| Title | : | I Am the Mission (The Unknown Assassin, #2) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0316199699 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780316199698 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 |
| Publication | : | First published June 17, 2014 |
And so Boy Nobody is given a new mission. A test of sorts. A chance to prove his loyalty.
His objective: Take out Eugene Moore, the owner of an extremist military training camp for teenagers. It sounds like a simple task, but a previous operative couldn't do it. He lost the mission and is presumed dead. Now Boy Nobody is confident he can finish the job. Quickly.
But when things go awry, Boy Nobody finds himself lost in a mission where nothing is as it seems: not The Program, his allegiances, nor the truth.
The riveting second book in Allen Zadoff's Boy Nobody series delivers heart-pounding action and a shocking new twist that makes Boy Nobody question everything he has believed.
I Am the Mission (The Unknown Assassin, #2) Reviews
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Very excited to share Book 2 with all of you and hear what you think. It's bigger, faster, more intense. Coming June '14...
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*4.5 Stars*
That was before. And I've been taught to handle before.
You put it away and replace it with now.
Okay, so, I'm extremely mad at myself. Excellent story, wonderful flawed boy to obsess over, fast-paced and intricate story-line so there was no way I could lose my interest easily-and yet, here I am, the next day after finishing, wishing I would have waited to read IATM until this weekend. I was tired. I was dreary. I had, like, no time to read in more than 20% chunks...I am beside myself with how dumb this decision was. I wasted a wonderful, amazing book because I couldn't keep my damn fangirling in check, and a wonderful book lost half a star because of that. *Face palm*
It hurts to watch her go. Not in my head. Someplace else, someplace deeper.
Closer to my heart.
This story was completely different than the first. For one, our dear, er, hmm, can I say his real name without it being a spoiler? Ummm okay, I'll just use his 'op' name for this mission-Daniel, our dear Daniel has faced an emotional trauma from his last mission he isn't likely to recover from. His heart is broken, but he knows what his job entails and he knows he must move forward. But now, on top of all the maturity he has to wrangle at his age, he can finally 'feel'. He isn't just an emotionless drone going from operation to operation-he is finally starting to question the morality and sanity of The Program. And with these doubts comes fear-what if he messes up again? Will it cost another life? And, most of all, when it comes right down to it, would he make the same decision again if he had to?
I see this too-thin, too-tired boy who has been up most of the night, first on a mission and then on postmission planning, and I transform his energy into that of a boy who had trouble sleeping because he is nervous about the day to come. A sixteen-year-old desperate to impress, yet confused about who he is and what he is here to achieve.
In short, I make myself into Daniel Martin, the new recruit at camp.
I really enjoyed seeing his struggle to make the right decisions and to know whether he was heading down the right path or not. The thing is, it all became blurred. He had very little sleep, was trapped where he couldn't reach his 'Mother' or 'Father', and he was questioning every little thing set before him. But here's the kicker-At one point?? I'm pretty sure Daniel went off the deep end. He wasn't himself for a very long time in this story, and it was so sad (and addicting, sue me) to see him fraying at the edges, losing himself through doubt, determination, and a longing for someone to connect to. But one thing was clear-he would not make the same mistakes from his last mission. His last mission took a piece of his soul, and we get to see first hand how it effects him every single day. Poor widdle 'Daniel'. :(
Physical pain is easy. It's the other kind that's new to me. The emotional kind.
One thing was for certain in this story: The bromance stole the show, right alongside the action. It tore my heart to pieces to see two lonely boys finally find what they always wanted: An awkward best-friendship lol. At one point, and good lord this will seem weird, I totally laughed/squealed/giggled from the adorable-ness that is Howard and Daniel. I LOVE their friendship and it actually became my favorite part of the story-and if you know me at all, you know I don't give two shits about friends in stories. A lot of people would balk at that, me not caring about friends and only looking out for the romance, but eh, that's me! And for me to fall so hard for two best friends and almost tear up at the epicness that is their friendship? That's huge (Think Jazz and, gasp, Howie, from I hunt killers and that whole series).
Before I can stop him, Howard rushes forward, squashing me in a bear hug.
I say, "I've got to be honest. It makes me uncomfortable when you do that."
"Just once," he says. "Then you can go back to being a tough guy."
So, while I absolutely adored this story and am completely enraptured by this series and the boy that leads it, something key was missing here. Whether from my lack of sleep or time for this story, or from the lack of a romance I could get behind like in book one, something tiny was missing-Something that would make me go wooooooahhhhh, no way, like in book one. But, again, I screwed up and read the meat of the story last night with my eyes half closed and floated through every page when it was supposed to be perilous sooooo I'm guessing my rating would have been 5 had I read this when I should have. Anyway-Tortured, lonely, confused Daniel is someone I really fell hard for in this book. His humanity (or lack thereof near the end) was amazing to follow as we watched him decide just how far he'd go to prove his loyalty. I NEED book three now...damn it, why do I have to wait until JUNE?!!! UGH!
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4 STARS
”Everyone in the world is a follower. They follow an agenda, whether it’s set by school, parents, a job, society. The only question is who or what they choose to follow. Most people don’t even realise there’s a choice to make, so they end up stumbling blindly through their lives, wondering why they’re so unhappy when they’re doing everything right.”
I can’t help but wonder if Allan Zadoff was a little frustrated that the title has been taken and if it’s part of the reason behind the changes. From The Lost Mission to I Am the Mission, the second instalment in The Unknown Assassin series encourages paranoia, a little bit of nail-biting and hair-tearing and maybe one episode of explosive cussing on my part.
Set shortly after the events in I Am The Weapon, the assassin now known as Daniel is deployed by the program to complete the lost mission: kill Eugene Moore. Moore is a former US military officer currently leading The Liberty Camp, an extremist military training camp for the youth within the New Hampshire mountains. He has been targeted before by The Program and lost the operative in the process. It is up to Daniel to complete the task with one specific condition set by his superiors: he cannot enter the camp.
Through unforeseen circumstances, he of course enters the camp where he meets Moore and his family and gain an understanding of the philosophy he’s fighting for. What he discovers leads him to question the mission and, more importantly, his allegiances.
More than the adrenaline-pumped thrill, the more mature themes of loyalty, family, patriotism and all that which makes us human delivered in the stark, droning monotone of our narrator, what I liked most in this book is that there’s a clear direction as to where Zadoff wants to take Boy Nobody’s story. When I realised this was going to be a series, I was a bit concerned that it will take the “Villain of the Week” course where it will take endless filler books before we get to the essential questions: What is the Program? And what happened to the assassin’s father? In terms of the bigger story arc, this didn’t disappoint in the mileage it covered.
This was a little more political compared to the first instalment which cannot be helped seeing as the mission involves a radical idealist group. I didn’t mind it much, though I would’ve liked a bit more development in Moore’s character. I kept feeling this aims to make him out like Ed Harris’ character in The Rock, and I kept waiting to find that complex charismatic zealotry, that misdirected patriotism borne out of frustration from the system that would make me believe intelligent and rational people will leave the comforts of their lives to willingly follow his radical ideologies. It takes a certain kind of character to make that happen in a particular climate of discontent and disappointment, Eugene Moore was a half-baked version of it and I’m not sure the circumstances was built believably enough to pull it off.
One of the issues I had with I Am The Weapon was in it’s heroine, Samara. She was still a background presence in this one, a pervading regret and sadness in The Weapon’s thoughts. But a new femme fatale comes in to the picture, Moore’s daughter Miranda. I quite liked the potential in Miranda’s character but I grew to become more and more disappointed in how it became apparent that she’s just there for the hero to kiss and so that “breasts” can be factored in atleast one scene. So that we won’t forget that The Weapon is an attractive, virile young man, because James Bond made up all these rules and now we’re stuck with it. In truth, I enjoyed the chemistry between The Weapon and Francisco better, and with Howard the computer geek from book one, the best. But any of the Howard-archetypes in these kinds of stories always come out the fan-favorite so that’s hardly a surprise.
”You risked everything coming up here.”
“I know,” he said softly.
It means a lot to me.”
Before I can stop him, Howard rushes forward, squashing me in a bear hug.
Awkward bromance is best romance.
The build up was a little sluggish and I found my mind wandering in the early half, a bit bored by the robotic storytelling which didn’t bother me in the first book but starts to feel tiresome the second time around. But in the end this managed to use that to the story’s advantage, providing the necessary contrast in the twists that it chose to take. The resolution felt a little rushed, the ending an ellipsis rather than an exclamation point. But the shift from relying heavily on the “novelty” of a young assassin to one that focuses on the conflicts the concept of a human perfect soldier entails was much much more interesting. Not much of a departure from this series’ attempts in putting a YA spin to the Jason Bourne archetype true, but in terms of fun and adventure, Zadoff pulls it off with enough street-cred for me to set a side
the book I’ve been waiting for all year just so I can finish this and finally take that exhale I've been delaying from page one.
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Allen Zadoff just proved to us once again that he’s excellent at what he does. (I Am) The Mission is, if possible, even more exciting than its predecessor. There is no end to secrets and betrayals in this book and our Boy Nobody, highly trained but still merely a 16-year-old, has to face them all and somehow manage to stay alive.
Militant cults are, in my opinion, one of the scariest things in the world, but Zach infiltrates one without question, following The Program’s orders to kill the cult’s leader. The leader recruits teenagers from all over the country and trains them to become domestic terrorists. It’s clear to us from the beginning that he needs to be stopped and our young trained assassin is the best man for the job.
However, even The Program, Boy Nobody’s organization, isn’t exactly trustworthy, and Zach suddenly finds himself all alone in the world. With no one but a 14-year-old hacker to rely on, he has to fight enemies on all sides, test his boundaries and prove his loyalty over and over again and still somehow come out on top. But Zach is more than up to the challenge. It’s not only his training that keeps him alive, it’s his heart and his desire to always do what’s right. I love this about him – he is loyal to a fault, but he still applies common sense and thinks about everything he does.
By now, we’ve figured out that pretty girls are Zach’s Kryptonite, and so has The Program. He has a soft spot that’s easy to understand and sympathize with, but it’s still a weakness that has cost him dearly twice already, and one that can and probably will be exploited by his enemies. Sam is long gone in this book, but there is Miranda now, another girl Zach wants to trust despite all evidence to the contrary.
This book ends with a rather painful cliffhanger, which makes me glad I waited until now to read it. The final installment will be her in a few months and we’ll finally learn the truth about Zach, his family, The Program and every other question that has yet to be answered. The countdown has begun – where’s a time machine when you need it?
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4 Stars
I must admit that I was a little afraid of this book so I waited a long time to read it. You may be wondering how any sane person could be afraid to read a book but I really was (and my sanity is often questionable). I was afraid of this book because I have been let down by follow up books in several other series and I did not want this wonderful character to be tainted in my mind. This book turns out to be a great follow up to I Am the Weapon, although not quite as good.
The main character goes by Daniel in this book and The Program is no longer sure if they should trust him after the events in the first book. After proving himself, he is sent on a mission. Things do not go as plan and Daniel finds himself spending time at a military style camp for teens led by Eugene Moore. Daniel must figure out what to do with no input from The Program despite his attempts to contact them.
When Daniel becomes desperate for outside help, he turns to his friend Howard. It was wonderful to see Howard in this book as his character is so likeable and interesting. We also learn more about The Program and Daniel's past which I can't wait to watch Allen Zadoff build on in subsequent novels in this series.
There are so many things that I like about this book. I like that this is teen book that does not revolve around a romance even though there is a romantic element it is not the center of the book. I love that this is a smartly written teen book with lots of action that should appeal to a wide range of fans. Unfortunately, I did not think this book was quite as good as the first one largely because it took a while for the story to build in this book but before long I was completely pulled in and could not wait to see how things would unfold.
I would recommend this book to others but I would suggest that readers start with the first book if they are new to the series. I think that the background information about Daniel and the The Program from the first book makes this book much easier to follow and enjoy. I definitely plan to continue to read works by Allen Zadoff including future books in this series. -
I Am the Mission by Allen Zadoff was an excellent follow up to the first in The Unknown Assassin series. I absolutely loved this book as much as the first one!
Again, this is like the YA version of Bourne Identity. It's so savvy, and the author does an incredible job of knowing all things techy, political, etc. and bringing them down to a YA level but also making it easily enjoyable for an adult.
We get to know more about the main character, Daniel, in this book. After his faith in The Program being shaken up and questioning his last mission, Daniel goes solo for a while but is soon picked back up by Father (male leader of The Program) and assigned a new mission a bit more challenging than the last.
I loved meeting all the new characters and being reacquainted with old ones (Howard/love him!).
I loved the way the author sets the stage for new soldiers (alpha, beta, etc.) and highly anticipate Daniel running into them in the future. This novel stirs up so many questions.
Is The Program good? Evil? It's a nail-biting experience. When this ARC flashed in my email, I nearly broke my keyboard getting to it. And once I started, I couldn't stop.
I highly recommend I Am the Mission to all lovers of YA thrillers, suspense, action packed goodness and just great fiction in general. I cannot wait for the next in this series. Allen Zadoff is an author who has done his homework! -
¿3.5? ¿3.75?
No creo que llegue a las 4 estrellas, pero lo dejo por aproximación. Principio y final, muy buenos, en particular el final. Personajes: me gustan, en todo sentido, nunca me puedo quejar de ello. Ritmo de lectura: no sé si es porque tenía más páginas que el anterior, pero me tomó bastante tiempo leer este libro. Enganche: voy a ser sincera y decirle que hasta la páginas 200-250 no me atrapaba nada de la historia ni me interesaba lo suficiente, me parecía muy forzado todo, la misión, el """""""romance""""""" (la cantidad de comillas es muy necesaria) y demás, pero después se puso muuuuuucho mejory estuve re mil enganchada, así que tampoco podía bajarle mucho el puntaje.
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I LOVE this series so freaking much! So far each book has gotten better abd even more intriguing than the last, as we learn more about the Program and what Zach aka Daniel (for this mission) keeps learning about his famiky history and his role in the Program that up until recently he followed without a second thought to question mission assignments, etc.
I'm on pins and needles as more details are revealed about the Program and who is behind it. It's so intriguing and of course there's action but this time there was a bit less nonstop action and more introspection and figuring out his way when the Program abandons him. It was awesome to see Howqrd make a come back!
The ending made me a bit sad for one of the characters nut it also left me wondering Wataf is going on and what else this is all leading to. One thing we learned for sure is that not anyone can be trusted completely, not even the people you normally rely on to stay alive.
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Cuando pensas que el autor no se puede superar con el segundo libro de la trilogía BUM. En esta oportunidad nuestro asesino (Daniel en esa misión, PERO AAAAA YA SE EL NOMBRE DE VERDAD HIPERVENTILANDO) no es más el soldado que acepta órdenes y hace lo que el Programa le manda. Empieza a tener dudas, encuentra fallas, y encuentra gente que está en su misma situación. Es un libro que profundiza más en la persona atrás de el asesino, pero el ritmo de lectura y la vorágine de la acción se mantiene. Quiero leer ya la tercera y última parte de esta saga.
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FINALLY!!! I was starting to think that there wasn't going to be a second book! Mr Zadoff, next time can you at least title a book Boy Nobody 3#, so we know it exists?!?! I was stressing over this, I had actually decided last week that there wasn't going to be a sequel! And there was so many plot holes...
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I liked this. It was better than the first, a little more nerve wracking for sure.
Love Howard still
This one was a little more emotional and you can see things kind of falling apart and there are still questions to be answered. Will read the next one. -
Boy Nobody returns, and now he must re-prove himself to the Father and Mother, as well as the Agency when his last mission awoke “emotions” in the young, programmed assassin, causing his loyalties to be questioned by both himself and his handlers. His next mission? Assassinate the leader of a conservative militia training camp for young adults. With no lead time, no pre-planning another rush job is thrown at Boy Nobody, one that seems destined for failure from the start. What is the Agency really setting boy Nobody up for, failure? Do they have another agenda that they have not shared with him? Feeling alone once again, boy Nobody thinks on his feet, ingratiates himself with the leader and his children, but the right hand man sees something in Boy Nobody that he recognizes and his suspicions could mean the death of Nobody. What is the true mission here? Has the agency left Nobody hanging in the wind? One person can tell him about his past, or at least part of it, can Nobody risk exposing himself for the answers to his past that he has so desperately yearned for? When disaster looms, once again, Boy Nobody must decide to choose between what’s right and the Agency, but where will that leave him? With the help of an unlikely hero, Howard, a young computer genius extraordinaire, the clock is ticking and Boy Nobody is trapped at ground zero.
Once again, Allen Zadoff has astounded me with his brilliance for creative, out-of-the-box thinking and his ability to put it all together in an often heart-wrenching, pulse-pounding thriller, geared toward the eye of the YA crowd, while opening the door wide enough for all readers. I Am the Mission is one heart-stopping, pulse-pounding read as each page flies by at lightning speed. He allows us inside the calculating mind of Nobody, as he struggles with honor, loyalty and his growing knowledge that all is not as it seems. People are needlessly dying, is boy Nobody the cause or will he become the “cure?”
Not sure how Allen Zadoff can top this one, he is raising the bar one book at a time, but for an author like this, I suppose the sky is the limit! As long as boy Nobody can handle it, I’m confident Allen Zadoff will keep it coming!
I received this copy from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in exchange for my honest review.
Series: The Unknown Assassin - Book 2
Publication Date: June 17, 2014
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316199698
Genre: YA Fiction
Print Length: 432 pages
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I Am The Mission is book 2 in the Unknown Assassin Series and I was introduced to book 1 last year when a few of my friends told me I had to read this amazing, boy narrated, spy thriller. If you’re looking for romance, you’re not really going to find that here, so don’t say I didn’t warn you! In book 1 we learned a bit about our ‘boy nobody’ and things happened that I can’t even tell you about because then it would spoil the whole experience. I actually listened to the audio of this book (which I thought was excellent by the way) and I felt like it was the perfect way to experience the story, especially the way we are in Boy Nobody’s head … I definitely recommend trying it out, and in fact I think because of the way Zadoff writes the story, it worked much better for me than reading the actual book.
Anyway - Rather than tell you anything specific about the story, I’ll tell you a few reason you need to read this series.
The action is kick-ass. Zadoff doesn’t hold back and when I say that this boy is an assassin… he’s truly an assassin. That means he isn’t just talking about killing people, he’s doing it. From beginning to end this story has twists and turns you won’t expect and as our narrators life starts to unravel from the things he learns along the way, you’ll feel like you’re right there experiencing it with him.
Boy Nobody… you probably wonder why I’m calling him that, but that’s exactly who he is. He was thrust into this life and has accepted it, never questioning things until … until things happen that I’m not going to tell you about. BUT he’s so perfectly done in both of these books – he’s coolly detached and unemotional about the tasks he is assigned, but you can feel the changes in him from the start of book 1 to the very end of book 2 and I can’t wait for the next book in this series to find out more about him.
The story itself is unique. I love a good male narrator and this one is done really well in my opinion. Now, add to that, the plot revolving around the fact that he’s a teenage assassin who didn’t necessarily choose this life, and he’s struggling with who he is, who he was and who he should be… and you have something If found.
I love that Zadoff gives us a full story in each of the books but we also get an additional overarching storyline that is moving along at a nice pace. If you’re looking for something a bit darker and definitely a lot more violent than the typical YA you’ll find out there, this series will have you on the edge of your seat in suspense and so totally engrossed in the story that you won’t want to put this down.
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Boy Nobody is definitely in my top 5 favorite assasins and this one was just as good as the first one. Even though his program name is boy nobody I’m going to call him boy wonder because really that’s what he is. His name is Boy Wonder because he doesn’t have any personality or name, or so he thinks. All he can remember is glimpses of his father and the program training him. In the last book, we left off with him not sure if he trusted the program and his superior Mike dropping a bombshell. This books starts immediately after with the program trying to test his loyalty, and if he wasn’t loyal they would have terminated him.
They do find him loyal or at least loyal-ish but the beginning was rather slow and little boring, but only a little. He’s sent to assassinate a sort of cult leader called Moore who owns a Liberty Camp which is completely blocked off from the world. The reason this mission was so intense was that the last boy sent was murdered, something which had never happened before. Boy nobody had strict instructions NOT to go into the camp yet somehow that’s exactly where he ends up.
“My mission is to take out Moore. Anything I do is in service of that goal alone, if helping them commit an act of terrorism would bring me closer to Moore, then in theory I should do it.”
Thankfully the action picks up from there. Once inside the camp he finds out that everyone is trained by a video game. Which was the coolest part of the whole book, because everyone had their own avatar and their popularity was rated by their game scores. Moore had two kids, Lee and Miranda, Lee was always looking for his dads approval and Miranda had a lot of repressed sexuality. They were both fun additions and great distractions for our Boy Wonder.
This was full of twist and turns, we get to find out more about the program and a character from the first book Is re-introduced. We also find out more about our Boy Wonder and what makes him so fearless. I do have to say that if you’re looking for romance you won’t find it here. Part of being a fearless assassin is also leading a loveless life. But I still think it was a fun and intriguing read.
Overall a great book for all you adrenaline junkies out there! It ends with a huge plot twist so I’ll be here tapping my foot impatiently until the next book. -
Unknown assassin is back and this time he is Daniel. I love that we don’t know his real name. We are returned to the series right after he finishes his previous assignment and is found at a camp training to be a camp counselor of sorts. There are some bumps in the road just before he is given his new assignment, to eliminate the leader of a right wing camp for kids. The problem is that there was someone else on this mission and they have disappeared. Daniel is brought in to complete the mission. The problem is it starts off with massive problems and he doesn’t know who he can trust.
Daniel meets new kids his age and starts again experiencing confusion because he starts having memories of his father and of course continues to remember his previous assignment in New York. He made a friend or two there and that is not is against the rules. He is supposed to be alone with minimal exposure to those around him, and that exposure is only supposed to be cursory, enough to do his job. I find it weird that Father and Mother and whoever else is running this organization think that a teenager would be able to not have any feelings when they are full of jumbled up emotions. I like that Daniel does what he needs to do to finish his task and get out alive. The only problem is that anyone else he involves is in danger.
I am the Mission is full of action, emotion and that dreaded betrayal, or is it betrayal. It is time for Daniel, or whatever his name is, to find out. In comes Mike, the biggest contradiction that Daniel has come against. Can you be friends with the person that murdered your father in front of you? Did he really murder Daniel’s father? The next book is ramping up already and as much as I hate cliffhangers I cannot wait until the next installment in the Unknown Assassin series comes out. -
He is the perfect assassin. But when he goes off the grid for 72 hours for a few days of rest The Program is worried that their valuable soldier has become a liability. They set him on a new mission to take out an extremist military guy named Eugene Moore and to finish the mission that the previous operative had not completed. He had one order besides to kill Eugene Moore. Do not go into the camp. Of course, what does Daniel Martin (the new name of the protagonist) do? Go into the camp, of course.
This book is filled with excitement and thrills. You really get into the protagonist's head. They called him Boy Nobody in the first book. You get to see all the decisions he makes and how unusual his take on the world truly is. He is without fear. And this fearlessness gives him a great advantage in most situations. He has learned to fit into almost any situation and make it work for him. He is a lean, mean, killing machine... and a kid to boot. I wasn't exactly sure how old he was, but I assumed high school age.
If you are looking for an exciting read that just makes you stay up at night to finish just to discover what the heck is really going on, then this is the book for you.
Highly recommended. 5 Stars!
I received this book as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) from Net Galley in return for an honest review. My ARC copy was called Lost Mission so I assume there was a title change at some point. Definitely looking forward to reading book one and then any other books that appear in this series. Just my cup of tea! -
After the Spectacular Boy Nobody/I Am The Weapon, we get back into Boy Nobody's mind in the 2nd outing of the Unknown Assassin series. This time after the dramatic events of NYC, our hero is forced to recuperate and prove his loyalty to his agency & his "Mother" & "Father".
Things are never what they seem with the agency & this is proven doubly so when our assassin is forced to take another mission wherein the previous agent seems to have failed. Ordered to infiltrate a neo-conservative militia, wherein the mission & its objective are rather grey. Boy Nobody will have to face crucial aspects of his past as he learns secrets of the program and about his family.
Another terrific thriller wherein the author magnificently pulls our heart strings and yet threads a fast paced plot wherein nothing is what it seems. More to come in full FBC review next week.... -
I read Boy Nobody a year ago and was impressed by the story & characters and was anticipating a long line of books featuring these characters. I was not disappointed. I'm completely blown away by the second book. It is just as good as the first. This mission will keep you on the edge of your seat and biting your nails. Boy Nobody is now Daniel on a mission to infiltrate a cult-like camp and figure out what is really happening behind the scenes. Throughout his mission, Daniel begins to question the Program and what his true background is. About 60% in we get a reappearance of Howard, a beloved character from the first book. Start reading this series today, it's worth your time and hold on tight for the rollercoaster ride ahead of you.
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I tried to read another book after this but I can't.. Not until I finished this series. That's how good this is. Perfect YA spy/assasin thriller that I can hear my heartbeat wildly sounding as I continue reading. It's hard to rate a book when I already gave the previous one a perfect rating but damn, this topped the 1st part of this trilogy, definitely. I held on the tension and the thrill up until the end. The whole story is ridiculous but this is a good kind of ridiculous that it worked for me even if it has some flaws and all. This is just so YA and I love it. 5 badass stars!
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For a series that I have heard very little of, I found myself enjoying it immensely. I liked the espionage side of things, the mystery and the characters. This series was certainly not perfect as I had some believability issues with some of the characters’ personalities, specifically the main character’s, and the plot. There were times when things seemed a bit too far-fetched. However, at the end of the day, this series were highly entertaining.
If you enjoy fast-paced books with teenage spies, then I would recommend this series. -
I received an ARC through Goodreads FirstReads program (my first time to win a book from them). I already read the first book and enjoyed it, so I was excited to get the second one to see how the series continues.
This story picks up just after the first book ended. Boy Nobody is still sorting out what happened with Sam. Questions are bubbling in his head as he waits for his next assignment. So, he breaks protocol and goes to a camp for teens. It's the first of several events in this story that lead to complications as Boy Nobody is sent on a "clean up" mission. He is constantly assessing risks and struggling to stay true to his mission as he wonders who he can really trust. -
This is the second book in The Unknown Assassin series. It was a slower start for me than the first book, but I really enjoyed the second half of the book. Some huge revelations were made about the main character and his past and present circumstances, and it made the whole series more exciting. And of course...it ends with a huge cliffhanger, so we're stuck waiting for the third installment!
*Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy! -
I Am the Mission, the second installment in the Unknown Assassin series, is an amazingly exciting, fast-paced, action-packed thriller. The story immediately got my interest because of all the excitement and drama in the beginning. Zadoff describes his characters vividly. I never lost attentiveness throughout the story and Zach, the main character keeps getting more interesting. I think everyone should read this book.
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Ten konec.... co mi to ten chlap dela? JA CHCI DALSI DIL! HNED! :X Po dlouhe dobe kniha, co me vazne nadchla.
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A worthy successor to Boy Nobody - I especially liked Zach's interactions with Howard.
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CÓMO VA A TERMINAR ASÍ?
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[3/5] ⭐
Segundo libro de la trilogía "Asesino Anónimo" de Allen Zadoff, y continúan los mismos sentimientos que tuve con el primer libro ("Yo soy el arma") en donde no es algo novedoso ni wow, pero sí tiene momentos que se sale de lo cliché para avanzar en un terreno más misterioso, intrigante, atrapante. Eso es lo que me mantiene en esta trilogía, y si bien, como dije antes, no es la gran cosa, sí es un juvenil de acción digno de disfrutar para desconectar un rato.
En esta segunda entrega todo girará en torno a las decisiones que Zach, el protagonista, decidirá tomar, y que tienen un peso mayor por lo ocurrido en el primer libro. Ahora el Programa duda de él, y se convierte en una misión.
Todos son seguidores en el mundo. Siguen un plan, ya sea establecido por la escuela, los padres, el trabajo, la sociedad.
Claramente, esa frase del libro es lo que intentará romper (o no) el protagonista. Podría decir que continúa con el mismo objetivo del primer libro. Si bien en el primero él toma las riendas de sus sentimientos, y cuestiona ciertos principios impuestos por el Programa, en este libro terminará de definir, gracias a ciertos descubrimientos y cositas, qué es lo que quiere para su vida: si seguir siendo un soldado o no. Y para ello, la trama de este segundo tomo gira alrededor del Campamento Libertad, dirigido por Moore, el objetivo de este libro, y quien tiene el poder para mover a jóvenes para diversos propósitos. Además, se rumorea que alguien del Programa se infiltró y perdió todo contacto, por lo que Zach deberá inmiscuirse, y tomar decisiones que pondrán en peligro su vida, como así también levantará más sospechas de las que ya levantó en el primer libro. Es como si lo viéramos caminar por una cuerda más floja aún entre ser leal o traidor.
Está cargado de acción, momentos de suspenso, y replanteos interesantes. Si bien todo parece cliché al principio, como ocurre con el primer libro, luego ese camino va tomando forma y se sale un poco de ello. Eso es lo que encuentro de atractivo, el hecho de que pueda dar una mirada diferente. -
Made it to 45% and just could not take reading it anymore. I found the story itself pretty boring and it was a struggle to read from that alone...but then you add in some of my personal content issues (f-bombs, taking God's name in vain, and some sexual content) and I just couldn't stomach reading another page.
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