Andrew--Sylo

Sylo written by D.J. MacHale is about love, survival, and mystery. This is a very good and descriptive book, which is also highly recommended by other authors. The book Sylo has an exciting feel of mystery. The book is fast pace and is one of my favorite books. I can’t wait until I finish the series, Sylo, Storm, and Strike. The main characters in the story are five kids named Tucker, Kent, Quinn, Tori and Olivia. In this story an army named Sylo invades the Island of Pemberwick. The Sylo Army was there to contain an unknown and mysterious virus. The main characters in the story believed that the virus was actually a ruby supplement. However, the Sylo Army was very strange and no one knew where this army was coming from. Events transpired and the main goal was now to escape the island, but the Sylo Army was not about to show any mercy. The army would kill anyone that acted suspicious or posed a threat. The main characters had to be quick and sneaky because the Sylo Army had many snitches. The Sylo leader’s name was Granger. Granger was a ruthless man who was always on the lookout for suspicious characters. The main characters were in fear of being shot and killed. The Sylo Army attempted to kill the main characters by burning down the forest. James Dashner the author of the Maze Runner series also commented about the book Sylo. James Dashner highly recommended this book because it leaves you wondering. When I was in the eight grade I met the author D.J. MacHale and he read to us the first sentence from his book. “It was the perfect night for a football game and death” This was to catch our attention and then he proceeded to read to us the rest of the first chapter. That was all it took for me to buy the book that summer and I have no regret doing it. My favorite part of this story took place when the main characters had to escape during a massive dogfight battle between airplanes and ships. The main characters had to find a way to maneuver through the battlefield while being chased by Granger. Also, this story was has many mysteries. This story leaves you in suspense in trying to identify, which characters were lying and which characters were telling the truth. MacHale also wrote the book series Pendragon, the Morphuse Road, and the Monster Princess. However, I believe that Sylo was his best series. In the book, one of the main characters had many important quotes. Tucker said, “Nowhere is safe” and “Marty Wiggins was the first death and wont be the last”. I believe these quotes describe the book perfectly. I highly recommend this book because it has everything you could possibly ask for. It has mystery and suspense. I really enjoyed the twist and turns between the main characters and their fight for survival. This is a must read book and the ending will leave you in suspense.