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Cell 7

Cell 7

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  • Author：Kerry Drewery
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Summary

Should she live or die？ You decide

An adored celebrity has been killed。 Sixteen-year-old Martha Honeydew was found holding a gun， standing over the body。

Now Justice must prevail。

The general public will decide whether Martha is innocent or guilty by viewing daily episodes of the hugely popular TV show Death is Justice， the only TV show that gives the power of life and death decisions - all for the price of a phone call。

Martha has admitted to the crime。 But is she guilty？ Or is reality sometimes more complicated than the images we are shown on TV？

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Reviews

Lottie ，

loved it but never read the second part

Kiki ，

Das erste Buch seit langem， das mich mal wieder so richtig mitgerissen hat！ Glücklicherweise wartet der 2。 Band schon in meinem Regal auf mich und ich kann sofort weiterlesen。

Lea ，

Sehr gut geschrieben und auch spannend， leider manchmal etwas vorhersehbar

hope ，

2。5⭐️

Stephanie Scholle ，

Ich fand die Idee gut aber die Umsetzung war nicht meins ich muss es leider nach 90 Seiten abbrechen ich hab es eh als e-book gelesen sorry aber da passiert fast garnichts es dreht sich nur darum das sie eingesperrt ich ist und so weiter und ich glaub es ist auch ein älteres Buch schon 。

AraLeigh13 ，

Wowww。 Okay， I'll be honest， I don't like Martha's name。 But the book itself is this really， really fantastic and interesting discussion of justice and media and corruption and it really gets you thinking， so definitely recommended。 And kudos to Isaac， darling Isaac， who does not get enough *screen* time。 Wowww。 Okay， I'll be honest， I don't like Martha's name。 But the book itself is this really， really fantastic and interesting discussion of justice and media and corruption and it really gets you thinking， so definitely recommended。 And kudos to Isaac， darling Isaac， who does not get enough *screen* time。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Can't wait to read the second one！ Loved this concept。 Can't wait to read the second one！ Loved this concept。 。。。more

Selah ，

Ahhhh！！ This book was AMAZING， fairly predictable， but that didn't really matter。 Y'all have to read it！！ Ahhhh！！ This book was AMAZING， fairly predictable， but that didn't really matter。 Y'all have to read it！！ 。。。more

Saskia ，

Really enjoyed this！ It's been on my TBR for a loooooong time and I finally got to it。 Excellent for those who enjoyed Flawed， Moonrise， The Loop， Hunger Games， Reality Boy， Legend， Proxy for their themes of: justice， power， corruption， televised voyeurism， poverty， capitalism， punishment， rich/poor divide， unlikely champions。 CW: Very mild sexy fun times and a few f-bombs。 Really enjoyed this！ It's been on my TBR for a loooooong time and I finally got to it。 Excellent for those who enjoyed Flawed， Moonrise， The Loop， Hunger Games， Reality Boy， Legend， Proxy for their themes of: justice， power， corruption， televised voyeurism， poverty， capitalism， punishment， rich/poor divide， unlikely champions。 CW: Very mild sexy fun times and a few f-bombs。 。。。more

Yvette Adams ，

3。5 stars。 Guilty or innocent？ Trial by media， and genpop。 This was an intriguing premise， but wasn't fulfilling。 It seemed like the author wanted us to be shocked about certain twists， but she made them so predictable。 Still， it kept me interested， just didn't hit the mark for me。 3。5 stars。 Guilty or innocent？ Trial by media， and genpop。 This was an intriguing premise， but wasn't fulfilling。 It seemed like the author wanted us to be shocked about certain twists， but she made them so predictable。 Still， it kept me interested， just didn't hit the mark for me。 。。。more

•《vi》• ，

Wow。 I did not expect this to be good BUT surprise: It was。 I did not read a dystopian novel in a really really long time （more than a year） but I picked this one up for school。 So actually。。。 for educational reasons。 To be honest: I would have totally read it in my free time as well。 The story and the whole concept was enjoyable and there were some amazing plottwists。 The book combined a bit of romance， drama， thriller and a dystopic future into an exciting scenario。 I liked the main character Wow。 I did not expect this to be good BUT surprise: It was。 I did not read a dystopian novel in a really really long time （more than a year） but I picked this one up for school。 So actually。。。 for educational reasons。 To be honest: I would have totally read it in my free time as well。 The story and the whole concept was enjoyable and there were some amazing plottwists。 The book combined a bit of romance， drama， thriller and a dystopic future into an exciting scenario。 I liked the main character and I'm kind of interested in book two especially because this book ends on a cliffhanger。 Anyways。。。 there were some things that could have been better。 This book was dramatic and at times highly emotional but I missed one thing: metaphors and beautiful language。 But who am I to complain。。。 thats the authors choice。 I just thought it could have fit well。 Another thing are the characters。。。 I felt like there was so much left to tell about them。 Maybe some background information will be coming in the next books。To conclude: this was an enjoyable but relatively short read。 I felt with the characters and was "inside the world" but the book didn't destroy me like some others do。 Go for this if you are looking for a light but fun read！ 。。。more

Elizabete Klēra ，

Cilvēku seklībai un kārei pēc dzeltenās preses nav gala。

Maita ，

Cell 7 is a really good book for people that like mystery and adventure。

Donna Smith ，

This book really challenges the power that society has through social media and financial power。

*Tau* ，

Stel dat …… de rechtbanken zoals wij die kennen niet meer bestaan。… de bevolking kan beslissen over het lot van misdadigers。… elke misdadiger gedurende 7 dagen op de televisie te zien is。… je via de telefoon kan stemmen of hij/zij in leven moet blijven of dood moet。… het lot van een tienermeisje in jouw handen ligt。Dát is het concept van ‘Cel 7’， de nieuwste hype in de Young Adult-wereld。Multimiljonair en beroemdheid Jackson Paige werd neergeschoten in de High Rises， de armere buurt uit het toek Stel dat …… de rechtbanken zoals wij die kennen niet meer bestaan。… de bevolking kan beslissen over het lot van misdadigers。… elke misdadiger gedurende 7 dagen op de televisie te zien is。… je via de telefoon kan stemmen of hij/zij in leven moet blijven of dood moet。… het lot van een tienermeisje in jouw handen ligt。Dát is het concept van ‘Cel 7’， de nieuwste hype in de Young Adult-wereld。Multimiljonair en beroemdheid Jackson Paige werd neergeschoten in de High Rises， de armere buurt uit het toekomstige Londen。 Wanneer de politie op de plek van de misdaad toekomt， staat de 16-jarige Martha Honeydew bij het lijk met een pistool in haar hand en bekent ze onmiddellijk schuld。 Ze wordt meegenomen en opgesloten in Cel 1。 Elke dag verhuist ze van cel， tot ze na één week in Cel 7 belandt。 Hierbij wordt ze in elke cel aan een andere soort marteling blootgesteld。 De bevolking kan dit alles op tv volgen via het programma ‘Dood is gerechtigheid’ en gedurende gans deze periode kan er telefonisch gestemd worden: wacht Martha op dag 7 de doodstraf of niet？Tijdens haar gevangenschap krijgt Martha een therapeut toegewezen， Eve Stanton， die haar dagelijks een uurtje mag zien。 Eve heeft van bij het begin het gevoel dat Martha dingen achterhoudt en dat ze mogelijk onschuldig is。Zal het Eve lukken om de waarheid te achterhalen？ Wordt Martha op dag 7 geëxecuteerd？ Dat kan je ontdekken in dit razend spannende boek！Kerry DreweryDeze Engelse schrijfster is met ‘Cel 7’ niet aan haar proefstuk toe。 Eerder verschenen van haar al de boeken ‘A Brighter Fear’ （vertaald als ‘Smaragd’） dat zich afspeelt in Bagdad en ‘A Dream of Lights’ （vertaald als ‘Vogel zonder vleugels’）， een zeldzaam boek over het communisme in Noord-Korea。 Steeds zijn de hoofdpersonen dappere tienermeisjes die in moeilijke omstandigheden weten stand te houden。 Ook in ‘Cel 7’ vinden we in Martha Honeydew zo’n sterk tienermeisje terug。 De setting is ditmaal het toekomstige Londen。Kerry Drewery studeerde cum laude af in Professional Writing en ze was een finalist in de BBC-competitie Scriptschrijven voor kinderen。 Ze werd al voor verschillende prijzen genomineerd。Lees je graag meer over deze schrijfster？ Neem dan een kijkje op haar website。LeeservaringKerry Drewery weet de lezer van begin tot einde te boeien met dit spannende en meeslepende verhaal。 Dat doet ze door slim gebruik te maken van boeiende thema’s， wisselende vertelperspectieven， vele mini-cliffhangers， verrassende wendingen，…Er passeren in ‘Cel 7’ heel wat interessante en actuele thema’s de revue。 Zo worden de invloed en manipulatie via （sociale） media aan de kaak gesteld。 Ook het verschil tussen rijk en arm vormt een centraal thema: rijken hebben immers meer geld om telefonisch te stemmen en hebben dus steeds de overhand。 Daarnaast schuwt de auteur niet om zwaardere onderwerpen zoals de doodstraf in haar boek te verwerken。 De lezer wordt als het ware uitgenodigd om kritisch over deze onderwerpen na te denken。Het verhaal ontvouwt zich beetje bij beetje aan de hand van verschillende vertelperspectieven。Soms ontdekt de lezer wat er in Martha omgaat。 Zij vertelt immers steeds vanuit ik-perspectief over de gebeurtenissen in heden en verleden。 Vooral haar innerlijke gesprekken met een persoon die ze aanspreekt met ‘jij’ （en die omwille van spoilers hier niet verder benoemd wordt） lichten steeds verder een tipje van de sluier op en zorgen er voor dat je ook echt maar haar gaat meeleven。Andere keren ontdek wordt het verhaal vanuit de derde persoon verteld waarbij men de lotgevallen van Eve， de therapeute van Martha， volgt terwijl die probeert te achterhalen wat er zich juist heeft afgespeeld。Ook origineel is het feit dat de lezer regelmatig een aflevering van ‘Dood is gerechtigheid’ voorgeschoteld krijgt en op die manier kan lezen hoe de publieke opinie beïnvloed wordt。Deze wisselende perspectieven worden telkens voorafgegaan door de naam van de persoon op wie het stukje betrekking heeft。 Hierdoor is de gekozen vertelstijl helemaal niet verwarrend is en juist erg afwisselend。 Je lijkt als het ware naar een film of een soap te kijken: net als het spannend wordt， richt de camera zich op een andere persoon op een andere plaats。 Zo ontstaan er steeds mini-cliffhangers die de lezer geboeid houden。Deze zeer filmische vertelstijl maakt het bovendien heel makkelijk om je een visuele voorstelling te maken van hetgeen je leest。 Hoewel er nog geen filmplannen gekend zijn， zou het helemaal niet verbazen mocht dit verhaal ooit op het witte doek te zien zijn。Hoewel sommige zaken ietwat voorspelbaar zijn， biedt het boek toch ook voldoende boeiende invallen en onverwachte wendingen。 Zo zetten de verschillende martelmethoden （geen details wegens spoilers） de lezer er bijvoorbeeld toe aan zich af te vragen wat er nog zal volgen。 Ook de verschillende personages en hun verhouding tot elkaar zijn interessant om te ontdekken。 Last but not least， maakt de subtiele droge humor het verhaal helemaal af。‘Cel 7’ vormt het eerste deel van een drieluik。 De volgende delen heten respectievelijk ‘Day 7’ en ‘Final 7’。 Wanneer hun Nederlandstalige vertaling uitkomt is nog niet geweten。De Nederlandstalige vertaling van Cel 7 werd verzorgd door Selma Soester en verdient een dikke pluim。 De foutloze tekst vormt een welkome verademing tussen de minder foutloze boeken die tegenwoordig uitgegeven worden en de vloeiende vertaling zorgt voor een uiterst vlotte leeservaring。Eindconclusie‘Cel 7’ is met recht een hype geworden。Het vormt een ideale mix van een filmische vertelstijl， perfect gedoseerde spanning， boeiende maatschappelijke thema’s， onverwachte wendingen，…Deze Young Adult zal zeker ook veel volwassenen kunnen bekoren en waarschijnlijk is het slechts een kwestie van tijd vooraleer dit verhaal op het witte doek zijn opwachting maakt。Deze recensie dateert van januari 2018。 。。。more

Elan Trueick ，

A great book。 Gripping the whole way through with a solid story line。 A great beginning to what I can only imagine is an amazing trilogy

Corinda Boonman ，

Twijfel echt tussen 3 en 4 sterren。Martha gaf direct aan dat ze schuldig was， maar ik had direct mijn twijfels。Maar waarom zeggen dat je het gedaan hebt， als je onschuldig bent。Wat was er die bewuste avond gebeurd？Tot en met dag 7 was het spannend en of ze zou blijven leven。Zeker benieuwd nu naar het vervolg。

lisandras。books ，

Wirklich ein tolles Buch mit einer richtig guten Geschichte。 Am Ende hätte ich mir irgendwie etwas mehr gewünscht。 Es war leider etwas vorhersehbar。

Mirthe ，

It feels an insane and unreal reality， something far away yet so scary like it could happen to you in this very moment。

book_lover21 ，

4，5/5*

Zoe ，

This storyline was quite different and unique。 It reminded me of a game show but with guilty and innocent lives on the line。 A justice system with no evidence， and game show hosts putting ideas and words into their viewers heads。 Leaning them to an outcome they want to happen。 "An eye for an eye" is their motto however it isn't quite fair when they haven't found the person who committed the crime。 This storyline was quite different and unique。 It reminded me of a game show but with guilty and innocent lives on the line。 A justice system with no evidence， and game show hosts putting ideas and words into their viewers heads。 Leaning them to an outcome they want to happen。 "An eye for an eye" is their motto however it isn't quite fair when they haven't found the person who committed the crime。 。。。more

Sian ，

Kept in suspense throughout the entire book。 Thrilling read。

buchweltenbummler ，

Uff， was für ein Buch。 Ich bin begeistert von der Idee。 Stellt euch mal bitte alle vor， es gäbe bei uns in Deutschland oder sonst wo einen Todestrakt， der Gefangene kommt für 7 Tage in diesen Trakt und letztendlich entscheidet eine korrupte Fernsehsendung darüber， ob der Beschuldigte stirbt。 Die Bevölkerung entscheidet mittels kostenpflichtigem Anruf。 Ja， genau。 Schrecklich。 Dieses Buch hat mich mehr als einmal zittern lassen。 Meinen Kopf musste ich ebenfalls viel zu oft schütteln， weil die Fern Uff， was für ein Buch。 Ich bin begeistert von der Idee。 Stellt euch mal bitte alle vor， es gäbe bei uns in Deutschland oder sonst wo einen Todestrakt， der Gefangene kommt für 7 Tage in diesen Trakt und letztendlich entscheidet eine korrupte Fernsehsendung darüber， ob der Beschuldigte stirbt。 Die Bevölkerung entscheidet mittels kostenpflichtigem Anruf。 Ja， genau。 Schrecklich。 Dieses Buch hat mich mehr als einmal zittern lassen。 Meinen Kopf musste ich ebenfalls viel zu oft schütteln， weil die Fernsehmoderatorin SO manipulativ war uiuiui。 Die Beschuldigte Martha Honeydaw empfand ich sofort als sympathisch und super authentisch。 Eve - die psychologische Betreuerin von Martha - war aber meine liebste Persönlichkeit。UND LEUTE - DAS ENDE！ Es war nervenaufreibend。Anders als viele andere， kam ich mit dem Schreibstil eigentlich wirklich gut klar。 Mir fehlte es allerdings an manchen Stellen an Tiefe und viele Beziehungen und Wendungen wurden mir zu oberflächlich beschrieben。Dennoch: Absolut spannend， Gänsehautfeeling und auch ein wenig bedrückend。 8/10 🌟 。。。more

Ruby Ramdharry ，

Good read， didn't like how it was written it present tense。 Quite weird to get used to Good read， didn't like how it was written it present tense。 Quite weird to get used to 。。。more

Ali Anwaar ，

The Courts and Judicial Process has been abolished and has been replaced with the most democratic system to be ever conceived， voting for all。 The Accused are placed on public trials on live TV and the audience becomes the jury， the judge， and the executioner。 When Jackson Paige， a celebrity， is murdered and a young Martha Honeydew is found holding the gun when the police arrive， she must be put to the trial before the public。 However， unprecedented events unfold as the story of the first teenag The Courts and Judicial Process has been abolished and has been replaced with the most democratic system to be ever conceived， voting for all。 The Accused are placed on public trials on live TV and the audience becomes the jury， the judge， and the executioner。 When Jackson Paige， a celebrity， is murdered and a young Martha Honeydew is found holding the gun when the police arrive， she must be put to the trial before the public。 However， unprecedented events unfold as the story of the first teenager to have committed a murder is shown to the screens， unraveling the corruption and failure of the democratic justice system。Cell 7 has a hard-hitting and gripping plot as it explores the narratives of everyone involved in the case to showcase a horrifying and twisted dystopian world， a world where justice is only awarded to those who can afford it。 At the same time， it is a tale of manipulation and public control as narratives and opinions are created in a studio， feeding lies and falsehood through TV screens， reminiscent of the media-dominated world of today。Cell 7 is hard to put down once you've started reading it。 It's a story of manipulation， criminology， family， drama， guilt， and the very idea of justice。 A tragically and beautifully written thriller that holds you down till the final page。Favourite Quotes:Isaac，’ I breathed， ‘the only thing me and you could ever share is the sky and the stars above us， not family， or friendsI can't help but wonder if at some point in our history we've taken a wrong turn; that at some point somebody must've had the power to stand up and say no， but for whatever reason they didn't。 It's as if they pushed a ball down a hill to see what would happen but now they can't stop it。 。。。more

Carole ，

Lots and lots of good discussion points in this young adult novel！ Martha has confessed to shooting and killing a popular local celebrity and is awaiting execution。 Rather than a trial， the general public get to vote on her guilt or innocence in a 7 day reality tv fest， where each day she is moved into a new cell closer to the one containing the electric chair。 Helped only by her sympathetic counselor and a few friends in her old neighbourhood， things are looking grim since they don't have the w Lots and lots of good discussion points in this young adult novel！ Martha has confessed to shooting and killing a popular local celebrity and is awaiting execution。 Rather than a trial， the general public get to vote on her guilt or innocence in a 7 day reality tv fest， where each day she is moved into a new cell closer to the one containing the electric chair。 Helped only by her sympathetic counselor and a few friends in her old neighbourhood， things are looking grim since they don't have the wealth or power to be able to challenge the system。 As well as being thought-provoking， there is plenty of fast-paced action so it really is 'edge-of-your-seat' stuff as the clock ticks down。 I felt the ending was a bit too 'neat' in the way it sets up the sequel， but I'm sure teen readers will be gripped by this series。 。。。more

Rianonne ，

Abbruch nach 95 Seiten 。。。

Laura ，

Not for me。 I may look for the second one， as it is set up on a cliff hanger， but I will speed read it too。

Mickey ，

"I'll die in seven days because I have to， but after that， their bubble will burst and everyone will know the truth。"Hunger Games meets Big Brother。After years of murderers being set free due to the judicial system， people are angry。 They want justice。 Now， anyone accused of murder is given seven days to live。 Their last seven days are spent in awful conditions， and their every move is watched by anyone with a TV。 And it's up to the viewers to decide if the accused live or die。 In a world where "I'll die in seven days because I have to， but after that， their bubble will burst and everyone will know the truth。"Hunger Games meets Big Brother。After years of murderers being set free due to the judicial system， people are angry。 They want justice。 Now， anyone accused of murder is given seven days to live。 Their last seven days are spent in awful conditions， and their every move is watched by anyone with a TV。 And it's up to the viewers to decide if the accused live or die。 In a world where it's literally an eye for an eye， where the accused can be convicted without evidence and a fair trial， which side would you be on？ This book had me gripped from page one and I couldn't put it down。 I loved how the characters connect。 I loved the extremely tense atmosphere throughout， working out what actually happened and of course， wondering if Martha really would die for a crime she didn't commit。 Just like in Hunger Games， the rich sit at home， content and happy， watching people die for their entertainment。 While the poor fight to be heard， knowing how corrupt the system is。 Once again， we see how the divide between classes can effect the lives of those in the cells。 Excellent book。 。。。more

Denise ，

4，5⭐

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