Doomed, by Tracy Deebs

Imagine if suddenly, every piece of technology you owned was gone. Your phone didn't work, you couldn't connect to the Internet (GASP!), even the electricity would be off. This is what happens when Pandora, true to her namesake, opens a "box" in an online game that releases a worm out into the world that destroys all forms of technology. Basically, it's every blogger's worst nightmare.

Doomed by Tracy Deebs brings forth our nightmares and makes them a reality for Pandora, and it's done in a super creative and awesome way. Honestly, I loved everything about this book. The book starts off introducing the problem in the very beginning, so there's no drag of waiting to see what the conflict is. And it's a puzzle. The entire game that Pandora is forced to play is one big scavenger hunt that leads her across the country, looking for clues and pass codes to level up and beat the game/find her father/save the world. That's my kind of book. It also includes my kind of character. 

Pandora is full of girl power. She's an independent woman who don't need no man and I love seeing characters like her. Yeah, sure, every once in a while she needs saving, but she makes it very clear to her male companions that she is not the damsel in distress- congrats girl, you've achieved rock star status by me. Not only that, but Pandora has great taste in music, is addicted to her laptop (like some people I know, aka me), and watches great tv shows which means that tumblr would welcome her with open arms.

Now, the other characters are pretty bombin' too. The boys she travels with (Theo and Eli) are complete opposites in the very best way. They're introduced right away, and boy are they smokin'! Though, my only problem with the two of them is that they both fall for Pandora and she kinda leads them on. I wish that she would have made up her mind faster, but it's not a super big deal or off-putting. Pandora's father is a completely different story. He takes daddy issues to a whole new level- he's freaking crazy. He's the reason the Internet is broken! That's enough for me to hate him indefinitely. But just because I hate him, doesn't mean he's an awful character. Nope, you can see his point, only just a little bit, and you almost feel bad for him. He's only trying to connect with his daughter... by destroying the world as we know it... nbd.

This book is terrifying. Mostly, because I can't imagine a world without technology. And, the way people react to it isn't super fun- murders, looting, it's absolute anarchy. The world was in a state of emergency, and as the game counted down (to the end of the world), it only got worse. But all of the reactions where realistic. This is exactly what would happen without electricity, etc, we literally would not know what to do with ourselves. So, maybe Deebs is posing a hypothetical situation to us that we shouldn't take lightly. Maybe we all are more addicted to technology than we should be- we depend on it unconsciously, and that can't be a good thing. Though, to be honest, that's not going to stop me from refreshing my Facebook every five minutes, but I will consider it... maybe.

-Annie