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I think all book lovers have trepidation going into a sequel of a great first book as we know everything will be compared to its predecessors and quite often the sequel just won't quite measure up. This book proved an exception to the rule. This book had me on the edge of my seat. It opens with Amity's trial and quickly moves into her time the harmony camps (I can best describe them without being too graphic as being like the Nazi concentration camps of WW2). While the circumstances were dire i was thrilled to see Amity and Ingo reunited in these camps . I was more thrilled to read about their escape and the progression of their relationship as they attempt to remain free. After making contact with the existence Into is giving the chance to go back to his family and Amity joins a plot to dispose Gunnision and in the biggest twist to date Gunnison is killed but Kay uses his death to take power herself. This is why I love this series. I like that LA weatherly makes you think a plot point is so organic that it must be it only to twist it when you least expect it. The book ends with A new mission to stop Kay and sees the brief reunion of Ingo and Amity. While nothing overt has occurred between Ingo and Amity yet their reuniting at the end of this book gives me hope that the relationship will come to fruition in the next book.

dorothyrose's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

thebibliophilegirl's review against another edition

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4.0

If you read my review on Broken Sky - the first book in this series - you will know how much I absolutely loved it. Darkness Follows wasn't as good. That's not to say that the book was bad, it didn't suffer from the 'middle book syndrome' but it definitely wasn't as good as it's counterpart.

Welcome to Harmony 5: a secure prison camp where the rebellious and the Discordant are broken. Amity is their newest inmate. The rules are simple here: obedience or death. Anyone caught trying to escape is executed. But former Peacefighter, Ingo, is prepared to risk everything for freedom. And in a world this dark, what has Amity got to lose?

The one thing that I didn't like about this book was the fragmented storyline. The story just kept going back and forth and there were times where I couldn't keep up. I feel like Darkness Follows should have picked up from where Broken Sky finished as we were left on such a cliffhanger, we needed answers straight away.

But, as much as I think that the second book should have started straight after the first, I do think the way in which Weatherly did tell the story was interesting and captivating. Through the fragmentation of the storyline, we got to see the present and past tense. We were given our answers about THAT >Broken Sky ending and we were given a - sort of - resolution.

The one thing that stayed the same for me throughout Darkness Follows was my hate for a certain character. I just hated him. Even if he did something good, I didn't like him. Every time someone mentioned his name, I shook my head in disgust and forced myself to carry on reading. I don't hate him because he's a rubbish character - because he isn't, he's wonderfully written - I hate him because Weatherly has written his character so well that he just seems real. Therefore, my hate for him is real. WOW. So much hate in one paragraph.

"My mother and I hadn't always gotten along, but I never doubted for a second how much she loved me."

- L.A Weatherly, Darkness Follows

Ingo and Amity's friendship is rekindled in this book and I have to say... I love them. I love their friendship so much. They are always looking out for each other and making sure that the other is safe and they also make pacts to help themselves get through the tough times. How can people not love Ingo? Seriously, he is my new book boyfriend. I just adore him.

We also get to read from Mac's perspective which I thought was very interesting as Mac is inside Gunnison's regime. We got to see from the inside what was going on with the Zodiac and we also got to see a completely different side to Mac that I would never have guessed.

Darkness Follows may not be as good as Broken Sky, but it's full of action, friendship, revenge, and Amity just being brilliant. L.A Weatherly continues to impress with her writing and I simply cannot wait til Spring to read the final installment in the trilogy: Black Moon.

milliep's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

beckycarter97's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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