Marie
I was so relieved to finally get past the endless pretty talk ! The “special talk” is still around, but it feels more subtle did not drive me mad. The pacing is fast and sharp, which makes the book really easy to fly through.
What kept me hooked was the way radicalization and the weaponization of Specials are written. The Specials are terrifying in how they’re reshaped into these loyal, almost inhuman predators, and that gave the story an interesting layer.
At the same time, I can’t shake how uneasy I felt about the way self-harm is handled. It didn’t sit right with me, especially in a YA book. And as much as I’ve tried, I still can’t like Tally. She feels distant, hard to connect with, and I found myself caring more about the themes than about her journey.
I did like how things wrapped up between Tally and Cable, but David and the others left me cold. And overall, I was a bit disappointed that the world itself wasn’t explored more deeply, there was so much potential for richer worldbuilding that never quite came through.
I was so relieved to finally get past the endless pretty talk ! The “special talk” is still around, but it feels more subtle did not drive me mad. The pacing is fast and sharp, which makes the book really easy to fly through.
What kept me hooked was the way radicalization and the weaponization of Specials are written. The Specials are terrifying in how they’re reshaped into these loyal, almost inhuman predators, and that gave the story an interesting layer.
At the same time, I can’t shake how uneasy I felt about the way self-harm is handled. It didn’t sit right with me, especially in a YA book. And as much as I’ve tried, I still can’t like Tally. She feels distant, hard to connect with, and I found myself caring more about the themes than about her journey.
I did like how things wrapped up between Tally and Cable, but David and the others left me cold. And overall, I was a bit disappointed that the world itself wasn’t explored more deeply, there was so much potential for richer worldbuilding that never quite came through.