A review by hm08
Sick Heart by J.A. Huss
2.0
This was a unique dystopian story with an intriguing premise. Please check content warnings (below) before diving in.
We have Cort, a.k.a. Sick Heart, a heavily tattooed silent MMA fighter who's as damaged as they come. In the penultimate fight of his fighting career, he meets Anya, a house maid-typish slave who's father owns a portion of the shop the fight takes place in. He eventually wins the fight and she's part of prize. Off they go on a strange training rock to prepare themselves and a bunch of kids to fight to death. They win. The end.
The beginning was so full of thrill, gore and surprise. But the pace quickly falls by the 30% mark and I begun to find Anya's vow of silence thing to be more annoying than rebellious. The second part of the book was lost on me too - I didn't care for the excruciating details of Anya skipping rope and complaining about rehydrated chicken.
Anyhow, J.A. Huss is a brilliant author and never fails to deliver stories that are FRESH and DIFFERENT. I have other stories from her that I absolutely love so I guess this one just isn't for me.
Nevertheless, I would recommend this story to someone who enjoys gritty romances full of action.
CW:
Graphic depictions of violence , intoxication, SA and CSA. Please be careful going in!
We have Cort, a.k.a. Sick Heart, a heavily tattooed silent MMA fighter who's as damaged as they come. In the penultimate fight of his fighting career, he meets Anya, a house maid-typish slave who's father owns a portion of the shop the fight takes place in. He eventually wins the fight and she's part of prize. Off they go on a strange training rock to prepare themselves and a bunch of kids to fight to death. They win. The end.
The beginning was so full of thrill, gore and surprise. But the pace quickly falls by the 30% mark and I begun to find Anya's vow of silence thing to be more annoying than rebellious. The second part of the book was lost on me too - I didn't care for the excruciating details of Anya skipping rope and complaining about rehydrated chicken.
Anyhow, J.A. Huss is a brilliant author and never fails to deliver stories that are FRESH and DIFFERENT. I have other stories from her that I absolutely love so I guess this one just isn't for me.
Nevertheless, I would recommend this story to someone who enjoys gritty romances full of action.
CW:
Graphic depictions of violence , intoxication, SA and CSA. Please be careful going in!