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January Black (2000)

by Wendy S. Russo(Favorite Author)

4.27 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0990897311 (ISBN13: 9780990897316)

languge

English

genre

Romance

review 1: Wendy Russo’s January Black is a fascinating, unusual read. Set in a world that is at once distant and quite close to our own, January Black is full of questions whose answers lead to more questions for the main character, Matty. Charged with answering a question – what was January Black? – young Matty discovers a tangled web of secrets beneath the glittering surface of the world of Columbia. Along the way, he meets a girl who throws him for a loop.The story is refreshingly intelligent, and asks a number of thought-provoking questions that are near to us in a modern society. It is also full of interesting technology and smart world-building. For me, much of the fun in reading was digging into all the clues as Matty did, then having the jaw-dropping realization that a... more much greater secret lay beneath the surface. I can’t give much more without spoiling some of the surprise, but rest assured that there are many wonderful twists and turns in the pages of January Black.If you enjoy a good mystery and intelligent characters with a slight hint of dystopia, then January Black will be right up your alley!
review 2: I LOVED this book! I only gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I had a lot of trouble really getting into the book. It took me a few chapters to really be excited about it. Also, the tech-talk confused me. I had no idea what Matty was talking about a lot of the time. Otherwise, this book was phenomenal. I loved the idea of January Black being more than just what the public thought it was. The puzzle was really exciting to work through with Matty and Iris. All the frustration they had to go through and all the questions with no answers made for a really intriguing story. I really loved that Iris and Matty came from totally different backgrounds. It really shows that two people, no matter where they've come from, can be together and make it work. Although Matty doesn't seem to be like all the other Regents, his parents are. Hadrian was a great character. The idea of a laid-back king is just pure awesome. I wasn't expecting that, but I loved it. The ending (the revelations) really surprised me! One of the best endings I've read. I love anything that's set in a future earth/world so I figured I was bound to like this, but it exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend it to anyone that likes dystopian. less

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