ljwrites85's review against another edition
4.0
Skyla has uncovered the truth that Central has been trying so desperately to hide. Everything that they’ve been told about Skels and Mobihans is built on lies and they will stop at nothing to silence her.
Skyla is still reeling from events in the last book Skeletal and is hell bent on revenge but with a bounty on her head it makes it impossible for her to hide. In an attempt to save her friends, Dove, Andia, Crow and Cara she ends up in the hands of a murderous gang who put her through mind bending trials to join their ranks.
But Skyla has another plan, betraying the gang she sets out into the desert to find other survivors cast out of Gale City but they have a traitor in their midst. Will she and her friends survive?
So this is the second in this dystopian series, I would highly recommend reading the first, Skeletal, just because you will miss a lot of background otherwise.
This is one of those books that I found a little creepy and unsettling much like the first but I have to keep on reading because I have to find out what happens next!
I will warn those of you with a sensitive stomach that there are quite a few gut churning scenes within the book, that even a hardened crime fan like myself, feel a little nauseous.
In the first book, the story revolves around Skels (basically the slaves of Gale City) of which Skyla is one and the Morbihans (the overweight humanoid creatures who control them). This book we get to see more of the underbelly of Gale City, focusing on it’s warring gangs and the strange and sick people who control them. Also we get to see outside the dome which everybody lives and the monstrous creatures who lurk in the desert.
Skyla has a really tough journey in this book, the author certainly doesn’t pull any punches throwing her into constant danger. She’s also eaten away by guilt, tortured physically and mentally her grip on reality is getting a little shaky. Yet through that she still remains true to her friends and tries her best to save them. To make things even more complicated, her relationship with Crow her former best friend becomes a little more awkward, he has feeling for her but Skyla’s feeling are definitely in the ‘it’s complicated’ realm.
Overall Avian is an action packed and brutal dystopian tale of revenge, betrayal and friendship but not for the faint of heart.
Skyla is still reeling from events in the last book Skeletal and is hell bent on revenge but with a bounty on her head it makes it impossible for her to hide. In an attempt to save her friends, Dove, Andia, Crow and Cara she ends up in the hands of a murderous gang who put her through mind bending trials to join their ranks.
But Skyla has another plan, betraying the gang she sets out into the desert to find other survivors cast out of Gale City but they have a traitor in their midst. Will she and her friends survive?
So this is the second in this dystopian series, I would highly recommend reading the first, Skeletal, just because you will miss a lot of background otherwise.
This is one of those books that I found a little creepy and unsettling much like the first but I have to keep on reading because I have to find out what happens next!
I will warn those of you with a sensitive stomach that there are quite a few gut churning scenes within the book, that even a hardened crime fan like myself, feel a little nauseous.
In the first book, the story revolves around Skels (basically the slaves of Gale City) of which Skyla is one and the Morbihans (the overweight humanoid creatures who control them). This book we get to see more of the underbelly of Gale City, focusing on it’s warring gangs and the strange and sick people who control them. Also we get to see outside the dome which everybody lives and the monstrous creatures who lurk in the desert.
Skyla has a really tough journey in this book, the author certainly doesn’t pull any punches throwing her into constant danger. She’s also eaten away by guilt, tortured physically and mentally her grip on reality is getting a little shaky. Yet through that she still remains true to her friends and tries her best to save them. To make things even more complicated, her relationship with Crow her former best friend becomes a little more awkward, he has feeling for her but Skyla’s feeling are definitely in the ‘it’s complicated’ realm.
Overall Avian is an action packed and brutal dystopian tale of revenge, betrayal and friendship but not for the faint of heart.
sarahs_bookish_life's review against another edition
4.0
Avian is the follow up to Skeletal which was released towards the back end of last year. I would advise reading the books in order though the author does well in giving background information from the previous novel.
Gale City certainly hasn’t improved since I was last transported there by the author. It is a very dark and morbid world and one I was so glad I was only reading about and not being party to.
Avian is very much about revenge and fighting for what’s right. Skyla is one kick ass protagonist whose strength never ceased to amaze me. With all that she was going through, I am sure most of us would have easily crumbled at the first hurdle. There is plenty of action of which had me on the edge of my seat as to what was going to happen to the characters next.
The author takes the reader on a very dark journey in a world that is even darker and has an added eeriness to it. I have to say I’ve been looking forward to seeing what was next for Skyla after finishing Skeletal and the author certainly didn’t disappoint.
Avian is an enthralling and entertaining read that kept me turning those pages. It had me unexpectedly feeling quite touched in places when we get to see glimpses of Skyla’s more vulnerable side. I certainly wasn’t anticipating the build up of emotions that at times arose but for me it made Sklya more endearing. An action packed thriller that fans of this genre definitely won’t want to miss.
My thanks to Bloodhound Books and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
Gale City certainly hasn’t improved since I was last transported there by the author. It is a very dark and morbid world and one I was so glad I was only reading about and not being party to.
Avian is very much about revenge and fighting for what’s right. Skyla is one kick ass protagonist whose strength never ceased to amaze me. With all that she was going through, I am sure most of us would have easily crumbled at the first hurdle. There is plenty of action of which had me on the edge of my seat as to what was going to happen to the characters next.
The author takes the reader on a very dark journey in a world that is even darker and has an added eeriness to it. I have to say I’ve been looking forward to seeing what was next for Skyla after finishing Skeletal and the author certainly didn’t disappoint.
Avian is an enthralling and entertaining read that kept me turning those pages. It had me unexpectedly feeling quite touched in places when we get to see glimpses of Skyla’s more vulnerable side. I certainly wasn’t anticipating the build up of emotions that at times arose but for me it made Sklya more endearing. An action packed thriller that fans of this genre definitely won’t want to miss.
My thanks to Bloodhound Books and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
thisistrashpsyd's review against another edition
1.0
Avian was a pretty awful read. It takes place in a not so distant future, where the remaining humans live on Mars and the population is afflicted by a virus that turns the dominant population into “Morbs” or morbidly obese people who die upon childbirth. Enter Skyla, she’s our heroine and a “Skel.” This is the second book in a series, which I didn’t know about until after I’d already started the book. Honestly, I don’t think reading the first book would have helped. So a couple things I hated: first, the first person narrative was grating on my nerves. Skyla is vulgar, crass, and thinks like a child. The author uses exclamation points like they’re going out of style. There was a gratuitous about of violence that did nothing to further the story. This leads me to point two: what was this story? It was all over the place. There were too many moving parts that were half explained and entirely too much of a reliance I think on the reader having read the first book. It made sense well enough, but the first third of the book I was pretty confused. Third, the character development was nonexistent. Skyla makes no movement as a character. She’s either scared or angry. She learns nothing and her character offers nothing to the reader. Lastly, the “social justice” elements: Skels being black and Morbs white, Skels being the underclass, Sexism in the form of forced labor. Commentary on slavery…all of it was simplistic and the inclusion of it was distracting, since it added nothing to the story. I have nothing redeeming to say about the book, I didn’t like it at all and would not recommend anyone read it.
I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
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