What I liked

This book was so great that I’m sad that the reading adventure is already over for me! Why? Couldn’t it be a bit longer? Or can we get a sequel please? That would be wonderful! Thank you very much! And now instead of complaining and crying I guess that I should start with all the amazing things this book has to offer!

First of all can we talk about the action? This was one hell of a ride, T-Minus is action-packed and I L.O.V.E.D that so much. This is the kind of thriller that I craved these past few months and never got. Now my cravings are satisfied for a while but I still want more of T-Minus.

The Flashbacks were pretty great. It helped us get to know our main character a lot better and especially to get some insights into the story. Which is a great thing. Usually I find flashbacks annoying because they are always at the wrong time but Greenland managed to put them at the right places. Thank you for that!

The author’s writing style was also perfect. The sentences were short, the pace was fast, the writing was fluid and the chapters were pretty short. Everything was perfect, and it’s everything I like!

The storyline was great and it reminded me a bit of the TV show Designated Survivor on Netflix. Well the book has nothing to do with the plot of DS but it’s still about some troubles in the White House.

I also appreciated the meaning of friendship in this book because Sophie has a lot of luck to have friends that support her as they did in T-Minus. This is real friendship, maybe not always realistic (I talk about their decisions) but it still felt real.

What I didn’t like

Everything was great! Some parts might have been a bit too predictable and I already knew from the beginning who was behind all of this mess but I still liked the reading experience a lot!

Overall, if you like thrillers and especially action-packed and fast-paced thrillers, read T-Minus. I promise you won’t be disappointed! It’s a fantastical Young Adult thriller.

Thrilling read!
Thanks to NetGalley, Edelweiss and Entangled Teen for the opportunity to read and review T-Minus by Shannon Greenland!
The president’s daughter, Sophie, is awakened during the night when the secret service has discovered a terrorist attack in the making. The story alternates between the present, as the attack progresses, with snippets of past experiences and memories that Sophie has with her family and friends. Her brother Erik is not home and the family believes he’s in danger and they are right. The mystery gradually unravels as to the purpose behind the attack but meanwhile people are dying, being kidnapped or, as in Sophie’s case, being manipulated into doing the terrorists’ bidding. Sophie is part of the TIA, a teenage agency created by the CIA to train and teach survival skills and tactics to teens. She’s made strong friends in the TIA and they help her get to the bottom of what’s going on. Unique characters and the alternating of past and present builds the relationships up and creates empathy for the characters. A suspenseful YA mystery, 4 stars!

I am a huge fan of the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. Sophie reminded me of a young Reacher in her renegade efforts to protect her family at all costs. While this novel is YA, it doesn’t hold back in its delivery of action packed thrills. Sophie takes a lot of risks (including a couple of foolish choices) but what teenager doesn’t? Definitely check out T-Minus by Shannon Greenland and meet Sophie Washington - one of the strongest YA heroines I’ve seen!

Wow. I really enjoyed this book! I've read one or two of her other books, under both names, I think, and yeah, they've all been really great to read. I only found out about that when I was making this post, but before I read it, so yeah, that made me really eager to read this book. And it was so great!

I'd say that this book is a YA thriller/mystery. After all, there's the kidnapping, and there's a conspiracy, and it all lead to a very quick, tightly plotted book. And being that she doesn't know who to trust-and that she has been a part of a young spies program, makes a good recipe for investigating herself!

Things get real very quickly, there's a dead body in the first 100 pages. And it doesn't stop there. With terrorism, would you expect that? I really enjoyed watching Sophie use the spy skills she learned-and with her fellow young spies, each having different skills. They were great characters to read about!

That ending was pretty intense! And pretty heart-wrenching. You know something bad is going to happen, or it's going to cost for the good guys to succeed, but man, the cost was so high! And for what? It's kinda sad, the reason behind why this is happening.

Loved this book, it was a really great read!

T-Minus is a straight-up thriller full of action, intrigue, and even some romance.

It follows Sophie Washington, the daughter of the president of the United States. When terrorists threaten to assassinate Sophie's mother, Sophie has to figure out who she can trust to help her uncover the reason why. Why is her brother missing? What happened to her father? And what secrets will be dug up that could change everything?

This book is definitely a teen version of the show 24. Now, I've never watched 24, but I do know a bit about it, and this book definitely fits that label pretty well. Sophie only has 24 hours to discover who is behind these threats against her family. She has no idea who she can trust, but she's willing to risk everything to expose the truth.

T-Minus is action-packed. It will keep readers on the edge of their seat as they try and figure out what's going on along with Sophie. It's an intense nail-biter that I thoroughly enjoyed.

This story doesn't hold back, either. There may be possible upsetting scenes for more sensitive readers (there are some mildly graphic character deaths), so readers will definitely want to take that into account.

I thought the book was really well-paced. It reads quickly, with no lag, but it's not rushed. It's fleshed out enough, and there's so much going on that you won't want to put the book down.

The characters are all fascinating and well-written. Trying to figure out who to trust and who not to trust is a nice little challenge.

If you enjoy YA thrillers that will have you racing through to the end, or if you're a fan of 24, check out T-Minus today.

4.5 stars from me.

This book started out really well. I fell in love with the cover and was so excited to read it. The story opens with bad things going down and the main character making a very VERY stupid choice. I really almost put this one down when that happened early on. The writing in this one was pretty straight forward. Green knows how to weave a story and make you want to find out what in the world is happening. She gives us some great pacing and some twists and turns.

I really didn't have a favorite character in this one but they all shined though until the very end. This one had a lot of death in it so be warned for that coming your way if you choose to read this one. I also had an issue with how Sophie just slipped out from under custody. I guess in the end this one was very good and I totally loved it but certain things just felt off.

I was super excited to be apart of the blog tour for this novel – I mean, look at that premise! T-Minus follows Sophie, whose mother is the first woman POTUS. I know, super interesting concept, right?

One thing I loved about this book is how quickly this book just jumped right into the plot. Within the first chapter, we find that Sophie has been asked to go to a safe house, with each person in her family also going to a different safe house of their own because of threats against Sophie’s mother.

I don’t really want to go into much detail, but basically a lot happens soon after as we find out a lot about the past through multiple flashbacks. Trust me, it ends up all fitting together and it’s really interesting to follow along with. There’s a lot of action too, so if you’re an action fan like me, you’re going to love this book!

In the end, I found this book to be very engaging and I couldn’t put it down at times. I’ve heard that it’s perfect for fans of 24, which I’ve never watched before, so I guess I’ll have to check that out now too! If you’re looking for a fast-paced action-packed read, T-Minus is the book for you.

I voluntarily read and reviewed and advanced copy of this book, received through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

T-Minus is a YA espionage thriller with a fast pace and an interesting central mystery. Sophie Washington, the daughter of the first female President of the USA, and her family wake up one night to a terrorist threat against her mother. As protocol dictates, they are sent to a secure location each, but before departing her father leaves a fearsome message: "do not trust anyone". The next 24 hours turn her life into a nightmare, in a tight race against the clock to save her family and many innocents.

There were a lot of things to love in this story. The pace is fast, consistent with the feeling of wanting -needing- to read more and it accelerates as the story progresses, keeping up with the actions that drive the plot. The main mystery was also engaging, as a reader, I was hooked and desperately wanted to learn who was the mole and if/how Sophie would reunite with her family. The characters were really good too. I especially liked Sophie, the main character. She was well developed and it was really enjoyable to read things from her perspective. She also felt a believable character, even if there were some not-so-believable details such as her or her friends' teen CIA training.

If I had to point out some details I didn't like much or just didn't care about it would be the flashbacks and the romance part. While there is not much character development over the course of the story, we learn about Sophie mainly through her actions and her thoughts. There are some flashbacks inserted during the main storyline intended to provide a background for the characters and to explain the relationships between them but they could mostly be skipped as they felt like they slowed down the plot. In terms of the romance, I didn't feel like it was a necessary element. While it was believable, as it was established during the time as shown in the flashbacks, it didn't add much to the story and, as such, wasn't moved by it. However, I would have loved to know more about the relationship between Sophie, her brother and her parents.

I would really recommend T-Minus for people who like fast-paced YA thrillers with a mystery and some good plot twists and are able to overlook some minor issues with believability.

This was very reminiscent of The Specialists series by the author, but with less learning and more action. I liked it. There were a few things that I wish weren't in the book, and a few scenes where you really have to suspend your disbelief, but overall this was a solid read.

This was an absolutely fun read. I left all my analysis aside and read the book for the pure thrill of it. Sophie was the daughter of the first female American President. A terrorist threat forced her family to separate out. Her brother Erik was missing and soon kidnapped by a terrorist. Sophie had to use all her skills and her intelligence to get to the truth along with the help of her friends.

My first book by Shannon Greenland was a pure 3 hours of adrenaline. The book didn't give me time to think. The story kept its fast pace and forced me to jog along with it, trying to keep up. Some of the secrets and people involved could be guessed. But I left that aside just to enjoy the ride.

Sophie as the main character thrilled me at times and sometimes left me exasperated. It was thrilling to see what she could do in 24 hours to save her family. I liked knowing about her life in flashbacks, and it was obvious how much she loved them.

My niggles popped up soon. I liked the kickass heroine, but if she was pondering over a boy in a race against time, it simply irked me. Romance could be done post danger. So I felt.

The author's writing was a web of deceit which involved the past and dragged it onto the present in a seamless manner. Reading the book was like watching a three dimensional thriller movie with popcorn, I would say.

When I read the blurb of T-Minus, my attention was caught. It reminded me of 24 Hours. Since I was a fan of that show, I knew that I needed to read this book. I am glad I did!! T-Minus was a fast, explosive read that I got lost in.

T-Minus is the story of Sophie Washington. Sophie is the teenage daughter of the first POTUS. One night, she is woken up by her Secret Service agent with the news that the President and her family are the targets of a domestic terrorist attack. They are to be separated and taken to different safe houses. Sophie finds out that this terrorist cell has people who infiltrated the White House. Not trusting anyone, Sophie turns to the only other people she can trust, her friends from a CIA training camp for teens. Sophie has 24 hours to find out who is behind the attacks on her family and bring them down. But that is easier said than done when she doesn’t know who to trust.

I couldn’t believe the fast pace of T-Minus. Right from page one, the book was go-go-go. The author did a fantastic job of keeping the speed of the plotline as fast as she did. But, there were times when it faltered. Mainly during the flashbacks. If the author placed the flashback at the beginning of the book (like headers) or even had dedicated mini-chapters to them, I would have been fine. But to have a scene interrupted by Sophie remembering various people, drove me nuts.

I liked Sophie. I liked that the author showed how stifling being a child of the POTUS could be. I couldn’t imagine having Secret Service tailing me everywhere. I also thought that she was strong: mentally and physically. I would have lost it after what happened to her brother. But she didn’t allow herself time to dwell on it. Instead, she turned all her feelings into anger, and that powered her through the rest of the book. I also liked that she was also a normal teenage girl. She had crushes, fought with her parents, and did crazy teenage stuff with her friends. Of course, all that was told in flashbacks but still. It was nice to see glimpses of what she could be like during the book.

The mystery of who was behind the terrorist attacks was wonderfully written. The author was able to make me think it was several people, including Sophie’s father. There were several twists in the plot that took me by surprise. But it was the one at the end that made my jaw drop. I couldn’t believe who it was.

The end of T-Minus was unbelievable. The author wrapped up all the plotlines except one, which makes me wonder if there will be a book 2.

I would give T-Minus an Older Teen rating. There is no sex. There is language. There is violence. I would recommend that no one under the age of 16 read this book.

I would reread T-Minus. I would recommend it to family and friends.

**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**

Well hang on to your hats because the action in Shannon Greenland’s T-Minus doesn’t stop for one minute. From the opening scene where Sophie is awakened from sleep to be moved to a safe-house to the tension-filled climax, the novel is go, go, go.

I’m a fan of teenage spies, FBI recruits, and the like so it was obvious that I was going to enjoy T-Minus. Sophie is a fantastic heroine who has been training in the TIA (it’s teenage CIA training) where she’s met her best friends: Zeke, who she has a crush on and Jackson and Callie who are computer gurus.

While I really enjoyed the novel there were a couple of things that I wasn’t a fan of. The first and biggest was the use of italicized flashbacks to provide information or memories during a scene. Unfortunately what it did was draw me out of a scene and frustrate me. I’m definitely certain information and memories could have been integrated in a far more fluid manner, certainly one which didn’t cut into the action the way this method did. The other thing was the body count, which became large and sad. I don’t need to explain that, right?

T-Minus is a fast paced, quick read for all of you YA spy novel enthusiasts.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The story is fast paced, fun and interesting. It didn't take very long to read and wasn't very difficult either.

At some points the story wasn't very original and I did have a feeling that i've seen the same kinda thing in movies, but that was no problem for the totality of the story.

It was an enjoyable read and I would recommend is.

T-Minus by Shannon Greenland tells the story of Sophie Washington, daughter of the first female President of the United States of America. In the very early morning hours of her seventeenth birthday, she's woken to find that a domestic terrorism plot has started with the end goal of wiping out the first family. T-Minus follows Sophie as she races to save her family and the government itself. I was provided an e-ARC by Entangled Publishing in exchange for a fair and honest review

T-Minus perfectly encapsulates the adventure YA novel. Sophie is a strong female character, who isn't perfect. She fights with her mom, she's terrified of close spaces, and she's way to into the cute guy that she's absolutely certain is out of her league. Throughout the day of her seventeenth birthday, she's challenged to go above and beyond what a normal teenager expects to encounter.

That said, T-Minus isn't the deepest of books. It's characters, while fun and enticing, are still surface level at best. This is the kind of book that can be read quickly, enjoyed throughout and put away. Should it be made into a film, it would be great fun beginning to end.

The twists and turns leave you with a nagging feeling that you know what's going to happen next, but then you're not really quite certain that's the case. By the end, you're quite turned around from where you started and that's not an issue. This would be on the top of my lazy poolside reading list. I can't wait to read more from Shannon Greenland.

Review will be posted to blog on August 6th, with good reads to follow. Links will be made available at this time.

When a credible threat against the president arises, her family is taken by the secret service to secure locations. Trouble is, one member is missing. The president's daughter needs to find her brother - and that is when the action takes off. This was a fast-paced story about cover-ups, moles, and finding out that no one is who you think they are. There was some language, quite a bit of violence (to be expected, given the plot), and I think the cover does not do the book any favors, but it would be easy to recommend to someone, especially a reluctant reader as the story moves quickly.

Overall, this was a pretty good story with lots of potential!! I was hooked to find out how and why it all went down. However, I felt like it lacked some background information about the characters and the country for me to be fully emerged into and engaged with the the story,

Have you ever seen those posters where it’s the body counts for all of the Shakespeare plays? I haven’t read a lot of Shakespeare, but I think that if you added this book on there, it would take the cake for most deaths. Honestly, the characters just kept dropping like flies. The author broke my heart!

This book was right up my alley if you take away the tons of deaths. I love me a good spy/action book so this was perfect. Plus, throw in just the tiny bit of romance and it becomes so much better! The author had me guessing what would happen next and she always surprised me. I couldn’t believe some of the things she did with this book!

There were many lovable characters, and you have to love Sophie. Despite all the things she went through, she survived and came back stronger than ever. She’s the perfect protagonist and all authors should aspire to create a character like her. Besides Sophie, I loved Sophie’s gang. The only thing better than a kick-butt heroine is a tough and fearless group behind her. After reading this book, you’ll want friends like Sophie’s.

Shannon Greenland has some guts to kill off so many people in such ways. But she is also a genius. Greenland played with my emotions, and I imagine she’ll do the same to you. I recommend this book to people who love a good thriller and what is hopefully the beginning of a fantastic new series.

Shannon Greenland's T-Minus is being sold as 24 for teens. Pretty good description. This espionage thriller sets a tight ticking clock and high personal stakes that will keep readers turning pages until the end. 17-year old Sophie Washington's mother is the first female President of the USA. One night, there is a legitimate threat against her mother which protocol dictates that the Secret Service separate all four members of Sophie's family to secure locations. Her father leaves her with a curious message, "Do Not Trust Anyone." Anyone could be a threat.

Over the course of the next 24 + hours, Sophie's life will turn into a nightmare and secrets will be revealed that will upturn her life. Sophie and her friends Jackson, Callie, and Zeke are all members of the CIA's teen program. (There is no such program. It's a figment of the author's imagination). They attend a school that trains them in all areas of covert missions including hand-to-hand, martial arts, simulations, and obstacle courses.

While trying to discover what happened to her brother Erik, and attempting to save her family, Sophie discovers the truth about an incident that happened 15 years ago but was covered up by the people she knows very well including the Vice President. As for Sophie's character, there were times that I questioned the thought process to some of her choices and decisions. I felt as though there were certain instances that were unrealistic and problematic. But, it is fair to say her choices in the end were courageous and heroic.

Recommendation: If you can honestly and truly suspended all reality for the entire time you read this book, you should enjoy the action packed scenes and the daring escapes that Sophie manages while staying alive and attempting to uncover who the terrorists are. If you are a fan of shows like 24, or even Designated Survivor, you might actually enjoy this story since you already know that fiction is not real life and it is pretty much impossible for what happens in this book to actually take place.

3.5 rounded up

There was a lot to like in this YA thriller--and some bumps in the road that kept me from loving it.

First the things I liked. The central mystery as it unfolded was interesting, and avoided black and white hats. It was a believable issue, with creepily believable reactions on the part of those taking said action.

The pacing overall was fast, accelerating steadily as the teens drove the action. I liked the main character, daughter of the first female President. I mostly enjoyed the voice, finding our narrator appealing and engaging.

Things that held me back--that's harder to discuss without [ going into detail, so SPOILERT ALERT:

As an adult reader, I found far too many deaths of the innocent. Teen readers might feel differently, as for them body counts are mostly cartoonish. But I'm a parent, and reading about the senseless murder of teens pushed the story way toward the sort of realism I try to avoid in my fiction. (end spoiler)

Another issue was the frequent flashbacks. A couple of them would have been okay, but for a book depending on a fast pace, there were far too many of them. As the story accelerated they seemed more and more awkwardly placed, jerking the pacing to a halt.

I also had some minor issues about procedure, but I'm willing to cut a lot of slack for those, especially in a YA, if the story is served. The twists and turns certainly kept things hot for our heroes!

Overall, it certainly kept me reading!

When Sophie Washington wakes up on her birthday, she plans to pierce her nose against her mom's wishes and go zip-lining. But then everything goes wrong because she happens to be the daughter of the first female POTUS.

Soon, Sophie has to work with her friends to save her entire family.

The first couple chapters are a little difficult to get through and I personally am not a fan of the love-interest-in-form-of-boy-who-is-important-to-plot but otherwise this was an interesting read and very suspenseful!

(Thanks NetGalley for providing me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.)