Proxy by Alex LondonBook Summary: Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy could possibly want—the latest tech, the coolest clothes, and a Proxy to take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase, Syd is beaten. When Knox plays a practical joke, Syd is forced to haul rocks. And when Knox crashes a car, killing one of his friends, Syd is branded and sentenced to death.
Syd is a Proxy. His life is not his own.
Then again, neither is Knox’s. Knox and Syd have more in common than either would guess. So when Knox and Syd realize that the only way to beat the system is to save each other, they flee. Yet Knox’s father is no ordinary Patron, and Syd is no ordinary Proxy. The ensuing cross-country chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test both boys’ resolve, and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who pay. Some debts, it turns out, cannot be repaid.
Liana's Summary: Knox was born rich. He's a Patron, after all. Syd is his Proxy, and being the Proxy in a Patron-Proxy relationship is definitely the opposite of lux. Whenever Knox does something wrong, Syd is punished for it. But how far will it go? Will Knox do so many wrongs, that Syd is sentenced to die? Neither of the boys expect to meet each other, but when they do, what starts is one hell of an adventure.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Okay, okay. I should have picked this up earlier. Like, way earlier. (Unfortunately due to time constraints I couldn't.)
First thing's first, the cover is hideous. Not gonna lie, and I hate to say it, but it didn't attract me at all. I know the cover shouldn't matter at all, but it sort of does. It's bad to judge a book by its cover, but even though we readers are not necessarily judging it, the cover doesn't do justice to the amazing story. Not, at, all.
I wasn't captivated with the beginning. I wouldn't say it was exactly slow, but actually more.. there-were-a-lot-of-concepts-to-grasp, with the technological, futuristic (I'll just assume it's futuristic because of the advanced technology), and the patron-proxy thing going on after all. Now that we bring it up, a note on the whole patron-proxy system. It's stupid. It'd be terrible if that system actually existed in our society, and what's scary is that I can actually see it happening in the future. Each patron has a proxy, and each proxy has a patron. The patrons are usually the snobby rich kids and the proxies are usually the poor, Valve kids. Well, whenever a patron does something wrong, the proxy takes the physical punishment is that. How stupid is that system?
In this story, we have:
Syd- I consider Syd to be the main character, and really, he's pretty awesome. He'd be my favorite character.
Marie- Marie is a good, moral, nice girl.. She puts her trust in people and believes her. But I really have to say she's pretty kickass, too.
Knox- And I can't believe for one second that I had to decide between Knox and Syd as my favorite character. Knox is a brat. And he's rich. He's a rich, fobby.. brat. He's a flirt. And he's sometimes really clueless. But I have to say that you can't help but love him anyway. In the end, I realized that he'd gone through a lot of character development and for that I am proud!
Egan-Ah, Egan. I wish I could have gotten to know Egan better before it all went to hell.. Egan was my favorite character for like, 2 pages. But I really admire his loyalty. I'd only bothered to put him on this list because he scored the position of Favorite Character.. for two pages.
That ending was just gracefully written. Good job, Alex London. It was a ghost ending. Sort of. If there is a next book, I'd read it. *pauses* *checks if there's a next book* Well well well, it looks like there is a second book. Called Guardian. Jeez, why does that title give me the creeps?
Overall, this book was really better than I'd originally thought it would be. Really should have picked it up sooner.
Okay, okay. I should have picked this up earlier. Like, way earlier. (Unfortunately due to time constraints I couldn't.)
First thing's first, the cover is hideous. Not gonna lie, and I hate to say it, but it didn't attract me at all. I know the cover shouldn't matter at all, but it sort of does. It's bad to judge a book by its cover, but even though we readers are not necessarily judging it, the cover doesn't do justice to the amazing story. Not, at, all.
I wasn't captivated with the beginning. I wouldn't say it was exactly slow, but actually more.. there-were-a-lot-of-concepts-to-grasp, with the technological, futuristic (I'll just assume it's futuristic because of the advanced technology), and the patron-proxy thing going on after all. Now that we bring it up, a note on the whole patron-proxy system. It's stupid. It'd be terrible if that system actually existed in our society, and what's scary is that I can actually see it happening in the future. Each patron has a proxy, and each proxy has a patron. The patrons are usually the snobby rich kids and the proxies are usually the poor, Valve kids. Well, whenever a patron does something wrong, the proxy takes the physical punishment is that. How stupid is that system?
In this story, we have:
Syd- I consider Syd to be the main character, and really, he's pretty awesome. He'd be my favorite character.
Marie- Marie is a good, moral, nice girl.. She puts her trust in people and believes her. But I really have to say she's pretty kickass, too.
Knox- And I can't believe for one second that I had to decide between Knox and Syd as my favorite character. Knox is a brat. And he's rich. He's a rich, fobby.. brat. He's a flirt. And he's sometimes really clueless. But I have to say that you can't help but love him anyway. In the end, I realized that he'd gone through a lot of character development and for that I am proud!
Egan-Ah, Egan. I wish I could have gotten to know Egan better before it all went to hell.. Egan was my favorite character for like, 2 pages. But I really admire his loyalty. I'd only bothered to put him on this list because he scored the position of Favorite Character.. for two pages.
That ending was just gracefully written. Good job, Alex London. It was a ghost ending. Sort of. If there is a next book, I'd read it. *pauses* *checks if there's a next book* Well well well, it looks like there is a second book. Called Guardian. Jeez, why does that title give me the creeps?
Overall, this book was really better than I'd originally thought it would be. Really should have picked it up sooner.
Quotes
Note: This is an ARC copy. Quotes may not completely match those of the final print's.
"No one with money needed to go bald."
Knox is such a brat
"And they had come for Syd."
-gasp- is this where the story starts?!
"Talk about nice curves."
Ohmigosh Knox is such a brat
"..where he first kissed Cheyenne and she punched him,.."
KNOX KISSES EVERYONE
"Atticus was so much better looking in real life."
Poor Syd it's ok
"I had to die because you wanted to get laid and you were careless.."
THAT'S IT, MARIE IS AWESOME
"Knox had dated Causegirls before."
KNOX HAD DATED EVERYONE BEFORE
"Knox just wanted to make out."
Of course, dear, sweet, naive little Knox JUST WANTED TO MAKE OUT
"You don't need to stand so close to me,"
yes he does
"Organic. The word conjured up disease and poverty,.."
what
"Oh, disgusting!" Knox grunted.
WHY WAS THIS SO FUNNY
OHH
DISGUSTING
KNOX
GRUNTED
HAHAHAHA
"Do you--do you realize how lux those were?"
SHUT UP KNOX NO ONE CARES
"He was a flirt and nowt hat he knew about Syd, he thought flirting would help keep them united."
I'M SO DONE WITH YOU KNOX
"He's my swampcat."
EGAN LINE I LOVE EGAN
"You used to be more fun,"
EGAN LINE AGAIN I LOVE EGAN
"Sorry I zapped you, sweetheart."
ANOTHER EGAN LINE I LOVE EGAN
"What?" Egan sneered at him. "You rich kids don't know what horses are?"
EGAN IS SASSY OH MY GOD I LOVE EGAN
"So you're in love with Syd,"
.. Egan is mean
"Once his hands settled, he had to admit that it felt much nicer holding the curve of her waist that it had Syd's."
oooooOOOooooOoOoh.
"Will you kiss me good night?"
OH MY GOD I JUST.. SYYYYYYYYYD WHY SUCH A BULLY
"His friend."
That's what I thought. (':
"I guess...that was...our second kiss."
I LOVE SYD
"Covered in blood and mud and dust, she had never looked more beautiful to him."
HEHEHEHE
"I don't want you to die,"
-sobs- this is so sad
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