Pulse
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4.6 • 40 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Fans of action-packed sci-fi thrillers such as I Am Number Four and The Maze Runner will love bestselling author Patrick Carman's Pulse, with its epic action scenes and memorable love story.
In the year 2051, who has the power called a pulse?
With the help of her mysterious classmate Dylan Gilmore, Faith Daniels discovers that she can move objects with her mind. This telekinetic ability is called a "pulse," and Dylan has the talent, too.
In riveting action scenes, Faith demonstrates her ability to use her pulse against a group of telekinesis masters so powerful they will flatten their enemies by uprooting streetlights, throwing boulders, and changing the course of a hurtling hammer so that it becomes a deadly weapon. But in order to save the world, Faith will have to harness not only the power of her mind, but the power of her heart, too.
The first in a stunning trilogy, Pulse is a triumph about the power of the mind—and of love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Carman (the Dark Eden series) mixes high school drama with mutations and conspiracies in this impressive take on the postapocalyptic novel. In the near-future wasteland between the giant Eastern and Western States, the remaining teenagers attend sparsely populated schools, ordering goods and taking classes piped in from the States on their networked Tablets. If they decide to emigrate, they are given free transportation to one of the States and cut off from the network. When Faith Daniels's school is consolidated into another one, she and her friend and fellow junior Liz meet attractive and dangerous twins Clara and Wade. Faith also discovers her "pulse," a rare power that gives her telekinesis. After Liz's family emigrates, Faith gets caught up in what could be the beginning of a war. Carman's world-building doesn't stand up to scrutiny (too many social structures appear designed to enable plot points), but the character-driven action should keep readers invested. A large but well-developed cast and some grim turns of events keep the story moving and lay groundwork for the next book in this planned trilogy. Ages 13 up.
Customer Reviews
Pulse
I loveeeee this book! ❤️❤️
Ok. So...
This book had a really cool premise based on the blurb I read. As I got into it, the writing felt a little heavy handed. While it's told from third person POV, the author could have overloaded us with tons of world building. Yet I felt that we only got a speck of what the world is all about. We get a quick history thanks to Faith and Dylan's conversation mid book, but other than that, we don't get much else. It would have been nice to learn more about the telekinesis, as it appears to be a main point in this book and future novels from this world. faith just seems clueless and I need her to be focused. I will probably pick up the second book, but it will be a while before I do such.
Pulse
It has your pulse really bounding. It's a page turner. In a world that is falling apart people find faith,hope, and love.