Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (Simon & Schuster)
Publication date: June 2011
ISBN: 9781442429987
Source: e-ARC provided by Galley Grab
When Saba's brother Lugh is kidnapped and her father killed, Saba is willing to do anything she can to get him back. She's determined to cross the wasteland she's always lived in and find him, so things can return to normal. But things become complicated when she is forced into an unwilling daily battle for her life. Can she escape from this new tortured existence, with the help of a mysterious group called the Free Hawks, and possibly the intriguing Jack? And more importantly, will she ever see Lugh again?
Things I Liked:
Oh this was a such a great story! Not only that, but I fell in love with the main characters. Those two, Saba and Jack, had me smiling and laughing in the middle of a depressing and painful story. Saba has this great voice and character that you can't get out of your head, and I started to think and talk like her, because I got so into the story. This will grip you from the beginning to end. Start reading for the awesome dangerous futuristic world and keep reading to know more about Saba. Really well done. Can't wait for more from Moira Young. Here's a taste:
What was that fer? he yells.Things I Didn't Like:
Fer kissin me! I yell. An don't you dare do it agin!
Oh don't you worry about that, he says, I'd rather throw myself over that waterfall!
He picks hisself up.
I'd rather sleep naked in a nest of scorpions! he says.
He stomps off, leadin Ajax behind him.
I follow with Hermes.
My lips is tinglin. p 326 of ARC
I was only bothered with the phonetic spelling and lack of grammar and quotation marks a few times. Which is surprising. Honestly, what I kept thinking about was how hard it must have been to edit it! Great, great book.
Read-alikes:
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
BOOK CONTENT RATINGS:
s-factor: !@
some, but not a lot
mrg-factor: X
just kissing, really
v-factor: ->->->
there is some action violence and fighting
Overall rating: *****
I've heard people say the phonetic thing bugged them. Not so much with me. What about you?
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