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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Every once in a while, I come across a short story that actually carries a vital message. This is that story.
I pick up novellas or short stories like this to get a taste of a series and see if I want to read the first or next book in the lineup, so as I was reading this I was trying to piece together the details of the 'verse. It goes something like this: In the future, there are two main castes, the Luddites and the Reduced. The Reduced are the servants and slaves of the Luddites. One day, something called the Reduction occurred, and the children of the Reduced ("Posts") from then on began to change, began to stand up for themselves.
This story is about a boy named Kai, a Post, who's in a poor living situation and escapes his home to seek a better life; but as he explores the world, desperately trying to keep himself fed, he realizes that he was really privileged all along. I think that this kind of integral message is the best of all, especially when marketed to spoiled people in First World countries. It shows us that however little or much we have, there are always people out there who have less, and that once again, we take too much for granted.
Anyway, great short story, definitely recommended. The mental letters Kai writes to his friend are an interesting method of indirectly communicating Kai's thoughts and feelings. I'll probably be reading For Darkness Shows the Stars.
I pick up novellas or short stories like this to get a taste of a series and see if I want to read the first or next book in the lineup, so as I was reading this I was trying to piece together the details of the 'verse. It goes something like this: In the future, there are two main castes, the Luddites and the Reduced. The Reduced are the servants and slaves of the Luddites. One day, something called the Reduction occurred, and the children of the Reduced ("Posts") from then on began to change, began to stand up for themselves.
This story is about a boy named Kai, a Post, who's in a poor living situation and escapes his home to seek a better life; but as he explores the world, desperately trying to keep himself fed, he realizes that he was really privileged all along. I think that this kind of integral message is the best of all, especially when marketed to spoiled people in First World countries. It shows us that however little or much we have, there are always people out there who have less, and that once again, we take too much for granted.
Anyway, great short story, definitely recommended. The mental letters Kai writes to his friend are an interesting method of indirectly communicating Kai's thoughts and feelings. I'll probably be reading For Darkness Shows the Stars.
I somehow bought this without quite catching what the premise was and tbh now that I know I could not be less interested.
Excellent little backstory for Kai from For Darkness Shows the Stars. I enjoyed this small story illustrating the transition Kai made to Captain Malakai.
:( kai's letters to elliot at the start,, but i'm glad we got to see more of the younger kai when he was still adorable
This was the prequel to the Darkness Shows the Stars. I read it some weeks ago, and I wish I had read them closer together. I really enjoyed this. I liked hearing the back story of the main male character. To be honest, I think I would rather have read this first in retrospect...
SOO GOOD!
It didn't surprised me that I enjoyed this novella since "For Darkness Shows the Stars" is on the top of my favorite's list. This author writes so beautifuly and in a manner that just captivates you. Was a good, enjoyable way to make the wait for the sequel less desperate haha
It didn't surprised me that I enjoyed this novella since "For Darkness Shows the Stars" is on the top of my favorite's list. This author writes so beautifuly and in a manner that just captivates you. Was a good, enjoyable way to make the wait for the sequel less desperate haha
I read this prequel after reading the actual first book in the series, and I wish the series had actually focused on Kai instead. His life escaping the estate, getting to the city, and fighting for survival there are fascinating. Because of this story, I'm more excited to move forward with the whole series.
My first "interlude" book. It was fun to see what happened to Kai when he first left Eliot and the North estate. Not so good things. I do recommend for fans of For Darkness Shows the Stars.
I read this without having read For Darkness Shows the Stars. As a 50-something page prequel novella I didn't really expect much, and after reading I thought it was just OK. It's worth picking up for free on Kindle and it did make me want to read FDSTS sooner rather than later, but I didn't find Kai all that likable. I couldn't really make myself care about him - he either comes across as too in-love with Elliot or too bitter. I'll give it a reread after I read FDSTS, and maybe I'll like it more then, but for now it was just...meh.