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A review by alejandra315
City of Savages by Lee Kelly
3.0
I liked Kelly's other book much more, but this one is equally hard to put down. I don't understand it fully because it is not my personal experience, but I suspect in this book she manages to capture perfectly the rivalry, competition, hatred, true friendship and love between siblings, particularly between sisters close in age.
Fast paced, with equally interesting subplots, this is an entertaining YA novel to be enjoyed by post apocalyptic fans. The flaw? some truly annoying characters, and an unaccomplished narrating voice that constantly got me asking myself "wait, who is this?". This book redeeming quality is how it shows we are all flawed and it's not so easy to put us in good or bad boxes, in the end the reasons, the intentions and the contexts matter... but is it not the way to hell paved in good intentions?
Fast paced, with equally interesting subplots, this is an entertaining YA novel to be enjoyed by post apocalyptic fans. The flaw? some truly annoying characters, and an unaccomplished narrating voice that constantly got me asking myself "wait, who is this?". This book redeeming quality is how it shows we are all flawed and it's not so easy to put us in good or bad boxes, in the end the reasons, the intentions and the contexts matter... but is it not the way to hell paved in good intentions?