Nowhere, a sci-fi thriller by Jon Robinson.
'No one's coming for us. Not our families, not the police. No one.' Alyn and Jes, along with a hundred other teenagers, are trapped in a concrete jail guarded by hundreds of guards, surrounded by fences of barbed wire, in literally the middle of nowhere. But they aren't your average criminals - they can't remember committing any crimes. But who will listen to them? Why are they there? Slowly, secrets get pulled into the open, and Alyn starts to realise who they really are...
This sci-fi thriller has a lot going for it: Robinson is clearly a good author and the setting is fascinating. It has a nice level of suspense and action, and the book's secrets are slowly and craftily revealed to the audience through a series of flashbacks. It kept me hooked for more information, and I read it so quickly, the ending really crept up on me.
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I suppose that is the crux of the matter: the book didn't actually answer any questions! I finished knowing only a little more than I did when I started it. Furthermore, in my opinion, the story had so much potential that just wasn't fulfilled in the space of the first book: for example, there was space for a lot more elaboration on the effects on prison life, psycologicaly as well as for the families on the other end. That said, the author has just intorduced us into a new world, so I guess he needed to use this for world-building instead.
As for inappropriate content, there wasn't any. Limited swearing and no explicit scenes. No drugs, although one small gambling scene, if you're concerned.
In a nutshell, I'd recommend this book as an introduction into the series. It will hook you, thrill you and leave you questioning everything. Don't expect a fantastic twist at the end or many sub-plots, just a good, solid, jail-break story.
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