Project ELE - Rebecca Gober & Courtney Nuckels

It's snowing and treacherous outside....again.  So what better to do this weekend than finish some of the books I started reading earlier in the week?  Well that and watch the Harry Potter movie marathon on tv.  Anyway, I started reading Project ELE earlier this week and was happy to finish it this morning.

This is yet another apocalyptic type book, but the difference between it and all of the others is that the setting is believable.  A deadly disease takes over the world and so the government has set up a shelter for those who do not have the disease yet.  The shelter is necessary because in order to try and wipe out the virus, the United Nations must take down patches that are covering up the holes in the ozone layer.  Yep...global warming exists in this series.  I like the believable setting and governmental actions.

Fifteen year old Willow wants to go to the shelter with her family, but unfortunately, not all of them make it in with her. Once inside, Willow has to adjust to the new lifestyle.  Her life is dictated by a tablet containing GPS capabilities.  She has to wear drab scrubs instead of anything fashionable.  And the food leaves a lot to be desired.  As nervous as Willow is, her life gets a little better when she meets some new friends...and lands herself a boyfriend!

As Willow and her friends try to survive life inside the shelter (which is in a mountain, by the way, so no windows or nice scenery), they discover an interesting secret.  At first, having the secret seems great to Willow and her friends, but then their knowledge becomes dangerous.  Willow has to find a way to survive, knowing that nothing will ever be the same again.

My thoughts?   I loved it.  Like I said before, the setting was believable.  Now, the secret and the abilities that Willow and her friends develop...not so believable, but it gave some much-needed action in the storyline.  I will definitely be reading the other books in this series.