Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow Series #1)

highly recommended...If you like the Hunger Games, you'll like this

although they never tell you which country invades them, this is a great wild ride. Kids leave to go camping in the wildnerness and come back to everyone they love having been captured. It is a little dated at first b/c it's pre-smart phone / cell phone and my first instinct was 'why didn't they go online to find out' but other than that it was great. teens get it together and save the world. Really enjoyed it and it led you right into the next one...I read all seven back to back and still wanted more but you can't get the Ellie Chronicles (what happens after the war) for Nook and they didn't have them in-store to purchase. If you like the Hunger Games, you'll enjoy this.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Honest.

Billeted as Y/A, the narration and plot provide an astute insight into war and occupation on homeland soil. The back-stories of multiple characters only adds to it's richness as they cope with challenges of war and strife, their own maturity, what is asked of them, what they overestimate, and how they negotiate with their evolving self and ideals. It's not about complete character assassination, rather hope and choosing to fight for a life and it's sustaining values.

As a social worker that worked in inner city medical trauma, I found this book to even be a turning point personally and clinically in my work. I highly recommend it. Heck, I married the man who lent it to me! It was a good discussion point for us about values, pragmatics/idealism, and military (he's military).

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Tomorrow, When the War Began

Eight teenagers, Ellie, Homer, Corrie, Kevin, Fiona, Chris, and Robyn, are alone in the outback of Australia. During a camping trip, their country is invaded and they are the few people who haven¿t been taken captive by the invaders. The eight teens have to figure out where all of the people in their city have gone, figure out what they are going to do about the invasion, and survive in the wilderness. Tomorrow, When the War Began is written in first person by Ellie, who is recording their experiences in a journal. She writes about her life before the invasion, the life of her friends who are with her, how they survive by themselves, and how they react to the invasion. This is a wonderful book. It is very suspenseful, as the reader doesn¿t know what will happen next and if the characters will survive the entire book, or even the next few pages. The fact that the book is written in first person makes it easier to relate to. The reader gets the views of Ellie and all of her thoughts, but only the thoughts of the other characters from what they say and what Ellie says about them. The reader gets a connection to Ellie and really feels like they are in her place. This was a really great book and I will definitely recommend it to my friends.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Awesome

If you like the hunger games you will love this it has adventure and everything people will love!

The best i have read

I was introduced to this series while on vacation to see my cousins who had ben living in australia for the past year. We all like to read so they all sudjested them to me. I bought the first two before our flight home and had them finished by the time we landed. I emedeatley ordered the rest to arrive and couldnt read anything else while waiting because when i would try i would allways find myself thinking about ellie and her friends battling for their family and their country. This is the best series i have ever read, and i have read ALOT of series. Recomended to anyone and everyone.

Great but digital version is loaded with type-o's.

I've read all 3 books in the Tomorrow series on my Nook. The story is very intriguing and entertaining as seen from the eyes of teenagers. Definitely worth reading. My grip is with the lack of proof reading the digitized versions. There are many many spelling errors that could have been corrected with just one quick read through. I hope B&N will do a better job in the future. If you're going to sell digital books that cost more than the paper versions, then at least try to verify it's accuracy a tad bit. Still... great reading.

hands down amazing.

this book is wonderfully written and it's almost as if you are right there next to the action. i could not put it down, and i can guarantee that if you buy it, you won't be able to stop reading it, either! the plot is so well written and the characters are so likeable. this whole book is just brilliant. a must-read.

Red Dawn down under

even tho its written for the teenage this was a really good read. Think Red Dawn without all the hollywood glitz

If you liked Hunger Games....

If you have read Hunger Games and love it you will love this Australian series.

Unexpected

In the beginning it was hard to read or get through, but once I got past that I can see my self in that kind of situation and feeling how they felt and see the sights that they see. It also gave me a new way of looking at survival and a "peaceful" war and how it can change a person in just a matter of seconds.

Amazing

i loved this book its so different from all the other books i have read it was amazing i love ellie and Homer!!!

Awesome and Addictive

The first few chapters really made me want to quit, but I didn't and boy, would that have been a mistake. This book is great. So addictive and interesting what a group of young adults would do if their country was invaded.

tomorrow when the war began

I thought that the book was OK. I have read better but it wasn't horrible either. Some of the austrailian language can get a litle confusing. Other than that the book was ok.

A truly interesting book

I read this book when I was thirteen and that was 4 years before I went to Australia and New Zeland as a student ambassador. I loved my time there and more importantly, I loved this book. After being in Australia, I came back and began hunting for this book, it's awesome! I plan to read the sequel and whole Tomorrow series as well!

You won't put it down

For anyone who's interested in Australia or who's been there, this will fill the void. I couldn't put it down and when I finished I rushed out to get the next book in the series. The characters are real teenagers with growing pains and personal issues. But they are also good examples of how creative and powerful teenagers can be when they put their minds to something they believe in.

Teenagers to adults

I began reading this book and could not put it down. I have read through book five in the series and have read each in a day. I have a teenage son and he has had the same wonderful experience that I have.

I LOVE IT ,the best book I´ve ever read

this is the best book I have ever read,along with its next book, I´ve also read it 4 times and I can´t stop reading it. Its a book for every body in the family includinng adults.

great

this was a really interesting book that had a great plot. it was interesting to see how the characters interacted during war times. i loved hearing ellie's thoughts and how they fought back against the invaders even though they were uncertain of their own fate. recommended for anyone who likes good stories.

I Want More...

I thought this novel was very interesting, and unique. It took awhile for the plot to thicken at the beginnning, but i loved the story. I was so disspointed when i got to the end and found out that it was series! I can't wait to read the rest!!

For teens who don't like to read....

I checked this book out of our high school library when I carried my tenth grade class to get books for a free choice reading assignment. I started it that afternoon, and I have to say I didn¿t see much on TV that week, which was unusual considering what a TV junkie I usually am. I read and read and read. This book was so suspenseful! I can¿t see how anyone could say this book was boring. If I had read it before 9/11, I might not have been so moved by it, but the scenario created by Marsden now seems to be one that is really possible in today¿s society. The characters also seemed very realistic. I would recommend this book to all of the teenage boys and girls in my class, especially the ones who don¿t like to read.