katharine_opal 's review for:

Juvenile by Jesús Orellana

3.25

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This plot line is basically like any other teen dystopian novel you could have read in the early 2010s. It's fairly fun and pretty engaging, but nothing to write home about. The main character, Sara, is locked up with other children in a facility called El Castillo. They're told that when the virus struck the world, it would kill all the children once they had reached a certain age, preventing them from becoming adults. They're also told that the facility is a medical one meant to try and cure the virus to let them grow up. But in reality, the virus doesn't kill them; it instead gives them powers that the rest of the adult world is terrified of. The main characters have decent chemistry, but again, follow most 2010s teen dystopian novels. The art was really good and really made the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma