Reviews

Junkyard War by Faith Hunter

mempereur's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

livelywormy32's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

trufyre's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

setaian's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Junkyard War is the 3rd in the Junkyard Cats series of novellas released by audible.  They are quite short but free so can't complain about that.  
The story is pretty much battle suits and guns in a dystopian future.  It owes a lot to a comic from the 1990s, Tank Girl.  Honestly the best part of these stories are those bits that pay homage to those great comic books.  The cats and the rats.  
All the other stuff is entertaining but I loved the cats and rats.  

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

3.0

 

3 stars - I liked it

After a lot of build up, Shining Smith and her crew have finally obtained the weapons and people needed to mount a rescue and take down their enemy, Clarisse Warhammber. This was action packed from the very beginning. Shining brokers a deal with the rival motorcycle gangs, storms a stronghold, fights giant mutant rats, and finally takes down Clarisse. Oh and she finally gets her man. This was an enjoyable ending to this series and I really loved seeing Shining step up and fight for her friends. She changes everything for the future of this area with her ability to get rival gangs to cooperate. 

My only real complaint was that I was expecting a bit more from her relationship with Jagger. They have been circling each other since book one but there was a lot of romance between them really. Yes, they had sex and in the end say they will commit to each other, but I was expecting a bit more emotion between them. This was still a great series and ending though. 

Trigger Warnings: war themes; torture; death of friends and associates; grief; death; PTSD; death and injuries of animals;