Published: Aug. 18, 2011
Words: 53,015 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466193239

Short description

Sixteen-year-old Reid thinks life is back to normal when his sister rescues him from foster care, promising to take care of him. Until he is kidnapped and dumped in the forest with no idea why he is there. He learns to run from the hunters who prowl the darkness, chasing kids like him. And killing them.

Extended description

****Winner 2012 PEI Book Awards for Fiction****

Kidnapped

Alone, Reid gasps in one deep breath, another. It hurts his ribs, his lungs. He manages to roll over on his right side and regrets it. His shoulder screams in protest. Still, he is finally able to wriggle his numb hands loose from what holds him and claws at the cloth around his eyes.

Darkness. But not complete. The moon is up. Trees loom over him, the smell of spruce and fresh air so sharp it almost hurts. He jerks at the plastic ties around his ankles while. his vision swims through a veil of pain-laden tears. He manages somehow to force his screaming hands to work the ties loose and he is free.

Sixteen-year-old Reid thinks life is back to normal. His sister Lucy pulls herself together and cuts him free from a year of foster care. She promises to take care of him, that her new boss and her new life are what they both needed to start again. Until Reid is taken in the middle of the night, dumped in a wild stretch of forest.. (Read more) ****Winner 2012 PEI Book Awards for Fiction****

Kidnapped

Alone, Reid gasps in one deep breath, another. It hurts his ribs, his lungs. He manages to roll over on his right side and regrets it. His shoulder screams in protest. Still, he is finally able to wriggle his numb hands loose from what holds him and claws at the cloth around his eyes.

Darkness. But not complete. The moon is up. Trees loom over him, the smell of spruce and fresh air so sharp it almost hurts. He jerks at the plastic ties around his ankles while. his vision swims through a veil of pain-laden tears. He manages somehow to force his screaming hands to work the ties loose and he is free.

Sixteen-year-old Reid thinks life is back to normal. His sister Lucy pulls herself together and cuts him free from a year of foster care. She promises to take care of him, that her new boss and her new life are what they both needed to start again. Until Reid is taken in the middle of the night, dumped in a wild stretch of forest far from home with no idea why he is there. Lost and afraid, he learns to run from the hunters who prowl the darkness, their only pleasure chasing down kids like him. And killing them.
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Tags

thriller, hunted, run, ya horror, ya thriller, patti larsen, ya novel

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Review by: Marina Scott on Oct. 07, 2011 :
BEWARE: this is the first book in the trilogy, and as such, the book does not answer a lot of questions at the end.

Background:

Reid, a sixteen year old boy, wakes up in the middle of the night to find himself …in a moving van. He does not remember much from the night before. All he knows is that one moment he goes to sleep at his sister’s new house, and the next - he is in a van, kidnapped.

His situation is getting worse by the second. Reid is dropped off in the middle of the woods and left alone. But what seems like possible freedom is, in fact, a cruel game where the rules are simple: run or be killed. Hunters, supernatural cannibalistic creatures, prowl the darkness of the woods, hunting down, killing (and eating) children just like Reid.

To survive this hunt, Reid must run, fight, hide and hope that he will outsmart and outrun the creatures.

What I liked:

1. Run Reid run. The action is intense. The pace is amazing. The title of the book is RUN and believe me, you will run along with Reid. All the way to the last page. My advice: read it when you have a long evening with no plans ahead of you because you will not want to do anything else but read.

2. Twists and turns. Don’t make a mistake thinking that you know where the plot is going. You will be disappointed at yourself. It is a high voltage read, so don’t guess, don’t predict just run read.

3. Reid. I love how fast (almost instantaneously) Reid switches into a survival mode and fights for his life with the wisdom of a grown up. Anyone would definitely feel safe with Reid, a sixteen year old!

What I am not thrilled about:

1. Hunger Games reminiscences. RUN’s setting (children are forced to play a cruel game of survival) reminds me of Hunger Games. Was RUN inspired by Hunger Games? I don’t know. But I definitely get the feeling that it could have been, and because of that, I wish the plot would be a little bit more original.

2. Female Characters. Along his run, Reid meets other children, who are, just like him, also being hunted. He makes friends and enemies. He also meets girls. I was a little hopeful for some romance (I am a sucker for that) but there is none. Understandably, when your life is in danger, the last thing on your mind is romancing another survivor. I am totally okay with it! However, I am slightly disappointed with the female characters because not enough credit is given to the girls. Even though some of the girls manage to survive in the woods on their own for days, they come across much weaker than boys.

Conclusion: RUN is a very entertaining read.

Appropriateness: It is a young adult thriller but might be not appropriate for children under 16.

I enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Louise Larsen on Sep. 11, 2011 : (no rating)
I've read "RUN" and really enjoyed it, I am anxiously waiting to get started on "Hide". Very well written and a great imagination.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: melissa murphy on Sep. 03, 2011 :
You know how when you feed a baby, you find yourself opening your mouth at the same time as them, or watching someone give birth on tv you'll find yourself pushing with them?
In reading RUN I found myself out of breath at the end of the book, feeling like I had run with Reid and the kids.
Great book!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Kimberly Kinrade on Aug. 20, 2011 :
Reid thinks he's finally safe and back with his sister, but not all is what it seems. When he is dumped in a dark forest and chased by hunters, only one question matters. Can he run fast enough to stay alive?

This is a brilliant YA paranormal thriller by one of my favorite authors. Her prose and storytelling are amazing and this entire series kept me riveted! A must read for anyone who loves the darker side of YA.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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