Third, there wasn't really any plot going on.

And add to that the paragraph above and it gets a tad annoying. Second, it was a little hard to believe the tale from Cent, who is this shut-in who immediately befriends some girls, has guys crushing on her, and is the absolute best at everything in the world. Usually, I'm all for this stuff, but I felt like the message was, if you stray in the least you're the worst person in the world. This family of jumpers spends most of its time doing humanitarian things, keeping all it's actions green and reducing it's carbon footprint. and it's just about impossible to not screw things up like we already knew.įirst, I felt judged much of the time. Of course, there are bullies, and love interests, etc. However, she's a teenager now and she's dying for friends, so she finally convinces her parents she can go to school without screwing things up. Cent doesn't even have a birth certificate, they're so afraid of word getting out about them.Īlso understandable.

She's repressed to say the least, especially owing to the family's understandable obsession with secrecy.

Impulse takes up a number of years after Reflex, enough time for the jumping couple to have a daughter, Cent, who is now a teenager. (Okay, these are misleading, cause it's not teen angst in the hilarious or awesome way.) and add teenage angst! A forced romance! A holier-than-thou attitude for all the characters! Also, let's add a cool mystery and some spies.īook 3, Impulse: Let's take all the great things we've built up so far. Book 1, Jumper: Let's take a simple concept and weave a cool story that's brilliant in its simplicity.īook 2, Reflex: Let's take that simple concept and add to it by restraining it, but while also pushing boundaries.

Jumper series by steven gould