Survival
About
What better way to ignite a romance than being on a tropical island? For a young man of seventeen, this would be a dream come true – under normal circumstances. But, these conditions are far from normal. Todd Barrington, a poor, shy lad, has been unable to speak with the one who has caught his eye – Crystal Blake a gal totally out of his league. Not only is she the prettiest girl in school, she is smart and wealthy to boot. But, she also has a secret, and no one must find out. As a strange turn of events, these two top students have been chosen to compete for a full four-year scholarship at the prestigious Cambridge University. In order to do so, they must travel to England. For Todd the cost of such a trip is a deal breaker, but just days before the deadline, a mysterious benefactor turns up. Now the trip is on and the two are destined to be together, on what is to become a fatal crash, on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere. The pilots are dead, the plane is in shreds, and only one resourceful young man is able to emerge from the debris. The only other passenger is found lying on the water soaked ground, her head partially covered in mud, strapped to her seat. Certain that Crystal is dead, Todd cried out above the raging storm. No one could possibly imagine the loneliness of such a tragic experience. But, he must act quickly for it suddenly becomes a matter of Survival.
Praise for this book
The book survival is about two high school students by the names of Crystal Blake and Todd Barrington. Some interesting little facts about the two are basically that they both are from two different worlds. Crystal for one is from a more wealthy family and is the more outgoing, pretty and popular girl while Todd on the other hand is somewhat of a shy guy who is very good with his hands. What brings these two together is a chance to compete for a full four year ride to Cambridge University. Before either student had the chance to compete in such a wonderful experience, their exciting journey turned into an awful nightmare. While headed to the university, their plane encountered a horrible storm which caused the plan to make an emergency landing killing everyone, but Crystal and Todd. While being able to read this novel I really enjoyed the thrill and dramatic scenes that I came across. I especially enjoyed learning more about the character Todd seeing how he was out of his comfort zone, mainly being around such a beautiful girl and being able to help her out as well as for his self. He seemed like the perfect guy and gentlemen towards Crystal which is shocking to me. For these two young students being able to at least survive without any type of communication or help from others is amazing. I personally would recommend this novel to anyone willing to read up on something different with a little edge and suspense to it. If I enjoyed it, I know anyone else would.
Survival begins with 2 high school students, Todd and Crystal who have been selected to go to Cambridge University to compete for a full four- year scholarship, which is great until a disaster approaches. The plane in which they are passengers crashes, leaving only the 2 students alive. These two students coming from different social classes, having only each other and the resources around them on the deserted island, must stick together in this game of survival. After reading this book, I really sat and thought what it would really be like to be stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere with no civilization and no helpful resources such as a phone or any type of communication device. The descriptive words used in this book made it much easier to visualize the setting, which was really cool. I could totally feel the fear they felt not knowing if they would ever leave the island. I also liked how in the book, both students are from two different social classes, but had to put all of that behind when survival was at hand. The only thing I didn t like was the fact that Todd did not express his feelings to Crystal, I feel like they went through too much on that island for him not to express the way he felt about her, I felt as if maybe she kind of knew but he still should have expressed himself. My favorite character in the book was Todd. He reminds me of myself, no matter what you are dealing with, always try to keep your composure and that is exactly what he did. Todd remained calm through some of the toughest times, especially right after the accident when he thought he was alone, before he discovered Crystal. He cared for her and made her feel comfortable the entire time they were on the island. In conclusion, Survival is a very visual, exciting, adventurous book to read that will have your mind traveling along with it. It is a great read and I encourage anyone who likes a good book to read it.
Survival is a wonderful story of pure beauty, courage, romance, an acceptance. It starts when two teenagers, Crystal and Todd, who move in opposite social classes become stranded on a deserted island to protect and care for themselves. Suffering from a lack of food, water, clothing, and shelter, the two teenagers must set aside their shyness and upcoming intimacy to prevent the interference of their survival.
Survival was a very interesting story to read. There was not one dull moment. This story also caught my attention because it was very similar to one of my favorite movies, Blue Lagoon. Survival was heart wrenching, yet relieving. As I read this story, I was imagining myself in their predicament. My heart pounded throughout the story and it was impossible for me to take a break from reading it. I had an urge to know what was going to happen next. I personally felt the same as Crystal when it came to her thoughts of Todd's survival; therefore, I was very pleased and relieved with the ending. Survival was such an awesome story. I appreciate the experience of reading this story.
As I began reading the novel, "Survival", I noticed it was not like all the other books. The stuff that happened in this book are real life things that can happen to anyone. What I really liked about the book was that it started off interesting and it ended interesting. There was never a dull moment while reading it. It was a "page turner" from the beginning to the end.
To answer some questions about what the book is about, let me first tell you. "Survival" starts off by a teenage boy and teenage girl being selected to go to Cambridge University for a chance to win a scholarship. While on their way to Cambridge their plane ended up crashing on an island, the teenagers being the only ones that survived the crash. Scared and all alone on an island with no land nearby, no communications, and no source of transportation around, they will have to live off of natures land. The only thing left for them to do is survive until somebody finds them. Will anyone find them in time? Do the two teenagers fall in love with each other? These are questions you will have to find out when you read the book.
I would recommend this book to people whom love novels that deals with mystery mixed with excitement and romance. The reasoning why I chose to give this book five stars is because it made me feel like I was watching it in a movie and actually seeing everything that these teenagers went through. This book would turn out to be an excellent movie and I would defiantly watch it! READ THIS BOOK(and prepare for the ending)!!
I am so glad I bought this book, I downloaded a sample of it on my kindle and was engulfed in the story of Todd and Crystal straight away. This story is easy to read and lovely. I recommend it!