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sabrielsbell's review
I really liked the first book but the torture and PTSD were not written well in this book. It was very disjointed and felt like it was being forced.
kerrisbooks13's review
4.0
4.5 stars! I really do love this series! Typical ya dystopian but I just FLY through them. I love the relationships between all the characters more than anything
brittradomski's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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
4.0
bibliophilicjester's review
4.0
4.5 stars!! I'm upping my ratings for the first two books because I absolutely cannot stop thinking about these characters and this world!!!!
THIS BOOK WAS DELICIOUS.
I need inferno. Right now.
Phoenix is so real. I adore her still, maybe even more because of this book. She's growing and breaking and reforming again and it's such an interesting journey.
THOUGHTS!!
• I still don't like Triven. AT ALL.
• Ryker is DELIGHTFUL. More please.
• I really liked seeing more of Phoenix's/Prea's past.
• The Minister is horrible! I will cherish his death and dance on his ashes!
• Speaking of ashes. Their escape from The Sanctuary was BRILLIANT. I don't think I've read anything like it. Being shot out of a place meant for cremated bodies?! How did she even come up with that?! LOVE.
• Mouse! Bless her and her frantic signing and together being her favorite word. I hope she doesn't die.
• Triven though. No thanks.
• I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to be disappointed at their possible happily ever after, or if I get to be the smug person at the end who legit knew he wasn't a good dude. AKA, my experience the first time I watched Frozen. Immediately pegged him as evil. Every time he did a nice thing and my friend looked over at me I was like JUST WAIT. Lol. And then he was all, "if only there was someone who loved you" and I got to triumphantly smack her arm. Haha. For real though. Team anyone but Triven.
• Typos. Misspellings. SIGH. Still so many. Someone please employ me. I found 31 this time. That includes a missed or extended indent, missing quotation mark, punctuation weirdness, spelling errors (wrong then, or everyday being used when it should be every day). It's just irritating. I can't believe how much I find that an editor(?!?) missed. Seriously though. PAY ME. I need a new job omg
• I loved that the world inside is even more horrifying than the world outside.
• I love that Phoenix is not magically "over" her torture and confinement, and that her childhood nightmares still plague her. It feels like legit PTSD to me. It's believable.
• I only folded 11 pages, but I loved so much! I love how straightforward Wilson's writing is, but she also says some really important things in beautiful ways.
• I always love reading about resistance. Revolution. People fighting back. YES. *throws fist in air angrily* #damntheman
• SERIOUSLY NO MORE TRIVEN PLEASE. Can I push him off a roof?
• Also, Gage. Needs to go.
• Who in the rebellion betrayed them?!?!
• Also, who betrayed the subversive?!?!
• I NEED ANSWERS, WILSON. I NEED INFERNO DAMMIT lol <3
THIS BOOK WAS DELICIOUS.
I need inferno. Right now.
Phoenix is so real. I adore her still, maybe even more because of this book. She's growing and breaking and reforming again and it's such an interesting journey.
THOUGHTS!!
• I still don't like Triven. AT ALL.
• Ryker is DELIGHTFUL. More please.
• I really liked seeing more of Phoenix's/Prea's past.
• The Minister is horrible! I will cherish his death and dance on his ashes!
• Speaking of ashes. Their escape from The Sanctuary was BRILLIANT. I don't think I've read anything like it. Being shot out of a place meant for cremated bodies?! How did she even come up with that?! LOVE.
• Mouse! Bless her and her frantic signing and together being her favorite word. I hope she doesn't die.
• Triven though. No thanks.
• I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to be disappointed at their possible happily ever after, or if I get to be the smug person at the end who legit knew he wasn't a good dude. AKA, my experience the first time I watched Frozen. Immediately pegged him as evil. Every time he did a nice thing and my friend looked over at me I was like JUST WAIT. Lol. And then he was all, "if only there was someone who loved you" and I got to triumphantly smack her arm. Haha. For real though. Team anyone but Triven.
• Typos. Misspellings. SIGH. Still so many. Someone please employ me. I found 31 this time. That includes a missed or extended indent, missing quotation mark, punctuation weirdness, spelling errors (wrong then, or everyday being used when it should be every day). It's just irritating. I can't believe how much I find that an editor(?!?) missed. Seriously though. PAY ME. I need a new job omg
• I loved that the world inside is even more horrifying than the world outside.
• I love that Phoenix is not magically "over" her torture and confinement, and that her childhood nightmares still plague her. It feels like legit PTSD to me. It's believable.
• I only folded 11 pages, but I loved so much! I love how straightforward Wilson's writing is, but she also says some really important things in beautiful ways.
• I always love reading about resistance. Revolution. People fighting back. YES. *throws fist in air angrily* #damntheman
• SERIOUSLY NO MORE TRIVEN PLEASE. Can I push him off a roof?
• Also, Gage. Needs to go.
• Who in the rebellion betrayed them?!?!
• Also, who betrayed the subversive?!?!
• I NEED ANSWERS, WILSON. I NEED INFERNO DAMMIT lol <3
amzwallflower's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This book was so hard to read compared to the first which I absolutely loved. The first 10 chapters just dragged out so much, with confronting dystopian themes that I did not like to read. The torture of the main character was something that didn’t need to be expressed so deeply and I understand you want to reveal the different experiences and how much it hardened the main character but I feel the book could have benefited from less of that. The gore and abuse is something I don’t want to read about and did not expect in this book especially in relation to children.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Physical abuse
achay91's review
5.0
What a great follow up to New World: Rising. Fast pace and a good mix of action and emotion. And what an ending!! Can’t wait to read the final book.
itsabooksworld's review
4.0
I absolutely loved this series! It's really fast paced (so don't start it if you actually have to study, haha) and I really need to know what's going to happen next (we need to wait a year for that.. sigh :p). I loved all of the (well some more than others, obviously) and so shocked all the time!
The only two reasons why I can't give this series 5 stars is because 1. The girl falls in love with the instructor (as we have seen in so many dystopians already, so I would have loved to see a turn on that one) and I don't think it's re-readable because that would give away the whole action and shocking parts and those are the two things that made those two books a great and awesome dystopian series.
The only two reasons why I can't give this series 5 stars is because 1. The girl falls in love with the instructor (as we have seen in so many dystopians already, so I would have loved to see a turn on that one) and I don't think it's re-readable because that would give away the whole action and shocking parts and those are the two things that made those two books a great and awesome dystopian series.
archivy's review
5.0
Another fun and action packed step in the series. Can't wait for the next one!!