A review by owlsreads
Skyhunter by Marie Lu

adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 
I must choose goodness.



Personally, Skyhunter was a pretty light and entertaining read. Marie Lu's writing was engrossing as always and I really very much enjoyed the world-building here and how it was developed. I also liked that the author didn't shy away from the horrors of war and how they affected other people.

Talin's perspective was engaging and I really liked how determined and brave she was. I was so pleasantly surprise that she was mute and communicated through sign language; the way that was incorporated into the world-building itself was also really nice and I loved that this, in no way, defined who Talin was as a person.

I had quite a few theories while reading this book and pretty much all of them panned out. A lot of the twists were typical YA plot reveals and some of them were very convenient to boot. Around the halfway point I already pretty much knew how everything was going to go and there were only one or two surprises left for me as the story progressed.

The ending was interesting despite the predictability. Talin was in a very difficult situation and made a choice that was not easy for her to make, but that left me really curious about the sequel. I really want to know how that's going to go--even though I already have an idea of what's going to happen lol 
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