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π‘Ίπ’Œπ’šπ’‰π’–π’π’•π’†π’“ by Marie Lu

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πšπšŽπš—πš›πšŽ
YA Dystopia

πšŽπš–πš˜πš“πš’ πšœπšžπš–πš–πšŠπš›πš’
πŸ‘»πŸ—‘πŸ›©πŸ’₯

πšŒπš•πš’πšπšπš‘πšŠπš—πšπšŽπš› πš πšŠπš›πš—πš’πš—πš
This ends on a pretty major cliffhanger

πšƒπš‘πš’πš—πšπšœ 𝙸 π™΄πš—πš“πš˜πš’πšŽπš
-I loved getting into another dystopian novel. This was my comfort place when I really started reading in high school.
-I loved the inclusion of different communication types and overall, the vibe was there.
-A band of BA fighter friends in a dystopian world is always a good mix
-loved the background reveal that happened slowly with the MC

πšƒπš‘πš’πš—πšπšœ 𝙸 πšπš’πšπš—β€™πš π™΄πš—πš“πš˜πš’ 𝚊𝚜 π™ΌπšžπšŒπš‘
Unfortunately, it was not as enthralling as I wished it would be. I’ve narrowed this down to a few things
1. The banter just wasn’t there for me with the cast.
2. The writing wasn’t enthralling. There were no leaps and bounds in the writing and it was fairly unadorned.
3. There was no romance. Ikikik but like in need something. I don’t usually require romance to enjoy a read, but this needed something to add dimension.
4. I just didn’t buy the universe.

πš›πšŽπšŒπšŒπš˜πš–πš–πšŽπš—πšπšŠπšπš’πš˜πš—
Eh…I am probably not going to read the second, but I could see some people really loving it.

πšπšŠπšπš’πš—πš
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☞︎Thank you to the BookishFirst for sending me an ARC of this book. All review and ratings reflect my personal views without bias from this generosity.


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☞︎ Please note that some of these could be considered spoilers, so only read if you need to know possible triggers.

Loss of a parent, death, loss of a friend, brutal human experimentation, PTSD, war, racism/heavy bias, murder, gun violence, refugee experiences, and displacement.