My teenaged years were filled with Rachel Vincent books. I read through Soul Screamers and The Shifters series far too many times to admit and I adored them. In recent years, I haven't found as many Rachel Vincent books out and about in my book buying journey, so I was pleasantly surprised to find 100 Hours through Book Outlet (one of my guilty pleasure websites for cheap books - not a sponsored call out, a "I've had no money and if you don't either, you have options" call out). 100 Hours follows a group of teens, very rich teens, as they go to Columbia for Spring Break. Does that sound like the smartest idea? Well, it depends. How much do you know about Columbia? In the timeline of this book, there's a lot of hostility between the US and Columbia, so that would be something to consider. Generally speaking, no, it wasn't a smart idea for them to go out on their own in Columbia, try to go on adventures without licensed/professional tour guides, and then try to be snarky about their richness. Anywho, they get kidnapped. Surprise, surprise, right? Spring Break gone sour. The team has to work together to try to get away, but that won't happen in this book... because it's a duology. My thoughts: 1. Man, these kids are SNARKY. I like Maddie, but Genesis, Neda, and pretty much any girl that isn't Maddie are snarky queen bees that remind me of the girls we all hated in high school. YOU KNOW THE ONES. We all had them. It's bad when you're like "well... you kind of deserved to be kidnapped" ....Yeah, I know, I'm a horrible person. 2. The plot line itself and the twist at the end... Chef's Kiss! I really should have seen it coming, but I didn't. I was far too focused on wondering how Genesis was going to get karma back at her to figure out the ending. 3. Too many comments about people's weight. Five pounds too heavy? Yuck. Not cool. Let's remove the stereotypical "you're ugly because you're fat" when the people aren't fat. 4. The book is over 100 hours which is why the title is what it is. Cool concept. Kind of obvious. 5. There's lots of suggestions of hooking up with the bad guys to get free. I feel like teenagers are smarter these days than to just think about hooking up with all of the bad guys instead of coming up with a real plan... 6. The book is fast paced, so there is that. I find Rachel Vincent's writing style easy to read, so that made the book enjoyable. Although, I didn't enjoy the sometimes two to three page chapters. Those drive me INSANE. Short chapters are okay, but multiple three page chapters in a row confuse me. 7. Stupid cliffhanger. Insert grumbles here. Overall, it was a pleasant book to read. I want to finish book two solely because I adore Maddie and need to know what happens to her. And I'm enjoying her potential romance, so there's that too. Three out of five stars.

Genesis talks Maddie and their friends into embarking on a spring break trip to Columbia, even though they are supposed to be in the Bahamas. After they visit with their grandmother who lives there, they go clubbing and meet several people including Sebastian and Luke. Luke goes to Maddie's school and is coincidentally on a trip to Columbia with his parents. Instead of going back to their grandmother's house, they go on a hiking trip. At one of the stops, some of the participants take an early morning side excursion into the jungle, but the rest are rudely awakened by a group of mercenaries and are taken hostage. Sebastian turns out to be one of the leaders of the group of terrorists that has kidnapped them. Genesis finds out that their only hope of rescue is her father, but she has some other ideas about how they might get away and stop the terrorists from getting what they want. Not only is 100 Hours a jungle adventure, but it also shows what happens to friendship when it is put under pressure. The story is told from the alternating perspectives of cousins Genesis and Maddie. One reason this is important because there are several moments in the story when the two are separated and each follows a different story arc. Both of them grow and mature as the story goes on, finding the courage to not only lead, but to find ways of helping the others. Overall, a good adventure with a twist and a cliffhanger at the end of the book.