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A review by hey_bookworms
Render by K.A. Riley
3.0
Wildly slow
I loved the first book of this series. Like read it in a day loved it. However, this book followed the fate of most second books in a series, or most middle books in general. It was a lot of recap, a lot of slow progress toward the finale. In a 280 page book, recap and slow progress takes up the bulk of that allotment.
Somehow the seventeen year old kids managed to survive on a couple protein bars while walking from Missouri to Utah? Nah. Little too out there for me.
On top of it all, you have a thirteen year old leading the resistance to the war effort? Also nah. I see that the author was trying to find a way to have that character come back, but a better way would have been to work her into the resistance....not make her commander in chief.
Speaking of which, I think the author used real world events, names, and titles a little too much. Also, to say all of this starts in 2028......I’m thinking that’s a little too close to present day to say that dystopia has hit. In addition......the migration of Canadians???
I think I’ll have to take a break before tackling book three because the last bit of this book was painful to get through.
I loved the first book of this series. Like read it in a day loved it. However, this book followed the fate of most second books in a series, or most middle books in general. It was a lot of recap, a lot of slow progress toward the finale. In a 280 page book, recap and slow progress takes up the bulk of that allotment.
Somehow the seventeen year old kids managed to survive on a couple protein bars while walking from Missouri to Utah? Nah. Little too out there for me.
On top of it all, you have a thirteen year old leading the resistance to the war effort? Also nah. I see that the author was trying to find a way to have that character come back, but a better way would have been to work her into the resistance....not make her commander in chief.
Speaking of which, I think the author used real world events, names, and titles a little too much. Also, to say all of this starts in 2028......I’m thinking that’s a little too close to present day to say that dystopia has hit. In addition......the migration of Canadians???
I think I’ll have to take a break before tackling book three because the last bit of this book was painful to get through.