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A review by king_lyd
Tentacles and Teeth by Ariele Sieling
3.0
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This was a pleasant diversion and a change from the usual apocalyptic fiction that I read.
In Tentacles and Teeth, we don't get a reason for the sudden upsurge of monsters other than a throwaway paragraph about a possible alien invasion. The story is defiantly more post-apocalyptic in that it focuses on survival rather than trying to either explain or reverse the end of the world.
The monsters were all described very well and you could picture the battle between them in wonderful detail. I especially loved the thought of the giant slug with acidic trails waiting patiently to trap their prey.
I also like the juxtaposition of Askaria and Minda's opinions about the creatures as opposed to the elders. It gave a great conflict point but also a nice discussion on what constitutes evil.
Askaria was a great protagonist and I enjoyed her relationship with both her friends and Polly.
I do think that the constant battles with monsters got a little repetitive and most of the plot was tied up in action scenes.
I think I would have enjoyed exploring the new world more.
I was also a little dubious that only 40 years had passed and the cultural differences between the children and the adults were so stark. I understand never having seen a television or a computer but not even knowing what one was is a little far-fetched, although I suppose when you are focussed on survival you might not tell your children about TV shows when they couldn't possibly understand.
Maybe what I would have liked was to hear things from the adults' point of view but this is a YA so that's on me.
Overall I really did enjoy this book and will more than likely look up the next in the series.
This was a pleasant diversion and a change from the usual apocalyptic fiction that I read.
In Tentacles and Teeth, we don't get a reason for the sudden upsurge of monsters other than a throwaway paragraph about a possible alien invasion. The story is defiantly more post-apocalyptic in that it focuses on survival rather than trying to either explain or reverse the end of the world.
The monsters were all described very well and you could picture the battle between them in wonderful detail. I especially loved the thought of the giant slug with acidic trails waiting patiently to trap their prey.
I also like the juxtaposition of Askaria and Minda's opinions about the creatures as opposed to the elders. It gave a great conflict point but also a nice discussion on what constitutes evil.
Askaria was a great protagonist and I enjoyed her relationship with both her friends and Polly.
I do think that the constant battles with monsters got a little repetitive and most of the plot was tied up in action scenes.
I think I would have enjoyed exploring the new world more.
I was also a little dubious that only 40 years had passed and the cultural differences between the children and the adults were so stark. I understand never having seen a television or a computer but not even knowing what one was is a little far-fetched, although I suppose when you are focussed on survival you might not tell your children about TV shows when they couldn't possibly understand.
Maybe what I would have liked was to hear things from the adults' point of view but this is a YA so that's on me.
Overall I really did enjoy this book and will more than likely look up the next in the series.