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Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Going into this book I had no idea what to expect and boy, did it shock me! I love the premise of this story, right from the get-go it gave me Hunger Games x The Uglies x George Orwell's 1984 and it was phenomenal. I love the organised totalitarianism in this book, the figurehead corporation that people are made to follow because without "Caerus," people don't know how to function. I really loved the system based on debt, the higher your debt, the higher chance Caerus will come knocking on your door for collection. I also really liked that people got nominated by the debtor for the Gauntlet when one cannot pay back their debt, and they have to try survive these advanced human/robot killing machines. So cool!
I enjoyed Inesa's character, her family dynamics were volatile at first and I really dislike her mother. Once she was nominated for the Gauntlet though, I feel like she could have had a little more backbone rather than coming off so weak, not physically because that's understandable, but more in terms of determination. I also really loved the dual-pov and I enjoyed experiencing the thoughts of Melinoe. The radiated world was such a cool aspect, I love the mutated animals and even people that were included in this story, it gave a sort of post-apocalyptic technological world and that was a really awesome setting.
For most of this book, I thought it was absolutely brilliant. But I think that the climax fell a little flat for me. I wanted something more, I think the story could have been a little longer, a little more action-packed in the end. I think we needed a little more character development, especially on the romance side, and a little more explanation into Melinoe's past. I just wanted MORE. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, because I could not put it down for a second!
I enjoyed Inesa's character, her family dynamics were volatile at first and I really dislike her mother. Once she was nominated for the Gauntlet though, I feel like she could have had a little more backbone rather than coming off so weak, not physically because that's understandable, but more in terms of determination. I also really loved the dual-pov and I enjoyed experiencing the thoughts of Melinoe. The radiated world was such a cool aspect, I love the mutated animals and even people that were included in this story, it gave a sort of post-apocalyptic technological world and that was a really awesome setting.
For most of this book, I thought it was absolutely brilliant. But I think that the climax fell a little flat for me. I wanted something more, I think the story could have been a little longer, a little more action-packed in the end. I think we needed a little more character development, especially on the romance side, and a little more explanation into Melinoe's past. I just wanted MORE. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, because I could not put it down for a second!