This book was fantastic, a nail biter from start to finish. In this post-apocalyptic setting, the city is at once too large and too small. The setting induces feelings of both vertigo and claustrophobia; from 'the top of the world', where most of the poor live and toil away their lives (including giving their first born children to the rich, a tithe), to the ground level where the rich reside in luxury. Each step our heroine takes on her harrowing journey is dogged by the feral demon-like Home Guard (the police of the city), intent on killing Naiya and those she loves. But, why? Throughout the novel, the reader is in the dark as much as Naiya, trying to figure out the clues her adoptive father left her, meant to help in the search for her true heritage. Be prepared to be enthralled by her back story and the history of this disheveled world. A world where any offense is punishable by death or disappearance, but no one knows the where or for what purpose. I enjoyed the detail in each paragraph, which painted a vivid picture of the ruins in the inner city (an old library, crumbled warehouses, a dilapidated mayoral mansion) and the newer installations built by the Government (food dispensaries, state of the art laboratories). There is beauty in the old, falling down structures; which hint at a lost time, when people felt more freedom and did not have to worry about the chips implanted in them from birth, that let the Government know where they are at every moment. Whereas, the Government buildings are cold, heartless and filled with terrifying secrets. Naiya was a fantastic character, full of both fear and courage. Questioning everything she knows, while still fiercely protecting those she loves. She is at war with herself, determined to find out the truth about herself, her dreams and the burgeoning powers that both scare her and give her hope that maybe she can make the world better for those she cares about. With memorable characters both hindering and helping her mission to find out what the word 'terminus' (left to her by her 'father') really means to her and the world. A great start to a fascinating series, my only big issue being that I have to wait for the next installment, when I am excited to know how our heroine plans on saving the dying world. I was given a copy of Broken Moon, by the author, in exchange for an honest review.
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Sarah
21/11/2017 02:32:27 pm
Thank you for such a lovely review!! I so appreciate you taking the time to read and write about it!!
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Tegan
28/11/2017 09:30:23 am
Thank you so much, Sarah! It was a fantastic book, and I cannot wait to read more of Naiya's story.
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