Hardcover, 536 pages
Read: Apr. 5 - 12
Rating: 5/5
Genres: Dystopia, Action, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Summery: We were in the square, in the square where I'd run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her - But there weren't no safety, no safety at all, there was just him and his men...
Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...
Review: This story starts a few days after the ending of The Knife of Never Letting Go. I loved this book. First off, I love the plot, it's very interesting I honestly had no clue what to expect to happen next. I love Todd, he's a very layered character, he makes mistakes he feels guilt he tries his best to figure out the right way to do things, he's a great character to experience both the first and this books happenings through, and with. Also, there are two point's of view to read in this book, first is Todd's and the second is Viola's. I really liked reading Viola's thoughts through out this book, Viola was a great character to experience the book through as well. I did not expect to love this book as much as I did, I also did not expect to feel interested in some of the characters that I did. The Mayor was someone that even though I hated I still had an interest in knowing his character, I did not expect to end up feeling sympathy for Davy but I did. I thought a the beginning of reading the book that I was going to be agreeing with the Answer, and Mistress Coyle, which didn't end up happening for me. I loved the fact that the world in which they live and the events that took place and are taking place never feeling 100% black and white, there were times where I was wondering who was better, not right because honestly it felt like nobody was right, but better equipped to run things in this world. The fact that I felt interest in The Mayor and felt sympathy for Davy and that I was never able to be 100% for The Ask or The Answer made the book that much more, better, interesting, exciting. I am definitely excited to read the rest of the series.
Next up,
The Wide, Wide Sea (Chaos Walking book # 2.5 of 3.5) by Patrick Ness
ebook, 39 pages
Read: Apr. 12-13
Rating: 5/5
Genres: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Action
Summery: The Wide, Wide Sea is set in the past, at a time before the Spackle War, and we get a first look at the fishing village on the sea where some very important things happen at the end of Monsters of Men.
Best read after The Ask and the Answer but before Monsters.
Review: This story takes place 13 years before the beginning of The Knife of Never Letting Go. this story takes place from a boy named Declan's point of view and is about the relationship between a Spackle. I had no clue what to expect, but it was very good, it gave me a new perspective on Mistress Coyle's past, although I'm still cautious regarding her in the third book. I'm now wondering if I'll be encountering Declan, or the Spackle known as Rock Against The Tide, or also known as Ti. The story has me wondering who Declan and Ti are, and also if there's the possibility that both, or either of them might have already appeared in the main books.
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