REVIEW: I Am Traitor

I AM TRAITOR

by Sif Sigmarsdóttir

Pages: 393

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

Publication Date: September 7th 2017

Received From: Hodder Children's Books

At the end of the world, who can you trust? The story of one teenager's fight against an extra-terrestrial invasion. For fans of Michael Grant, Suzanne Collins and Robert Muchamore

London has been targeted by extra-terrestrial life; large pipes fall from the sky, sucking teenagers up into a world that is entirely unimaginable.

Amy Sullivan surrenders in a quest to save the teenage population. But nobody can prepare her for what's on the other side of the pipes; a grim and gruelling dystopian world run a specialised government. In order to save the human race, she must literally fight the other species. 

Then Amy meets Caesar, a boy who doesn't seem entirely normal. 

Amy must decide what's more important - saving planet Earth, or following her heart - wherever it might lead. 

If I am completely honest I didn't think I would like this book. It was the moment it was compared to War of the Worlds - serious tom cruise flashbacks and not in a good way - I kinda lost all interest in it. However, a few weeks ago I was struggling to find something I wanted to read when I Am Traitor sort of just fell into my lap again and this time I decided to give it a read and OH MY GOD its so good! Like, I can't quite put into words - although I'll obviously try, book review and all - just how amazing this story is. From the very first chapter it had me hooked, I mean you knew there were aliens coming but you are kept in suspense and become a part of this new world right along side our awesome protagonist - Amy. 

I Am Traitor is the story of Amy Sullivan, a teenager living in London when the unimaginable happens - Aliens invade Earth. It doesn't happen all at once, in fact to start with it's just little things like unscheduled TV appearance from the Prime Minister and nation wide curfews (trust me in comparison to what happens those things are little) but as time goes on the "people' aboard the ships start to make their way into the city. Teens start getting grabbed from their homes by long mechanical arms and when it seems all is lost it falls on Amy's shoulders to try and save her planet. Filled with unpredictable twist and turns, I Am Traitor takes you on Amy's journey as she is forced to decide what is right and what is wrong. She is forced to make the hardest decision of all, to save the ones she loves or to save the whole world but before she does she is going to try her hardest to do both!

I'm trying really hard to stay objective with this review but you know when you're just in love with a book and you literally can't find any holes in it? This is one of those books!! To the point where the only negative I found was the fact maybe Amy could have done with being 1 or 2 years older... literally thats all!! And even that is subjective. 

The characters in this book are well thought through, beautifully written and so easy to connect with. You'll love some and loath others but the point is there isn't a character in this book that you wont feel something towards. When it comes to the story itself, I was hooked from the very first page but it was when they got onto the ship that, for me, I was able to completely immerse myself in the plot. I didn't know what was going to come next and the battle scenes where full on Star Wars level of epicness - minus the lightsabers. The ending broke my heart and I've got everything crossed there is a book two on its way at some point... seriously tell me there is more!!  

Overall this book was out of this world - pun totally intended! There is something so alluring about the way in which it is written it doesn't take much to imagine you are right along side Amy as she goes on the biggest adventure of her life. The story is beautiful, exciting and heartbreaking at times - there were tears. If for whatever reason you are second guessing whether or not to give this book a read like I did, don't! Yes, I would definitely say there is a War of the Worlds feel to it but its a War of the Worlds for a Divergent generation - no Tom Cruse flashbacks I swear! It has all the romance you could ask for, tough life or death decisions and so much more. It is everything I could have wanted from a book like this and I'm so glad I gave it a chance. 

**I received this book as an ARC from Hodder Children's Books to read & review. This is a 100% honest review.**