A review by sasha_is_reading
City of Savages by Lee Kelly

2.0

I don't read a lot of YA, but this was a free read on Scribd this month. I do love dystopian fiction, and there are some really great ideas in this book. However, in the execution it falls into a lot of common YA pitfalls (no difference in the voices of different characters, even when they take turns narrating the story; very little action; forced romantic subplots; horrible dialogue). I finished it, of course, hoping to find some redemption. The world of ruined future Manhattan naturally intrigues me, and it was disappointing this book doesn't write into that huge potential. Disappointed.