A review by engpunk77
The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

2.0

I chose this because [b:Wolf by Wolf|24807186|Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)|Ryan Graudin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424193184s/24807186.jpg|44446095] was one of the best books ever, so I decided [a:Ryan Graudin|5228256|Ryan Graudin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1480517006p2/5228256.jpg] was a new favorite author. However, it was too intense, too dark, and kept my stomach in knots the entire time in a bad way. Girls sold to brothels, girls forced to become heroine junkies as punishment for trying to escape the brothel....I just felt completely hopeless even though the plot was a rescue in the making. Perhaps this just invoked in me my suppressed knowledge that this kind of thing is all to real with too few real rescues, and I couldn't shake it. I couldn't buy any of the good stuff and felt overwhelmed by the dismal setting and desperate characters. I don't recommend it, but now that I think of it, those who liked the book [b:Legend|9275658|Legend (Legend, #1)|Marie Lu|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1501368160s/9275658.jpg|14157512] might be fans of this one.