Assured Destruction
You can learn a lot about someone looking through their hard drive ...Sixteen-year-old Jan Rose knows that nothing is ever truly deleted. At least, not from the hard drives she scours to create the online identities she calls the Shadownet.Hobby? Art form? Sad, pathetic plea to garner friendship,...
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You can learn a lot about someone looking through their hard drive ...Sixteen-year-old Jan Rose knows that nothing is ever truly deleted. At least, not from the hard drives she scours to create the online identities she calls the Shadownet.Hobby? Art form? Sad, pathetic plea to garner friendship, even virtually? Sure, Jan is guilty on all counts. Maybe she’s even addicted to it. It’s an exploration. Everyone has something to hide. The Shadownet’s hard drives are Jan’s secrets. They're stolen from her family’s computer recycling business Assured Destruction. If the police found out, Jan’s family would lose its livelihood.When the real people behind Shadownet’s hard drives endure vicious cyber attacks, Jan realizes she is responsible. She doesn’t know who is targeting these people or why, but as her life collapses Jan must use all her tech savvy to bring the perpetrators to justice before she becomes the next victim."Stewart seamlessly incorporates the fast-paced world of social media into a unique writing style that perfectly captures the world of a modern teen ... Many teenage girl readers will find unconventional, strong Janus to be an intriguing role model, but as a clever, talented and often slightly dark hacker, she transcends gender stereotypes and will find fans among teen boy readers as well."A fun, fast-paced thriller guaranteed to distract teens from Facebook for at least a little while." --Kirkus Reviews
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780981269931 (0981269931)
Publish date: July 1st 2013
Publisher: Non Sequitur Press
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Computer Science,
Computers,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Fiction
Full review to come.LOVE IT!! I actually can't wait to read Script Kiddie :D.
This turned out to be far more interesting, even thrilling, than expected.One of my huge turn-offs in mysteries, thrillers (and horror movies), is protagonists who do stupid things just to further the plot. Why do they put themselves in danger, rather than just calling the police? But here, it all m...
A copy of this book was given to me by the author to read for an honest review. Janus is your typically teen going through High School, aside from the fact that her father walked out on her and her mother and Janus doesn't know why, her mom is now in a wheel chair, their shop is close to shutting ...
What a sweet little read this was.For one thing, Janus is such a refreshing and complex character. She's a computer-geek, who despite being super-smart is failing. She's obsessed with Shadownet, her creation, listening and responding to the clever voices she has created. This YA has the obligatory w...
First I want to thank the author Michael F Stewart for providing me a copy of his work for an honest and impartial review, second I want to say WOW! I just finished the last page of Assured Destruction and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series! I’m not a big computer guru, but the autho...