The Finisher (Vega Jane, Book 1), by David Baldacci
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The #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy novel for all ages by master storyteller David Baldacci -- now in paperback! SHE WILL NOT BREAK Vega Jane was always told no one could leave the town of Wormwood. She was told there was nothing outside but a forest filled with danger and death. And she always believed it -- until the night she saw Quentin Herms run away. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave -- he was chased. And he left behind a trail of clues that point to a dark conspiracy at the heart of Wormwood. To follow the clues will attract the attention of influential people willing to kill to keep their secrets. If Vega wants to stay safe, she just needs to keep her head down and her mouth shut. There's only one problem -- Vega Jane never walks away from a fight. Master storyteller David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable heroine who must think fast, hit hard, and defy all odds to uncover the truth.
The Finisher (Vega Jane, Book 1), by David Baldacci- Amazon Sales Rank: #9882 in Books
- Brand: Baldacci, David
- Published on: 2015-03-03
- Released on: 2015-03-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x 1.50" w x 5.20" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 512 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 6–9—Wormwood is full of secrets, known mostly by members of the Council. The rest of the villagers live oblivious, regimented lives. They've been told there's nothing outside of the village except for a forest inhabited by deadly creatures. Vega Jane, 14, is understandably alarmed when she sees her mentor, Quentin Herms, running straight for the Quag. If Council members find out that he left her a note and a map of the forest, who knows what would become of her? Frustrated by the prescribed secrecy that shrouds the village, Vega takes matters into her own hands, embarking on an adventure to investigate the mysteries surrounding Wormwood, the Quag, and Quentin's departure. She grows in confidence and knowledge with each clue she uncovers and makes more than a few enemies along the way. Vega's investigations reveal that little in Wormwood is as it appears. Fans of action-packed fantasy will enjoy her mystical adventures. At almost 500 pages, with sophisticated vocabulary, the book is best suited for strong readers. The pace is occasionally uneven, with redundant descriptions of Vega's daily life in Wormwood, and the large cast of minor characters can be challenging to track. The imaginative and multilayered world is the novel's strength, with the bleak, ancient village serving as a stark contrast to the fantastical adventures and challenges the teen faces in her quest for the truth. Readers will be rooting for her but will not find much resolution in The Finisher, as the last chapter seems to set the stage for the next installment.—Juliet Morefield, Multnomah County Library, OR
From Booklist *Starred Review* What happens when an international best-selling crime novelist tries his hand at a youth fantasy? Well, in this case, success. Baldacci, best known for writing thrillers, also has a talent for creating magical worlds. At first glance, though, Wormwood seems mostly depressing. Like most other Wugs, 14-year-old Vega Jane is dirty, hungry, and deprived. The few things that keep her going are her friend Delph; her brother, John; and a tree where she goes to ponder. (Pondering is in short supply in Wormwood.) She also has her job at the Stacks, putting the finishing touches on pretty objects. But everything changes one morning when she spies her mentor, Quentin Herms, heading into the Quag, the terrifying forest that surrounds Wormwood. There are beasts inside the Quag, and supposedly nothing past it, so why would Herms run? The cryptic note he leaves behind raises more questions, and despite danger from many directions, Vega is a girl who wants answers. Baldacci gets several things just right. He offers readers a smart, tough heroine worth rooting for; provides enough hints of a mysterious backstory to keep them wondering; and builds each chapter to a cliff-hanger that pushes them to turn the page. There is also head-spinning action, which is sometimes a bit too repetitious. How often can Vega be chased by a monster and run faster than she has ever run in her life? The ending is predictable, but it leads seamlessly into the next book, where, perhaps, some of Vega’s answers await. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: As with Rick Riordan and Ridley Pearson, among others, the interest surrounding a high-profile author writing children’s books should garner this a ton of attention. Grades 7-10. --Ilene Cooper
Review "What happens when an international best-selling crime novelist tries his hand at a youth fantasy? Well, in this case, success." -- BOOKLIST, starred review "Best known for his adult crime novels, Baldacci makes a detour into middle-grade with this wildly fanciful and darkly intriguing tale of a girl forced to fight for her life as she investigates the secrets of her tiny community.” -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "This vividly described tale takes readers to an original fantasy world full of strange creatures, intriguing relationships, and long-lost secrets. Baldacci knows how to deliver thrills." -- Brandon Mull, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Fablehaven series "THE FINISHER is an enchanting romp through a fantastical world worthy of Rowling or Brooks. Baldacci proves that his pen can engage youth as well as adults." – Richard Paul Evans, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Michael Vey series
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83 of 91 people found the following review helpful. Not what I expected but it came through in the end By Monie Garcia **REVIEW OF FULL BOOK**Most avid readers have a few authors whose books are always must reads. David Baldacci is one of those authors for me. When I had a chance to read an ARC copy of The Finisher I didn't hesitate to snap this one up and boy was I surprised by the story that unfolded.Baldacci is most notably an author of suspense thrillers and with a title like The Finisher I was expecting an action packed adrenaline ride. What I got instead was a YA dystopian novel about a young girl, Vega Jane, who works as a finisher in a factory called The Stacks and the odd world she lives in, Wormwood.Initially I almost gave up on the book because it wasn't what I expected. Also what was frustrating to me was that some of the names for common items in Wormwood were made up and some words are the same words we use. So if people are Wugs, horses are sleps and years are sessions why are there such a things as ceramics or even a pub crawl (with only one pub in the village). It just seemed to me that there was no consistency. After I got over this, the story grabbed me and I'm very glad I stuck through to the end.Vega Jane has had an awful lot of adversity in her young life but she comes through stronger than ever and she uses this strength to find out more about the world around her.I recommend this one for anyone who loves dystopian YA and I'm thinking The Finisher will be a series because of the ending. I certainly hope so.
47 of 56 people found the following review helpful. An odd book, could be a good series By Anya @ On Starships and Dragonwings The Finisher by David Baldacci is an odd middle-grade story placed in a village called Wormwood where the citizens call themselves Wugs and have been convinced that there is nothing in the world besides Wormwood and the dangerous Quag surrounding it. At first I thought The Finisher would be an exploration story about Vega discovering the secrets of the Quag and what the world really is. The Finisher instead barely touched on those aspects and instead took place nearly entirely within Wormwood while Vega reacted to various adults trying to manipulate and kill her. While The Finisher managed to greatly excite me about the second book, I don’t think I would have actually read the first book if I knew what I was getting into.Note: I received The Finisher from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.The Finisher by David BaldacciPublished by Scholastic Press on March 4, 2014Genres: Fantasy, MGLength: 512 pagesHow I got my copy: PublisherIn The Finisher, a 14-year-old girl named Vega Jane lives in a village called Wormwood where the citizens have been told that the forest surrounding them is full of monsters. When Vega's mentor disappears, leaving behind a secret message, she begins to realize that Wormwood is a village built on dangerous lies.Strengths:The writing in The Finisher is fast and easy to read, with a definite middle-grade feel to it. While The Finisher measures in at a whopping 500 pages, it didn’t really feel like that and I actually read it in one day.By the end of The Finisher, I quite adored the main characters Vega, Delph, and Vega’s faithful “canine” Harry Two. I’m still getting a read on Vega since she doesn’t act like your typical middle-grade main character, but I think that many readers will love her as much as I do.By the end of The Finisher, the Quag is finally looming as a major plot element and book two promises to be the book that I wanted book one to be. Therefore, I’m really excited for book two!Weaknesses:The blurb of the book implies that the Quag is going to be a major element and given the setting I very much expected Vega to start exploring outside of her town quickly. However, she doesn’t even try to explore once she is perfectly capable, and this caused me to lose interest. The plot of the book ends up being about Vega trying to win this fighting competition and I was just left wondering why she didn’t take off since she could have at any point really.The Finisher has some really strange word choices. If you couldn’t tell already, there is a lot of middle-grade style word choices, such as the people of Wormwood calling themselves Wugs. There are a lot of evil monster species introduced that have names like “jabbit.” However, The Finisher also heavily relies on British slang and swear words, such as “bloody.” If I really thought about what those swear word equivalents are in American culture, they didn’t seem appropriate at all to this level of book.Vega’s friend Delph has a severe stutter and seems to mildly mentally handicapped due to a traumatic event. There is a really disturbing scene where Vega is yelling and physically shaking Delph because she is trying to get him to remember this traumatic event. I was honestly just horrified that this was the presentation of how to treat people with a mental disability and really wouldn’t want my kid getting that impression.In the end, The Finisher is just much longer than it needed to be. There are entire subplots that really didn’t do anything besides get Vega into the next sticky situation that she would need to get out of. I honestly could have done without the entire tournament plot line anyway, but I’ve already discussed that ;-).Summary:The Finisher has created an interesting world that could lead to a fun middle-grade series. However, some of the content of The Finisher really didn’t seem appropriate for the age group that the rest of the book implied. I’ll be interested to see where the series goes, however I’m having trouble thinking of what kind of reader would really like this one.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. For fans of somewhat violent dystopian fantasy By Maggie Knapp Hmmmm...I just looked over the one-star reviews, to see where I missed the boat, since I enjoyed this book a lot. Yes, it resembles much of the dystopian YA out there right now, but it had enough fresh angles to keep me reading. The screenplay-ready description of the monsters from the Quag kept me on the edge of my seat and I loved Vega Jane -- a kick butt heroine who's willing to go to bat for the underlings. Delph was a great sidekick/romantic interest and although the language sometimes seemed unnecessarily precious ("slivers" for minutes, "morta" for guns) that's the point of a fantasy novel: to take you to another world--isn't it? My compliments to Baldacci for giving this novel a legitimate ending, while still leaving the door open for a sequel. I'm burned out on the "trilogy" concept, where each book only feels like one-third of the story.This fits right in with books such as The Hunger Games, Divergent, Shipbreaker and the Drowned Cities. Mid to older teens looking for a slightly gruesome, somewhat violent, adventure-packed story, give this one a try.About me: I'm a middle school/high school librarianHow I got this book: public library
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