Impulse

By: Steven Gould

Narrated by: Emily Rankin

Cent has a secret. She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and from the government agencies who want to use his talent. Cent has seen the world, but only from the safety of her parents' arms. She's teleported more than anyone on Earth, except for her mother and father, but she's never been able to do it herself. Her life has never been in danger. Until the day when she went snowboarding without permission and triggered an avalanche. When the snow and ice thundered down on her, she suddenly found herself in her own bedroom. That was the first time.

©2013 Steven Gould (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Still a good book

It would have been better without the political crap stuffed in for no reason, but still a fun listen

A great book

A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be exciting and engaging. I found great relation with the protagonists and I further highly recommend this book.

Child's Play

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I first read Gould's Jumper when it came out in pb more than 20 years ago. It was a great story and well executed. I found out he had a sequel after the movie "Jumper" came out. The sequel was okay, not as good as Jumper, but well done except for the change in the "Jumper" universe to match that of Griffin and the movie. The change was not for the better.

What was most disappointing about Steven Gould’s story?

I did not listen to the reviewer who complained that this was a child's (young adult) story, after all, I read the first Harry Potter and it was aimed at a similar age. However, this book comes across as a 14 year old girl's pov (I know Cent is 16). If I had really wanted to read a book on teenage angst and the perils of high school gym... well, I wouldn't want to read that story. Unfortunately, after four hours of listening, I don't know that I can go on with it. There's just nothing happening.

I may update this review if I manage to finish the book, but it isn't looking good. For someone who wrote Jumper, this is a total departure.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Emily Rankin?

Yes.

Could you see Impulse being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I don't know, a couple of teenie boppers?

Any additional comments?

In the future, pay more attention to the listener reviews.

loved it

Amazing series, not what I expect after seeing the movie of the 1st book. which is a good thing.

Great continuation of the story

Just as well written as the first books. Great to have him extend how the jumping works, but still remain true to the original

Good just not as good as the first two

Liked the story just slower, a lot slower than the first. The new voice threw me off and at first I was kind of ticked because I liked the male reader, but the new one was good too.

toned down

This novel in the series is very much toned down. Most of it is high school drama related, but the style is just as great. Definitely helped having read the other books in the series. There's a lot of references. Great read, just a little toned down....

Much better than book 2

The first book in this series was great. The second one, not so much. However this book was as good as the first. I could hardly wait to get to the end. Highly recommended.

Worth the read.

While I do enjoy this series, the books so far do seem to follow a predictable pattern of someone learning how to jump. My only real issue is with the narrator, not the author. I wish she had spent a little time learning how to pronounce aerie, gunwale, or even ethernet! It really makes a story less enjoyable when words aren't pronounced correctly.

Love the story!

The story is awesome, since the first book it follows a progression that make sense. There’s no feeling of sequels pushed for the wrong raison. The only thing bothering me is the change of narrator, I have a hard time enjoying the story with this one.