JANUARY 2012 - AudioFile
Tory Brennan and her friends are dealing with more than the usual teenage troubles. Not only has the gang been infected with a mutated parvo virus that gives them wolf powers but also the local research facility may close for lack of funding, forcing their families to move. The kids need to raise a lot of money, and quickly. Actress Cristin Milioti returns as narrator of the second in the action-packed Virals series. Her energetic delivery punches up the drama in this mystery centered on the lost treasure of real-life pirate Anne Bonney. Milioti's youthful pitch is a perfect match for the brainy Tory. Thoughtful sound effects enhance the audio experience. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
JANUARY 2012 - AudioFile
Tory Brennan and her friends are dealing with more than the usual teenage troubles. Not only has the gang been infected with a mutated parvo virus that gives them wolf powers but also the local research facility may close for lack of funding, forcing their families to move. The kids need to raise a lot of money, and quickly. Actress Cristin Milioti returns as narrator of the second in the action-packed Virals series. Her energetic delivery punches up the drama in this mystery centered on the lost treasure of real-life pirate Anne Bonney. Milioti's youthful pitch is a perfect match for the brainy Tory. Thoughtful sound effects enhance the audio experience. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
Tory Brennan, 14, and her friends are still trying to determine exactly what happened to them following the events of the series opener (Virals, 2010). The teens have been exposed to an experimental virus that altered their DNA, giving them characteristics comparable to wolves, enhancing their natural senses and creating a human pack. Hardly has this novel started when her father, Kit, drops a bomb. Due to the economy, funding has been pulled on his research project, necessitating a change of job and a move away from South Carolina and her pack mates--but not before she debuts into Charleston society, at her father's girlfriend's insistence. Determined to stay together, Tory, Ben, Hi and Shelton band together to search for the long-lost treasure of America's most famous female pirate, Anne Bonny. It's not long before things go awry, and they learn that they aren't the only ones on the hunt. They're going to need all their abilities just to survive. Dodging bullets, slipping out after curfew, following obscure clues into underground tunnels, not to mention Cotillion duties and snarky classmates, are just part of the adventure. Will this be their last? Reichs taps into the angst of teens, fear of separation and the uncertainty of today's economy and wraps it all in an entertaining yarn of history, pirates and modern technology. These characters are keepers. (Thriller. 12 & up)
