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Where No One Can Follow by Grace Quincy
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for a free e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The 2010’s dystopia vibes are back! This book was such a fun read! It gives of vibes of Divergent or Red Queen, while still being original and having an intriguing world! I will warmly recommend it for people who love reading about revolutions and morally grey characters.
This story follows Louisa, and I’ve got to admit, I feel for the girl. She’s grown up knowing she’ll be conscripted to the military, wants to do nothing more but keep her twin brother safe, and is suddenly one of the most important pieces in a war that started before she was born.
I love the revelations coming throughout the story. I like the different parts of the story as well, giving the reader a great scope of the world: from phantom training, to the lush lives in Ravenna to the war touched lives in the Black Hills.
I loved how Lucien - the king of the revolution - isn’t just misunderstood. He is a grey characters, and I’d even say a bad man - though so is the people ruling Verakas. I loved how there is no good and bad, it’s all bad, and Louisa is just trying to get her brother out alive. I’m excited to see if her plan will work out in the next book, because man, she deserves something to go her way.
I also enjoyed the hint of romance we see here. Jack definitely seems the morally grey love interest of most book girls’ dreams, and I’m excited to see how it’ll all play out further down the line.
I also hope we get to see some of the other phantoms again - whether on opposite sides from Louisa or the same.
One thing that kept both annoying me and intriguing me was Louisa’s many bad decisions. She probably did everything the exact opposite of what would have been smart, however, you don’t need to get very far into the book to know that that’s exactly her character! She doesn’t care about what others say, she makes her own way. Of course that is difficult in this world, which leads to a lot of trouble, but I’ve got to admire the way her personality fits perfectly to the story as it plays out!
I would have liked to see more fleshed out side characters. I felt the only character we really got to know was Louisa, as we spend the book following her. But I’d love to see more of the other characters fleshed out as well, from Daria and Roman to Jack, Marcus and Lucien. Hopefully we’ll get that down the line.
Overall, 4/5⭐️. I really enjoyed the book, and I’m excited for the next installment! Really a perfect read for people who love books such as Divergent, Red Queen or even the academic setting in Fourth Wing.
The 2010’s dystopia vibes are back! This book was such a fun read! It gives of vibes of Divergent or Red Queen, while still being original and having an intriguing world! I will warmly recommend it for people who love reading about revolutions and morally grey characters.
This story follows Louisa, and I’ve got to admit, I feel for the girl. She’s grown up knowing she’ll be conscripted to the military, wants to do nothing more but keep her twin brother safe, and is suddenly one of the most important pieces in a war that started before she was born.
I love the revelations coming throughout the story. I like the different parts of the story as well, giving the reader a great scope of the world: from phantom training, to the lush lives in Ravenna to the war touched lives in the Black Hills.
I loved how Lucien - the king of the revolution - isn’t just misunderstood. He is a grey characters, and I’d even say a bad man - though so is the people ruling Verakas. I loved how there is no good and bad, it’s all bad, and Louisa is just trying to get her brother out alive. I’m excited to see if her plan will work out in the next book, because man, she deserves something to go her way.
I also enjoyed the hint of romance we see here. Jack definitely seems the morally grey love interest of most book girls’ dreams, and I’m excited to see how it’ll all play out further down the line.
I also hope we get to see some of the other phantoms again - whether on opposite sides from Louisa or the same.
One thing that kept both annoying me and intriguing me was Louisa’s many bad decisions. She probably did everything the exact opposite of what would have been smart, however, you don’t need to get very far into the book to know that that’s exactly her character! She doesn’t care about what others say, she makes her own way. Of course that is difficult in this world, which leads to a lot of trouble, but I’ve got to admire the way her personality fits perfectly to the story as it plays out!
I would have liked to see more fleshed out side characters. I felt the only character we really got to know was Louisa, as we spend the book following her. But I’d love to see more of the other characters fleshed out as well, from Daria and Roman to Jack, Marcus and Lucien. Hopefully we’ll get that down the line.
Overall, 4/5⭐️. I really enjoyed the book, and I’m excited for the next installment! Really a perfect read for people who love books such as Divergent, Red Queen or even the academic setting in Fourth Wing.