find the same story we’ve seen a million times before if you look just a little deeper beneath the surface.

I felt that the thing that drew me to this novel initially, Mia’s ability to attract lightening, wasn’t explored nearly enough. That’s what I wanted to read about the most. After the delicious statement at the beginning of the book (“My name is Mia Price and I’m a lightning addict.”), I was expecting the author to take this much, much farther than she actually did. Instead she chose to go down a well-worn path: Mia running blindly into danger to save her mother or her brother, the beautiful, mysterious boy that simply refuses to tell her what his deal is, Mia being stupid, Mia being stupid, Mia being incredibly stupid… well, you get the picture.

For me, there comes a point in the book where I get so irritated by the main character’s choices that I stop caring for the plot altogether. I think what bothered me the most was that a lot of Mia’s problems could have been avoided with one or two serious conversations. She kept making stupid choices to keep her brother out of trouble, when all she really had to do was sit down and explain a few things to him. Same goes for Jeremy: he insisted on being vague while warning Mia to stay away from the Waste and the Seekers, when the whole truth would have been much more effective.

Still, I suppose if you’re in the mood for paranormal YA, you could do much, much worse than Struck. I have no objections whatsoever to Bosworth’s writing style, the beginning is very compelling, it pulls you right in so you don’t have to go through that torturous period of getting into the story. I just wish she maintained the same level of originality till the very end, instead of hiding behind tropes and clichés.

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Jun 07, 2012 Ashleigh Paige rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, could-have-been-so-much-better, i-screamed-at-it, so-bad-that-i-refuse-to-finish-it, the-shameful-shelf-of-get-rid-of-it, back-in-the-oven-with-you-dear-book

Also appears on my blog, The YA Kitten! My copy was an ARC I got through a swap with a friend.

I sit here with this book next to me and have just seventy pages left until I reach the end. For the last two-hundred pages or so, I have been skimming and forcing myself to keep reading but I can't do that anymore. I've got limits on the bookish torture I will inflict upon myself. With lackluster development, annoying insta-love, a heroine and love interest I didn't care much for, and sometimes cliched...more Also appears on my blog, The YA Kitten! My copy was an ARC I got through a swap with a friend.

I sit here with this book next to me and have just seventy pages left until I reach the end. For the last two-hundred pages or so, I have been skimming and forcing myself to keep reading but I can't do that anymore. I've got limits on the bookish torture I will inflict upon myself. With lackluster development, annoying insta-love, a heroine and love interest I didn't care much for, and sometimes cliched writing, one of the most fascinating premises of the year goes to waste in Struck.

The warring-cults aspect of the novel, though unexpected, was what I enjoyed the most and what had the most potential. Numerous religious groups and cults are focused on when the end of the world is coming and it's only logical one would spring up when it appears the apocalypse is upon us as it is in Struck. That people would join them when the world appears to be going to rot the way Mia's mom did? Totally realistic to me. The sci-fi aspect of the novels that gives people struck by lightning their powers undoubtedly makes this novel fantastic for some readers, but I felt the novel would have been more powerful and entertaining if it was contemporary rather than sci-fi/post-apocalyptic. Personal tastes and all. Surprisingly, the heavy doses of Christianity and religion did not bother me like usual.

Mia states at the beginning of the novel that she has lost her hair more than once after lightning struck her. I think the lightning strikes made her lose some brain cells too. When she calls love interest Jeremy's eyes "the most beautifully tortured blue eyes I'd ever seen (ARC p. 68)", a flag so red that it burned went up because torture is not beautiful. At all. The way Mia reacts the the idea of Jeremy stalking her with "Jeremy, a stalker? No way. A guy like Jeremy didn't need to stalk (ARC p. 86)" is actually kind of dangerous. I hate seeing that myth be perpetuated. And there's the whole thing where he sneaked into her room and meant to stab her...

As far into the novel as I got, I still wasn't sure why Mia liked Jeremy. I get part of why Jeremy likes Mia after reading through his backstory, but why does she like him? Is it because she's a hopeless girl in a hopeless world trying to find some hope in a guy who appears to be interested in her? Is it because he's hot (spoiler: YES)? I applied as many reasons to them as I could, but nothing worked and made me understand. With so many pages in this book, seeing so little development for these two was disappointing.

Overall, Struck needed a little more time in the oven so it came out golden brown instead of lily white. The characters experienced very little growth and were given little depth. This book was of a somewhat formidable length, but so little was done in all those pages. Why do any of these characters do the things they're doing? Why can lightning do everything from giving people superpowers to curing cancer? Eh, they just do and it just can. Just go with it. "Just go with it/just because" is the answer to about half the questions I asked about this book and that kind of non-explanation can ruin a book for me.

And that is why Struck is yet another novel I did not, could not, and will not finish.

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Mar 31, 2012 Wendy Darling rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-publication, young-adult, dystopian-post-apocalyptic-utopian, ebook-egalley, read-2012, macmillan

Well, there sure was a lot more fire and brimstone than I expected. Review to come.

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Jun 12, 2012 Sam rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-or-galley, science-fiction, dystopia-or-post-apocalyptic, romance

2.5 stars

I’m not entirely sure if I read the full description for this book, but as soon as I saw the words lightning addict, I knew I would have to give it a try. It’s not a concept you see every day (or at all, even) and I was eager to meet this lightning addict myself.

Mia Price, unfortunately, was a bit of a disappointment.

It doesn’t take much to intrigue or convince me these days, and once I decided a book with a lightning addict for a main character would be completely exciting, I set my...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Amanda (GoodChoiceReading) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sigh. With all of the author vs reviewer drama lately, I do not like the idea of being the first person to have anything remotely negative to say about a book, but I guess someone has to be the first, right? Here goes.

Pros: World-building, lack of typical YA love triangle, unique premise, insightful.

Cons: Insta-love, semi-weak character development.

Going in to Struck, I had some concerns that the religious aspect would be too much for me. Coming from a non-believer, I’m not sure how someone of...more Sigh. With all of the author vs reviewer drama lately, I do not like the idea of being the first person to have anything remotely negative to say about a book, but I guess someone has to be the first, right? Here goes.

Pros: World-building, lack of typical YA love triangle, unique premise, insightful.

Cons: Insta-love, semi-weak character development.

Going in to Struck, I had some concerns that the religious aspect would be too much for me. Coming from a non-believer, I’m not sure how someone of extreme faith would perceive Struck. I guess time will tell. I personally thought the religious aspect was brilliant, and reflected humanity accurately.

Everything about Struck is unique. I think the originality is enough to grab any reader, at least momentarily, whether the rest of the story works for them or not. The concept of a girl being addicted to being struck by lightning is certainly nothing I have ever encountered before. It was interesting getting inside of Mia’s head and seeing what made her crave such an off the wall thing. Without the fantasy aspect, none of it would be believable, and I think the fantasy was done in a subtle way that wasn’t too much, or too little. The world in which Struck takes place is definitely fascinating.

Unfortunately, the world-building is really the only aspect of this novel that worked for me well enough to say I really liked it. I thought the characterization was lacking a bit (with the exception of a few convincing secondary characters), and the romance didn’t have much development. Not only was it instant, but it doesn’t really come up until well into the story, which made it that much more frustrating. (I would have been fine with this, had their relationship not played such a crucial role in the outcome of the story.) Jeremy was a character that I didn’t feel I really got to know, so it was difficult to care about their relationship at all, let alone root for them.

Overall, Struck is a compelling and unique debut. I’ll be looking out for whatever Bosworth comes up with next.
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Jul 02, 2012 Tarra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: over-200-pgs, run-of-the-mill-human-characters, strong-protagonist, under-250-pgs, lightening, badass-protagonist, lets-take-one-dirty-assed-walk

I'm still going with my initial analysis: Mia Price, you a bad bitch.

I am relieved to have come across Mia Price. There need to be more Mia Price's in the world of YA. What I liked most about her was that her pessimistic, sarcastic personality was constant through the entire book, she didn't change for the love interest and that was refreshing.

In the face of imminent death (and she basically knew from word "go" she was a goner) she never shrivled into a sobbing wad of typical YA dribble, she to...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Katy rated it 2 of 5 stars

I thought this book had a pretty cool concept, and the story had potential. But I didn't really care for it, and I can't really put my finger on why. I really struggled to get through it and had a hard time focusing because it was kind of dull.

And I was left with so many, many questions. I still don't really understand what the REAL significance with the spark is and of those who have or had it. And I don't really understand why Jeremy wanted Mia to stay away from the Seekers (view spoiler)...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Terry Brooks rated it 5 of 5 stars

This month I am giving a Shout-Out to Jennifer Bosworth, a former Maui Writers School graduate, who has an exciting YA book called STRUCK coming out from Farrar Straus Giroux this coming May. I was lucky enough to get an advanced reader copy. The premise is wonderful. Mia Price is a teen girl who has been struck by lightning - repeatedly. Enough so that she is addicted to the experience. Even her body has been altered as a result. She lives in an LA in which a combination of earthquakes and stor...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Senator rated it 5 of 5 stars

Toe-curling, adrenaline-pumping, non-stop action. Bosworth has created a novel that will indeed make you ache to be STRUCK

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Apr 30, 2012 Angie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: net-galley, young-adult, favorites, giveaway-wins

I received a free digital copy through Net Galley.

I was completely amazed by and in love with Struck from page one! I was first intrigued by Mia and her self-proclaimed addiction to being struck by lightning. That's crazy, but I had to know more about her! Then the setting completely captivated me. It's Los Angeles 4 weeks after the next major earthquake. The city is in ruin, there's looting, tons of homeless people, not enough food, water or medicine to go around. But most interesting of all is...more I received a free digital copy through Net Galley.

I was completely amazed by and in love with Struck from page one! I was first intrigued by Mia and her self-proclaimed addiction to being struck by lightning. That's crazy, but I had to know more about her! Then the setting completely captivated me. It's Los Angeles 4 weeks after the next major earthquake. The city is in ruin, there's looting, tons of homeless people, not enough food, water or medicine to go around. But most interesting of all is the emergence of an extreme religious group led by Rance Ridley Prophet. He apparently predicted the earthquake, which left so many dead and injured, right down to the minute, so his following has grown exponentially! It's amazing what people will believe and cling to in desperate times! As a Californian who knows all about the impending "Big One," I couldn't help but be drawn into this possible future.

There are so many things about this book that I loved! The setting, which I've already mentioned, was perfect! It's horrible, but that's what happens after a natural disaster. It makes me nervous for when that earthquake actually hits. Mia's home life was directly effected by the quake, because she must now take care of her mother who is struggling mentally after being trapped beneath a collapsed building for three days. Their relationship is strained, and it was really sad watching how things developed between them throughout the book.

Rance Ridley Prophet, or Prophet as he's called, was a super interesting, and disturbing character. He's somehow managed to get hundreds of Followers, who believe he is a conduit for the word of God. But I suppose, it would be hard to deny someone who can predict a devastating earthquake and heal those who were injured. I had a theory about him, which is probably obvious, but I was happy to learn I was right. I wanted to know more about what had happened to him and what he was up to by collecting Followers.

In opposition to Prophet and his Followers are the Seekers, another kind of cult. They want Mia to join them, because she has "the Spark." This is where the supernatural elements really come in. I loved the idea of the prophecy, even though I wasn't 100% clear what it was all about. Lightning plays a pivotal role in their beliefs, but are they trustworthy? Or are they just trying to take advantage of Mia? According to Jeremy, she should stay far away. Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy. There's always gushing over the love interest in YA romances, but in most cases I haven't seen the appeal. They just haven't been my type until Jeremy. He wears Clark Kent glasses. That's ALL I needed to know. Seriously. That's how you draw me into a guy; slap some nerdy glasses on him. BUT he was also completely intriguing if also completely evasive and frustrating, until we really get to know him.

I can go on and on about what I loved about this book from the ruined LA, to the possible true prophet, to human lightning rods and apocalyptic prophesies, to roving parties and supernatural abilities. Struck really has it all! This was a fantastically unique debut novel and I can't wait for more from this author! I was never bored for a moment of this. It moves fairly fast, since it covers a span of only 4 days. A lot can happen in 4 days. I am a little bummed that this a series; I thought the ending was absolutely perfect.

As much as I loved this book, I still had some nagging questions: Where did Mia get the $10 for the fortune teller if all of her cash was burned up? How are people getting gas if trucks can't make it into the city? What is Mia's family's real last name? Did the earthquake damage extend to Anaheim and is Disneyland still operable?

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Apr 24, 2012 Donna {Book Passion for Life} rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, for-review, from-publishers, ya-dystopian-scifi-thriller

Struck follows the life of Mia Price a teenage girl who is addicted to being stuck by lightning. She has been struck countless times, which has left red lightening strike marks over her body but still, she craves more. When Los Angeles is hit by a massive earthquake which leaves everything in ruins, it is there where Mia runs into two cults – who both believe Mia is the key to saving everyone from the doomsday prophecies but Mia can’t help think can she really be the key when all she has done is...more Struck follows the life of Mia Price a teenage girl who is addicted to being stuck by lightning. She has been struck countless times, which has left red lightening strike marks over her body but still, she craves more. When Los Angeles is hit by a massive earthquake which leaves everything in ruins, it is there where Mia runs into two cults – who both believe Mia is the key to saving everyone from the doomsday prophecies but Mia can’t help think can she really be the key when all she has done is get stuck by lightning?

I went into Stuck with very high expectations and I think they may have been too high because while I liked the story, I didn’t love it. The story is based around religious prophecies, the 7th seal, the bible, God and so on, and as an Atheist, I don’t believe in God, so honestly it was hard for me to buy into it this story. Now I understand there are people that do believe in God and everyone is entitled to their own opinion but for me, I felt religion aspect in this story was just too much. From start to end people were preaching, following a fake prophet and quoting parts from the Bible and I just didn’t like it. Now while Jennifer Bosworth did a good job introducing a new story that was very unique, exciting and thrilling, I do feel like the religious aspect could have been toned down a bit and who knows maybe I would like it more, but because it was a such a huge part of this book, this is the reason I didn’t love this story.

The characters were fun to read about. Mia does make some silly mistakes and she seems to land her in even more trouble. She tends to let her feeling for her family over rule her, like trying to keep her brother out of trouble and I feel a lot of her problems could have been avoided if she’d just aired them out with her brother instead of trying to keep him in the dark. Same goes with Jeremy – he is very secretive and constantly tells Mia not to go to the Waste but never really tells her why. It was a little frustrating to start with but still if things didn’t work out that way…then there’d be no book.

What I did love was the relationship between Mia and Jeremy. I always enjoyed a good romance and this really hit the spot for me. Their relationship was very secretive at the start but once they started opening up with each other, it was touching, heart-felt and really swoon-worthy and their moments together were really sweet. Honestly, this is why the book got a 3 star rating instead of a two.

Now the ending of the book, I felt was concluded very well but I was told that it’s looking like this book is the first in a series, and because I felt everything was concluded so well, I’m just not sure where I can see the book going next. I guess only time will tell.

Overall, I believe Stuck will be a hit amongst the readers, so I do urge you to try it and see for yourself and honestly I’m glad I read it – even though it isn’t a favourite of mine.

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Jan 23, 2012 Asheley rated it 5 of 5 stars

(a similar version of this review can be found here at Into the Hall of Books: http://www.intothehallofbooks.com/201...)

"My name is Mia Price, and I am a lightning addict." p. 2, ARC

My initial reaction when I finished this book was WHOA. I sat down on my bed to start Struck and stayed right there until I finished it. Interested initially in the cover, of course, I quickly found that the concept of the story was just something that I had never read before. Jennifer Bosworth gets points for an ori...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Kara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: debut-authors-2012, 2012-reading-challenge, arc, california, cover-love, dropped-series-graveyard, dystopian, for-review, net-galley, religion, post-apocalyptic, didn-t-live-up-to-expectations, young-adult

So. Struck. Religion. Lots of religion. I cannot begin this review properly without mentioning how religious this book is. There are parts of it that are anti-religion. There are parts of it that are pro-religion. Basically, if you feel strongly about religion one way or another, there's a good chance this book will offend you at some point. I could talk about this for days. You all know how I feel about religion. And if you don't by now, then let's get it out of the way quickly. I hate organize...more So. Struck. Religion. Lots of religion. I cannot begin this review properly without mentioning how religious this book is. There are parts of it that are anti-religion. There are parts of it that are pro-religion. Basically, if you feel strongly about religion one way or another, there's a good chance this book will offend you at some point. I could talk about this for days. You all know how I feel about religion. And if you don't by now, then let's get it out of the way quickly. I hate organized religion, I'm an atheist, I wish more than anything that there was an afterlife and angels and all that, but I don't believe there is. Sorry. So it is very hard for me to suspend disbelief when it comes to books with religious undertones. And this book had a little more than religious undertones. It was loaded with religion from both sides: beginning, middle, and end. Fire and brimstone. The 7th seal. Revelations. Cults. The bible. False prophets and their followers. The 12 apostles. You get the picture. So if you tend to not like books that are about religion, I would stay far, far away from this one. To be fair, I abhor most books about religion. But I happened to request this one before I knew what it was really about. And the blurb doesn't say a whole lot about Christianity. I take that back. It says NOTHING about Christianity. Nothing about the bible, just cults. So it was a TAD misleading. Regardless, I read it. And here is the rest of my review that IS NOT about the religious aspects of the book.

The writing was decent but average. It was a bit on the simple side. Nothing poetic here. Just simple and to-the-point writing. It was almost a little blunt. Which is fine. I was actually in the mood for that at the time, so it worked out well for me. The imagery was pretty decent though. Earthquake destroyed L.A. and the tent version of Venice Beach were pretty cool. I enjoyed reading the setting. I just wished the story was not as religious as it was. Meh.

The characters were a bit flat. I believe they could have been developed better. That was also pretty average. The relationship between Jeremy and Mia totally didn't work for me. I thought their chemistry was nonexistent. I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that he tried to murder her with a knife in the beginning of the book. Yes, I'm serious. He snuck into her room and was about to stab her in the middle of the night when she woke up. She thought she was dreaming, so she didn't really recognize him in real life, and then they start a relationship of sorts. When she finds out he tried to kill her, she's not all that concerned about it. This was frightening to me. I don't know about you guys, but I couldn't date someone who was about to put a knife in my gut. But that's just me. And yes, I'm being sarcastic. Oh, and in case you were wondering, he also watches her house at night. So he's basically a stalker too. So not sexy. I need a healthy relationship in my next young adult novel or I am going to scream. Here's some random "not sexy" quotes from scenes with Mia and Jeremy.

I let my eyes linger on Jeremy, studying him, trying to see if I could see past the knife incident to trust him." No. No you can't. No sane person would.

No! I swear I've never gone near him. You were the only one I..." His words fell away, like they'd stumbled off a cliff. He must have realized there was no good way to say, you were the one I considered murdering. How is this sexy?

And another thing. The second it was revealed that an apostle was missing, I knew what was up. So that part of the twist was so predictable and easy to figure out. This is not a spoiler, by the way. If you have half a brain, you will see it coming anyway.

Then there was the ending. It left me feeling very blah about this whole book. I hated the epilogue. I feel that all of that could have been worked into the story. It felt very amateurish to me. I am extremely irritated at the way the book ended. And unfortunately I can't talk about that because of spoilers, but I will just say I was looking for a different sort of ending and did not get it.

I enjoyed the author's writing, and I loved the setting. The book was definitely readable and parts of it were awesome. I'm referring to a few scenes that I found particularly memorable. I would definitely read more of this author's work. I just hope that next time she stays away from religion as a topic. I don't think I can read another book like this one. I think this is a series and I'm not sure how many books. But I am done. Not reading the next one. But I will look forward to whatever Jennifer writes next.
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Oct 14, 2012 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, dystopian, ya, paranormal, own, signed

If you’ve been reading my blog or have known me for awhile, chances are you know how much I LOVE a good cult. So, OF COURSE I could not resist Jennifer Bosworth’s debut Struck which totally delivers on it’s promise of cults. ALSO you guys I am going to use the word cults like a million times in this review because I get so excited about them.

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May 11, 2012 TheBookSmugglers rated it 2 of 5 stars

The short version of this review would go something like this:

Such a fabulous premise wasted on clichéd writing, a daft story and stupid insta-love romance.

Here’s the long version:

Mia is addicted to lightning. She’s survived countless strikes, her entire body (apart from her face, obviously) is covered in veiny scars and despite the danger and the fact that she has (unintentionally) hurt people because of it, she still craves lightning more than anything. Living in LA – a place where lightning r...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

SO good!
Has the PLEASURE of reading it a couple of weeks ago and I have to say: I AM STRUCK.
Will be looking out for more from Jennifer Bosworth for sure!

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Sep 15, 2011 Jimmy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Book was awesome. Not even into that genre but totally kept my interest and that's saying something being I have ADD!!!!

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Apr 18, 2012 Danny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: imm-march

Review posted at Bewitched Bookworms

The cover is quite catching, right? In addition to this great cover art, I was more intrigued. Already the first sentence made me want to figure out what the heck is going on :" Mia Price is a lightning addict". I mean, what does that tell us? I had no idea but was eager to find out!

Earthquake destroys our civilization - not a fun place to be anymore...

In each Dystopian world there has to be a cause, an atomic bomb, global warming or an earthquake as it is t...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Sara rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult-books, read-in-2012

This book just did not ever click with me in a positive way. I guess I'll just write a list of things that bugged me. It will be good to vent about it before I have to write an official, less annoyed review.

1. The writing. Sometimes, good writing can push a mediocre book over the edge to a five star review for me. If the writing is un-noticeable, I am not mad that it isn't better written. THIS book -- I was reading the plethora of cliche, boring similes out loud to my co-workers in the break roo...more This book just did not ever click with me in a positive way. I guess I'll just write a list of things that bugged me. It will be good to vent about it before I have to write an official, less annoyed review.

1. The writing. Sometimes, good writing can push a mediocre book over the edge to a five star review for me. If the writing is un-noticeable, I am not mad that it isn't better written. THIS book -- I was reading the plethora of cliche, boring similes out loud to my co-workers in the break room so we could laugh at them. Sigh. Once I noticed them, I couldn't stop.

2. The pacing. This book basically takes place over the course of three days. This means that (since it was nearly 400 pages long) EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF EVERY SINGLE MOMENT is described. In detail. And with similes. I think that maybe if the book had been half as long, with the same events, I might have actually enjoyed it.

3. The characters. SO BORING. I never once cared about (what was her name? Oh man, I finished this book yesterday and I can't remember the main character's name. I think that's all I need to say).

4. The subject matter. I like post-apocalyptic dystopian worlds. I like creepy cults. I like thinking about big ideas like religion and fate and love. It is a testament to this book's awful-ness that this book had ALL THOSE THINGS and I still just...viscerally didn't like it. I can't even describe why. I was just...bored.

5. The love story. I am sorry, but a love that grows out of a dude sneaking into a girl's house and brandishing a knife at her is just destined to be messed up. And thought this might be the rare teen dystopian novel that doesn't need a love story, and Jennifer just suddenly sunk herself into the trap of love story. THIS BOOK DIDN'T EVEN NEED A LOVE STORY. Much less a love story between a girl with lightning rage and a potentially murderous psychopath.

OK I should stop. I think there are some teens who will like this book, but I hope that they are reading similar, better books too.(less)

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Jul 08, 2012 Mrs.Heise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dac2012-debut-author, conf-ira-2012

Review originally posted on Heise Reads & Recommends

STRUCK is one of Macmillan's Fierce Reads for this summer and I can see why as it is a fast-paced, suspenseful novel full of action, heart, a little bit of mystical magic, and heat. It takes place over a four day period of time in a Los Angeles that has been destroyed by an earthquake. Mia is a tortured character dealing with trying to keep her little family together and the aftereffects of the multiple lightning strikes she has suffered. S...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Nicola rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, apocalypse, religion, cover-appeal, romance

Struck is a highly unique book that is sure to stand out in 2012. I was so excited about this one! There are so many of these end-of-the-world books out there at the moment that they sometimes start to blend into each other but Struck is very different and certainly has a unique feel to it. Even the cover is striking and the description makes it sound very intense!

I didn't love this one but I did really like it. Mia Price is a lightning addict- not something you hear about everyday! The place wh...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Soumi(in love with Puck) Roy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-e-galley, paranormal-others, dystopian, young-adult, sci-fi, fantasy-others, review-copies, owned-copy, books-i-reviewed

I have read many YA books, some with old concepts, some are utterly unique and Struck falls into that second category. A striking debut of author Jennifer Bosworth with an explosive fast paced plot, Struck is something that takes you to edge of excitement and leaves you screaming.

A World Falling Apart

“My name is Mia Price and I’m a lighting addict”

Mia is a lightning addict. Being struck by lightning so many times, she has developed sudden energy runs through her and some sort supernatural sixt...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Reut (reutreads) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Originally reviewed on reutreads, a young adult book blog.

Struck by Jennifer Bosworth has one of the most intriguing premises I've ever read about. A girl who's addicted to lightning? Throw in some cults (I love me some cults) and I will get all up on that.

So I started reading the book. I immediately loved Mia's character. She absolutely jumped off the page to me, and the cool part about this was that because she seemed so real to me, I also had this very visceral reaction to her. From almost th...more Originally reviewed on reutreads, a young adult book blog.

Struck by Jennifer Bosworth has one of the most intriguing premises I've ever read about. A girl who's addicted to lightning? Throw in some cults (I love me some cults) and I will get all up on that.

So I started reading the book. I immediately loved Mia's character. She absolutely jumped off the page to me, and the cool part about this was that because she seemed so real to me, I also had this very visceral reaction to her. From almost the first page, it was clear that Mia had secrets--and when those are revealed they're quite devastating--and so while I liked her, I also kept her at a distance. Something about her didn't quite sit right with me. She's a little dangerous and also sly, and her frankness about her lightning addiction made me plain old uncomfortable.

Anyway, I thought it was very, very freaking cool that I had all these thoughts.

Moving on to cults! Honestly, for the first three-quarters of Struck, I was all, where's my fire and brimstone? Where's the freaky monotone, control freak, cult action? But when the cults kick in, man, the cults kick in. All of the sudden Struck goes from 0 to 60 in 3.5 and then it's just like.. whoa.

While we're talking about the cults, I have to mention this feeling I got that made me very uncomfortable--but not in a good way like I mentioned above. In Struck, there are two cults vying for Mia's abilities: the Seekers and the Followers. Of those two, your Seekers are more the partying, wild thing, slightly sacrilege not-so-culty-cult, and the Followers are the white-wearing, religious, typical culty-cult. Of the two, I don't think anyone would disagree with me (once they've read the book) that the Followers are the bad guys of the novel. This bothered me because both the cults want Mia because of a prophecy. The Followers extrapolate their prophecy from the New and Old Testament, whereas the Seekers base theirs on a old vision that a gypsy seer once had.

So the religious cult is made out to be the bad guy. I'm trying to find the right words to say how this made me feel, but let's just say: I felt this was a (perhaps unintentional, but definitely there) anti-religion undertone to the book and this kind of ruined all the messages for me. I did not like it.

So there you have it: Struck by Jennifer Bosworth is an extremely fast-paced read with really well done characterization. However, the subconscious message to the book didn't sit well with me. You should still pick it up if you don't think this will bother you!(less)

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Jun 02, 2012 Rayne rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: disappointing, paranormal, post-apocalyptic, romance, stalking-means-love, stand-alone-novel, totally-saw-that-coming, victims-of-the-insta-love-monster, young-adult, arc

According to this book, my boyfriend must not love me very much. He still hasn't stalked me or tried to stab me to death in my sleep. Sigh...girls in books just have all the luck in the world when it comes to boys.

Okay, this one was definitely original and unique and it had great moments. But...yeah, there's a a lot of buts. The book was frustrating at times, there were a lot of things that should've been explained better, some plot holes and way too much emphasis on the religious themes.

-----...more According to this book, my boyfriend must not love me very much. He still hasn't stalked me or tried to stab me to death in my sleep. Sigh...girls in books just have all the luck in the world when it comes to boys.

Okay, this one was definitely original and unique and it had great moments. But...yeah, there's a a lot of buts. The book was frustrating at times, there were a lot of things that should've been explained better, some plot holes and way too much emphasis on the religious themes.

--------------Edit 6/03/2012

I started out really liking Struck, on the verge of totally falling in love with it. I loved Mia's voice, the overall writing of the story, the well-constructed setting and the whole concept of being a lighting addict. Mia was an engaging protagonist and a fantastic narrator for a story set in a post-apocalyptic, half-destroyed city barely carrying on with it's life. I admired Mia's devotion to her family, her fierce need to protect them and do whatever it took to keep them alive. Her condition was also fascinating and original and I was dying to know more about it, until the whole paranormal aspect came in and then that lead to a strange storyline that ultimately became the whole point of the novel.

At first, the introduction of Tarot cards and a group of people celebrating the end of the world was intriguing. But as soon as the prophecies came in, I became a bit wary. Still, I was willing to give it a chance and see where it all lead to. It was the cults and religious themes what pulled me from the edge of loving this book or even really liking it. It's not that I don't like religious themes in book because of my agnostic position or that I feel uncomfortable by the portrayal of them as a sort of brainwashing and manipulation organization because, overdone as it is in YA, that is not it at all. But I didn't like that, in this one, it took hold of the whole story and became the single most important point in the book. As soon as the dooming and condemnation began, for me, the story lost its appeal and it all went downhill from there. From that point on, Mia began making stupid decision after stupid decision, she entangled herself with irritating characters and began one of the most disturbing relationships I've ever read about. Stalking and an attempt at stabbing? Not really what I would dismiss about a potential boyfriend.

The whole story was also a bit predictable right down to the ending and it gets boring halfway through. The scenes during the climax were interesting and nicely-written, but the events leading up to it and the ones following it left me empty and in a hurry to just end it. It really disappointed me that a book that started so good made a change for bizarre topics that it could've done without.

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Sep 04, 2012 Petra Sýkorová rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, young-adult

Struck je kniha, která mě na první pohled spíš odradila, než nalákala. Ani pořádně nevím proč. Obálka knihy není nijak příšerná či děsivá. Asi ve mně nevyvolala moc velké boom. Četla jsem na knihu několik pochvalných recenzí, ale také řadu naštvaných až znechucených. Pak jsem viděla trailer ke knize, který se mi hodně, hodně líbil a já se rozhodla, že se do příběhu pustím. A rozhodně nelituju.

Sedmnáctiletá Mia žije se svým mladším bratrem a matkou v Los Angeles, ale ne takovém, jaké bylo před tí...more Struck je kniha, která mě na první pohled spíš odradila, než nalákala. Ani pořádně nevím proč. Obálka knihy není nijak příšerná či děsivá. Asi ve mně nevyvolala moc velké boom. Četla jsem na knihu několik pochvalných recenzí, ale také řadu naštvaných až znechucených. Pak jsem viděla trailer ke knize, který se mi hodně, hodně líbil a já se rozhodla, že se do příběhu pustím. A rozhodně nelituju.

Sedmnáctiletá Mia žije se svým mladším bratrem a matkou v Los Angeles, ale ne takovém, jaké bylo před tím, než město zasáhlo obrovské zemětřesení. Po několika měsících se LA snaží dostat zpátky na nohy, utrpělo nejen ztráty na obyvatelstvu, ale také trpí nedostatkem elektrické energie a zásob jídla. Mia se snaží vyrovnat nejen s psychickým stavem své matky, která se stále nemůže vzpamatovat z toho, co se jí přihodilo během zemětřesení, ale také se svou závislostí na blescích.

Její tělo má totiž neskutečnou schopnost pohltit údery bleskem, díky čemuž jsou na jejím těle viditelné stopy. Ty se Mia snaží schovat před zraky ostatních pod vrstvami oblečení a po jistých událostech se bouřkám vyhýbá. Další by se jí totiž mohla stát osudnou, protože nikdy nevíte, co s vámi takový blesk může udělat. Jenže teď Mia cítí, že se blíží další. Obrovská. A spolu s ní se začínají dít velice divné věci…

Myslím, že tahle kniha nenadchne hned tak každého. Sama jsem zprvu nevěděla, jestli se mi líbí anebo ne. Něco mě ale nutilo pokračovat ve čtení a hltat jednu stránku za druhou, jen abych se dozvěděla, co se z toho všeho vlastně vyklube. První stránky vám nejspíš budou připadat hodně klišoidní. Přece jenom je těch „vyvolených“ v knihách až až. Ale rozhodně knize dejte šanci, protože vás hodně překvapí.

Mia, hlavní hrdinka, se mi líbila hned od začátku. Je to přesně ten typ postavy, který mi sedí. Její způsob myšlení mi přišel sympatický a nejspíš i hodně odrážel to, jak bych se v dané situaci chovala já. Líbilo se mi, jak odsuzovala veškeré sektářství a jiné pochybné spolky. A to nejspíš to, co na knize plno lidí odsuzuje. Většina amerického obyvatelstva je silně věřící. Mají veškeré možné druhy církví a podpůrných spolků. Na jednu stranu se mi podpora lidí ze stejné církve líbí, na stranu druhou si říkám, že se to může kdykoliv zvrhnout a co potom. To u nás to s církví tak horké není. Určité procento obyvatelstva je věřících, ale přece jenom je to tak trochu jiný způsob. Sama jsem ateista a věřím tak akorát sama v sebe.

Co mě vždycky fascinovalo, jsou ty spolky, které jsou svými myšlenkami naprosto zcestné a jen tahají z lidí peníze. A že takových je požehnaně. A právě na tuto stranu, fanatické sekty, hraje Jennifer ve své knize. Ukazuje, čeho všeho je schopný jeden člověk, který má určitou vizi. A ta vize není zrovna nejlepší. Zaujalo mě, jakým způsobem pohlíží na tuhle problematiku. Jen do toho zamotala trochu toho nadpřirozena. Myslím, že právě myšlenka sektářství některým Američanům vadí, protože se cítí být osočováni, či zaškatulkováváni.

Proto si myslím, že kniha není příliš vhodná pro věřící, ale spíš pro lidi jako já, kteří se nebojí vidět věci tak, jak jsou. Líbilo se mi, jak celý příběh Jennifer pojala. Její provedení jednotlivých postav je místy i dosti děsivé. Mia je silná hrdinka, které budete držet palce.

Kniha možná není dokonalá, ale jsou v ní momenty, kdy budete trnout hrůzou nad tím, co přijde dál. Budete nevěřícně kroutit hlavou nad tím, jak se vůbec něco takového může stát, proč to někdo nezastaví, budete se mnohokrát cítit stejně beznadějně jako Mia a věřte mi, že si párkrát i pořádně zanadáváte. Nebojte se, i troška té romantiky v knize je. I když většinu času nebudete vědět, co je pravda a co lež.

Knihu doporučuju všem těm, kteří mají rádi paranormálno smíchané s realitou, která se klidně může stát a která se tak trochu vlastně už děje.

--------------Reakce po dočtení knihy--------------
Chapu, proc tuhle knihu hodne lidi odsuzuje. Ja si ovsem myslim, ze je uzasna. Je silene, co s lidmi nejake falesne nabozenstvi ci kult dokaze udelat. A v tehle knize to bylo jen okorenene zvlastnimi silami. Vetsina Americanu je na tema prehnane nabozenstvi az prilis citliva a neuvedomuje si, co vsechno, muze jeden fanatik udelat.(less)

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Jul 09, 2012 Janus Vielle (The Blair Book Project) rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-paperback, 2012-dac

How often do you come across a lightning addict protagonist?

That alone made me want to read Struck. Add it with a plot where a cult leader brainwashes people to become followers and leave out destruction to the rest of the world, and you just completely sold me a good story. Unfortunately, this book fell short to me.

Stuck is a story about a girl named Mia. She is a lightning addict and has been “sober” over her addiction since they moved to Los Angeles where lighting rarely comes around. Then...more How often do you come across a lightning addict protagonist?

That alone made me want to read Struck. Add it with a plot where a cult leader brainwashes people to become followers and leave out destruction to the rest of the world, and you just completely sold me a good story. Unfortunately, this book fell short to me.

Stuck is a story about a girl named Mia. She is a lightning addict and has been “sober” over her addiction since they moved to Los Angeles where lighting rarely comes around. Then an earthquake comes and turns the city into a wasteland. At this point after disaster stroke, Mia is caught in between two cults raging war with each other. She wants nothing more to do with any of them yet both seek her out for her “gift” which has everything to do with the “End of the World” jig going on. Life couldn’t get anymore complicated for Mia. Well, maybe a little bit more with a mysterious guy lurking around her.

I was absolutely captivated by the synopsis and then seeing the lovely cover of this book; you can actually feel my yearning for its release. Sadly it didn’t leave me a satisfied reader in the end.

I was really interested about Mia’s addiction to lighting so yes; I was completely engrossed at first. But as I progressed through the pages Mia just got on my nerves. There was too much “Mia-thoughts” that I felt were unnecessary, not to mention repetitive. I’ve been trying to find a way to connect with her but her decisions make me more distant than I already was. I know she wants to protect her family and all but she doesn’t give her decisions some thought first before acting out on them.

I don’t get the love connection between Mia and Jeremy. It happened so fast that it felt like a snap of your fingers and… Voila! Instant romance! I also didn’t see any growth between them up until the ending. Fail.

I’m confused over the whole lightning survivors idea. This is probably because instead of understanding their practices and motives, Mia ignores them and jumps only when her family is used against her. Of course there’s nothing wrong with stepping in to save your family but what makes matters wrong is the idea that she believes the lies being fed to her but doesn’t even take the time to ask questions about their purpose and other important details. She also doesn’t listen to those who are actually caring for her but instead listens to a guy she barely even knows.

Another thing that confuses me is Prophet aka the brainwasher. I don’t get how he got his gift of brainwashing through lightning. I don’t get how those who have been struck got the power to sense others like them. Details and explanations please, after all this is science fiction of some sort right? From what I know, the mysteries in books like these always provide information over how it occurred.

Struck is the first of a series by Jennifer Bosworth. Although it has left us with a “peaceful” ending, it gave off the vibe of “there’s more to come” and “this is only the beginning” idea. But I’m not sure if I find the idea interesting enough to make me want to try the next book.

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Dec 24, 2012 Book Chick City rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, young-adult

Reviewed by Rebecca for www.BookChickCity.com - 3/10 on the blog.

"Struck" by Jennifer Bosworth is an interesting premise for a YA novel, set in dystopian LA with our heroine torn between the ideals of two different cults vying for her power. She is torn between protecting her family and protecting herself, trying to work out the motives of those that want her.

Mia Price is a survivor of numerous lightning strikes, her body conducting and attracting lightning whenever there is a storm. It affects...more Reviewed by Rebecca for www.BookChickCity.com - 3/10 on the blog.

"Struck" by Jennifer Bosworth is an interesting premise for a YA novel, set in dystopian LA with our heroine torn between the ideals of two different cults vying for her power. She is torn between protecting her family and protecting herself, trying to work out the motives of those that want her.

Mia Price is a survivor of numerous lightning strikes, her body conducting and attracting lightning whenever there is a storm. It affects her in different ways each time it hits, but always leaves her with more red scars on her body, jagged like lightning bolts. She craves lightning, claiming to be addicted to the power, setting her up as special, being able to store the power but unable to control it.

“I want the lightning to find me. I crave it like lungs crave oxygen. There’s nothing that makes you feel more alive than being struck. Unless, of course, it kills you. It does that to me from time to time, which is why I moved to Los Angeles.”

The novel is set in dystopian LA, after a huge earthquake has ripped the city to pieces, tearing lives apart, with Mia’s being no exception. Her mother has a post traumatic stress disorder, forcing Mia to hold their family together, keeping a watchful eye out for younger brother, Parker. She is dedicated to her family, wanting to keep them safe at all costs, which is an admirable trait, but emphasised too much in the novel, like an obsession.

It is Mia and Parker’s first day back at school after the earthquake, where one of Mia’s old teachers asks her to join ‘The Seekers’, a cult group who want to save the world from the prophesised apocalypse that will occur in three days time. Their leader can read minds and plant suggestions, making him a dangerous force to be reckoned with, especially when Mia is never certain of his motives for wanting her power.

On the other side we have the Prophet, a religious cult leader who wants people to become his ‘Followers’, taking advantage of those lives that have been devastated by the earthquake. He claims to be able to heal people, with his 12 Apostles going with him everywhere, the twelve adopted children that he has taken under his wing. His televised sermons aid him in converting people to his cause, with Mia’s mother being fixated on him. Prophet was the one who predicted the past LA earthquake, his validity earning him followers, with his apocalypse theory taken as gospel by many.

Mia is at the heart of the apocalypse, having been seen in a vision by mysterious fellow student, Jeremy, who can see the future. She is instantly drawn to him, heat sparking between them when they are close, but one touch from him will cause Mia to share his visions. However, as mysterious as he appears to be, I could predict every revelation about him, as Bosworth drops hints that aren’t at all subtle.

Overall, I had a lot of issues with this book, because as soon as I started reading it I could tell that I wasn’t going to enjoy it. I didn’t enjoy Bosworth’s writing style, and wasn’t at all interested in the heroine. There was hardly any character development, with little information from her past being revealed, and we never really learn anything about her brother apart from his appearance. Her relationship with Jeremy seems too spontaneous, as they get together without much being shared between them, seeming overly forced by the author. The ending of "Struck" was weak, and is way too convenient for my liking. It is also a little rushed, with the whole plot being resolved in only around ten pages. I didn’t enjoy this book, but fans of dystopian fiction may disagree.

VERDICT:

This book didn’t grab me at all, with there being little depth or development to the main character and a weak plot resolution. The majority of the plot twists could be predicted easily, not making for an enjoyable read at all.
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Apr 19, 2012 Patricia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: _young-adult, genre-dystopian-post-apocalyptic, paranormal-psychics, 2012, setting-post-apocalyptic, setting-present, setting-alternate-universe, source-e-arc, x-pov-1st-person, x-pov-female, review-on-old-blog

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Letter to my Future Self:

Dear Patricia,

you seldomly like Young Adult novels because the protagonists are boring and annoying. This is why I loved Struck. The heroine was so not annoying or boring. She was brilliant, and she made the novel shine.

I am not sure about the rating. It wasn't the plot or romance that I loved so much after all, even though both weren't bad or anything like that, but the protagonist. It was that the first few pages made me absolutely excited about the re...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-releases

Struck wasn't what I expected. Something about that blurb just made me think that this novel was going to head in a different direction than it actually did. While this did bother me somewhat at first, I quickly got over it. Despite my misconceptions, Struck turned out to be a fantastic novel with fast-paced action, a fantastic main character, great writing and a completely engrossing plot that made me desperate for more.

Mia has been struck by lightening hundreds of times in her life -and shes'...more Struck wasn't what I expected. Something about that blurb just made me think that this novel was going to head in a different direction than it actually did. While this did bother me somewhat at first, I quickly got over it. Despite my misconceptions, Struck turned out to be a fantastic novel with fast-paced action, a fantastic main character, great writing and a completely engrossing plot that made me desperate for more.

Mia has been struck by lightening hundreds of times in her life -and shes' still alive. In fact, she seems to attract the lightening. Once in Los Angeles, Mia hopes that she's safe from the lightening, only to find that a devastating earthquake devastates the city, and everything is plunged into chaos of end-of-the-world proportions. The city is overrun by strange cults, and isn't not long until Mia finds herself drawn into the strange web of religion, romance, betrayal and the end of the world.

I was most surprised at author Jennifer Bosworth's heavy use of religion in the novel. While I was a little concerned about where it might be going, Bosworth handles the topic brilliantly, and uses it as an effective device to create a fascinating, tight plot with interesting comments about how humanity acts in the face of oblivion. The use of religion and prophets might make some people uncomfortable, but I thought it was intelligently executed without becoming an attack on religion.

From the very beginning, I was drawn into Bosworth's writing style: crisp, clean and strong as well as emotional and descriptive. Not only that, but she does an excellent job of balancing emotion with character development, plot and description to create a unified and well-woven novel that's got all the right elements. And Bosworth doesn't let the reader down -Struck offers endless twists and an action-packed ending of epic awesome that's beyond satisfying.

It's been a long time since I've read a book that was the complete package, and Struck has it all. More intelligent and powerful than the average YA novel, Struck is an electrifying debut that hits all the right buttons.(less)

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Jennifer Bosworth lives in Los Angeles, California, where lightning hardly ever strikes, but when it does she takes cover. Learn more about her at http://www.jenniferbosworth.com.

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“A piece of advice: if you want to remain in control of a doomsday cult, don't give a date for the end of the world unless you're really, really sure it's going to happen. Being wrong tends to undermine your authority.” — 17 people liked it

“Give your false prophet a message for me. Tell him Jesus befriended the whores and the thieves and the sinners. Tell him his Old Testament God is dead. God doesn't punish the wicked and save the righteous. God is love.” — 14 people liked it

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