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simsbrarian's review
3.0
This was good but not amazing. Something likely to keep the interest of a reader who loved Fifth Wave but not nearly as deep or intense or possessing characters of the same level of depth or interest. Much of the story is just the tension of Not Knowing what happened to Querry 6 months before and Not Knowing what the Skaldi really are.
Still, the flow did keep me reading all the way through!
Still, the flow did keep me reading all the way through!
kellyhager's review
5.0
This book was ridiculously fun to read. I'm not sure what that says about me, because it's actually both bleak (dystopian is an understatement) and scary (the Skaldi are terrifying), but I had the best time with this book.
Because Querry has memory issues, we are able to learn about this world a little at a time in a way that feels organic and not annoying (no huge information dumps here). Even with his problems---and the scorn of not a few of his fellow colony members---he's a hero we can root for. Even so, he's not perfect. He's pretty easily fooled (being a near-lifelong horror movie fan, I think I'd deal with the Skaldi pretty well), which could be a major problem later on.
And yeah, can we discuss the Skaldi really fast? They're sort of like cannibalistic pod people and it's apparently nearly impossible to know if someone's a Skaldi before they let you know. And of course they let you know about two seconds before they kill you and then become you.
Apparently there will be a sequel, which is excellent news. Highly recommended.
Because Querry has memory issues, we are able to learn about this world a little at a time in a way that feels organic and not annoying (no huge information dumps here). Even with his problems---and the scorn of not a few of his fellow colony members---he's a hero we can root for. Even so, he's not perfect. He's pretty easily fooled (being a near-lifelong horror movie fan, I think I'd deal with the Skaldi pretty well), which could be a major problem later on.
And yeah, can we discuss the Skaldi really fast? They're sort of like cannibalistic pod people and it's apparently nearly impossible to know if someone's a Skaldi before they let you know. And of course they let you know about two seconds before they kill you and then become you.
Apparently there will be a sequel, which is excellent news. Highly recommended.
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