Published by: Blazer + Bray, April 28th 2015
Genre: MG, Science Fiction
Pages: 336
Format: Ebook
Source: Balzer + Bray, via Edelweiss
It is the near future, and the earth has entered a new ice age. Eleanor Perry lives in Tucson, one of the most popular destinations for refugees of the Freeze. She is the daughter of a climatologist who is trying to find new ways to preserve human life on the planet. Dr. Perry believes that a series of oil deposits she has found in the Arctic may hold the key to our survival. That's when she disappears—but not before sending Eleanor a series of cryptic messages that point to a significant and mysterious discovery. Now it's up to Eleanor to go find her.
This search will launch Eleanor on a breathless race to unlock the mysteries of what has happened to our planet, solving the riddle of the cold that could be humanity's end—and uncovering a threat to the earth that may not be of this world.
Just a short review for this one.
The Arctic Code never really captured my attention, or my imagination. I was fairly interested in the trip to the Arctic, the threat of being caught, but after that it lulled and became monotonous and, at times, mind-numbing. I was bored for the last 50% and skimmed the last few percent just to be finished with it. The actual plot with the gravity and dark matter and planets and stuff came MUCH too late to interest me. I didn't particularly like the characters either - the brothers felt a little surplus to requirements. Not to mention this book is about aliens, without, somehow, being about aliens at all.
Not the best book I've read. Not the worst, certainly, but it was just flat.
Characters ★★☆☆☆
Setting/world building ★★★☆☆
Writing ★★★☆☆
