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A review by justine_ao
The Map of Bones by Francesca Haig
4.0
Zach had been the steady point in my life. Not a force for good--I'd seen too much of what he'd done to believe that. But a force nonetheless. I knew there was no part of me that had not been shaped by him, or against him. And if I allowed myself to slip into madness, then I could neither stop him nor save him. It would all be over.
The Map of Bones picks up where [b:The Fire Sermon|18109771|The Fire Sermon (The Fire Sermon, #1)|Francesca Haig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435759323s/18109771.jpg|25433352] left off. The Island has been destroyed by the Council and the resistance is being systematically dismantled. Piper, Zoe and Cass are on the run following the deadly confrontation at the Silo.
Throughout the book, Cass continues to be plagued by her visions of the blast, but now also has to contend with an almost crippling case of survivor's guilt. Guilt over the deaths of the people at the Island; guilt over the actions of her twin Zach and all the pain he has caused; and especially guilt over Kip. Even as the three of them rejoin the struggling resistance and try to make make plans to move forward, it seems that there is no path that is not fraught with more violence and death.
I felt more than ever the truth of what Zach had said on the road outside New Hobart. I was poison. He was right. Even to glimpse me now, a hooded figure in the snow, meant death. My journeys in the last few months had left a map of bones laid across the land. If I was a prophet, I foretold only death, and I fulfilled my own prophecies.
This is a very dark book in every sense. The post-nuclear apocalyptic setting; the senseless violence and casual indifference the Alphas visit upon the Omegas; and the deeply depressed Cass who simultaneously fights despair and potential madness from her visions. There isn't a lot of respite here. That said, I also got the sense that with The Map of Bones, now that the darkness has been revealed most starkly, Cass may be able to start to make her way through it. I'll have to wait for the final book to find out.
The Map of Bones picks up where [b:The Fire Sermon|18109771|The Fire Sermon (The Fire Sermon, #1)|Francesca Haig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435759323s/18109771.jpg|25433352] left off. The Island has been destroyed by the Council and the resistance is being systematically dismantled. Piper, Zoe and Cass are on the run following the deadly confrontation at the Silo.
Throughout the book, Cass continues to be plagued by her visions of the blast, but now also has to contend with an almost crippling case of survivor's guilt. Guilt over the deaths of the people at the Island; guilt over the actions of her twin Zach and all the pain he has caused; and especially guilt over Kip. Even as the three of them rejoin the struggling resistance and try to make make plans to move forward, it seems that there is no path that is not fraught with more violence and death.
I felt more than ever the truth of what Zach had said on the road outside New Hobart. I was poison. He was right. Even to glimpse me now, a hooded figure in the snow, meant death. My journeys in the last few months had left a map of bones laid across the land. If I was a prophet, I foretold only death, and I fulfilled my own prophecies.
This is a very dark book in every sense. The post-nuclear apocalyptic setting; the senseless violence and casual indifference the Alphas visit upon the Omegas; and the deeply depressed Cass who simultaneously fights despair and potential madness from her visions. There isn't a lot of respite here. That said, I also got the sense that with The Map of Bones, now that the darkness has been revealed most starkly, Cass may be able to start to make her way through it. I'll have to wait for the final book to find out.