LitPick Review
Incubation is a book about friends Everly, Halla, and Wyck and their action-packed adventure. On a future earth, children are taken as babies from their parents and put into a Kube where they live their lives and are educated under government supervision. Everly is one of the girls who lives at InKubator 9. Reunion Day is coming up and Everly is excited. She will finally be able to see her parents for the first time ever. They are allowed to see their parents when they turn 16, as long as both the parents and children "behave" themselves according to government rules.
Halla tells Everly her biggest secret and asks Everly to leave the Kube with her. The tipping point that makes Everly decide to go is that neither of her parents shows up for Reunion Day. Everly and Halla, accompanied by Wyck—a future soldier with reasons of his own to want to leave—escape the Kube, but not unnoticed. Now pursued, and having no idea of their destination, tensions run high and their friendships are on the line, as well. Can the gang escape capture, survive on their own, and find relief from government oppression? Find out in this book!
Opinion:
Laura DiSilverio wrote an amazing book with a great plot and some pretty thoughtful descriptions. Every time I thought I had this book figured out, the plot changed. The storyline really kept me guessing as to what would happen next. The characters were well-developed, and I didn't feel like some characters were only half-developed, like in other books I've read. I think that my favorite character was Wyck because he was always thinking about others before himself.
The Big Brother element in this book didn't seem forced. In some futuristic books, the Big Brother component feels out of style with the rest of the story because it isn't part of an otherwise believable government. This book seemed more realistic than similar novels I've read. It captured my interest with all the vivid descriptions about the outside world. Incubation is a dystopian thriller that was different from all the other dystopian novels I've read. I would recommend this book for ages 12 and up.
