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gemjar321's review
3.0
This was a very different book compared to what I'd usually go for and I enjoyed it! It was quite an easy read with a good twist. There's some parts of I struggled with, especially in the Sector 24 parts, but overall it was good.
jessh165's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
missprint_'s review
3.0
This one was weird. Bit of an outlier for Kat’s other work. I can see why she originally planned it as a trilogy but can’t in good faith say I’d have stuck around for all of them. I didn’t like/care about the characters and while the way things come together was done well, the build up to that point was not.
ktbgoodwin's review
3.0
Purge was... interesting. It held my attention okay, and I read it pretty quickly. I’m not exactly sure how to explain it. It just... I don’t know. It’s not my favorite kind of book, I guess.
The characters were pretty good.
My favorite part was the plot twist near the end. That brought this book a whole star up for me and held the momentum throughout the end of the book.
The characters were pretty good.
My favorite part was the plot twist near the end. That brought this book a whole star up for me and held the momentum throughout the end of the book.
amy_k's review
4.0
I totally LOVED this! Purge is a post-apocalyptic dystopian sci-fi novel, set in a future where mankind has all but destroyed Earth. People survive on arks - massive floating communities - whilst engineers race to develop technology that will allow them to flee to New Earth. Mason arrives in Alteria with his sister Ari and a shed load of bad attitude. He meets Eden, and falls for her. The path to love is never smooth, not least of all because Eden's older brother, Lyle, is in charge of signing off on Mason's citizenship.
But PURGE is far from a simple 'boy meets girl' futuristic romance. There are more layers to this novel than a lasagne! The sub-plot - with Beth and Noah - gave me a real, unexpected 'woah there!' moment. The backstories are subtly interwoven. The technology is interesting. The world-building is detailed and cinematic. The squid are scary! The moral questions it raises are tough. Honestly, this list of positives about PURGE goes on and on.
Easily as good as The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Divergent etc
But PURGE is far from a simple 'boy meets girl' futuristic romance. There are more layers to this novel than a lasagne! The sub-plot - with Beth and Noah - gave me a real, unexpected 'woah there!' moment. The backstories are subtly interwoven. The technology is interesting. The world-building is detailed and cinematic. The squid are scary! The moral questions it raises are tough. Honestly, this list of positives about PURGE goes on and on.
Easily as good as The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Divergent etc
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