Julia
This was great. I'd say like The Hunger Games for adults, but I think both deserve to be recognized on their own merits? Gong's world building is very evocative and the smaller details of this seamy, overrun city really pop off the page. Lots of "will they or won't they" tension, and a cliffhanger surprise that did indeed surprise me, but it's the kind I was thrilled by, not mad about. I think at some point the games are a plot inhibitor instead of propulsive thing? Interested to read #2.
This was great. I'd say like The Hunger Games for adults, but I think both deserve to be recognized on their own merits? Gong's world building is very evocative and the smaller details of this seamy, overrun city really pop off the page. Lots of "will they or won't they" tension, and a cliffhanger surprise that did indeed surprise me, but it's the kind I was thrilled by, not mad about. I think at some point the games are a plot inhibitor instead of propulsive thing? Interested to read #2.