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ally_camel 's review for:
The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest
A copy of The Gender Game was given to me by Netgalley for an honest review...
...and I dearly hope Bella Forrest will give me to sequel to review as well. Please?!?!
Loved The Gender Game. Loved it!
From the get-go I had no idea where the story was going (thank you to whoever wrote the blurb for this. You gave nothing away, nor did you mislead me. Double win!!). No idea where it was going other than to some espionage in a male-dominant country.
So. It begins. Eleven years old and up to no good, Violet Bates hopes she isn't recognized on her late-night jaunt. We don't even know where she's going until she gets there. We only know she has a trailer. We finally see where she's going, see her strange actions, watch her open the trailer... If the blurb didn't give details about this life-changing night, I won't tell either. Regardless, 8 years pass after that fateful night...
...and Violet is in jail for accidentally killing a woman. She makes another bad decision that should end her life. Instead, it lands her in Patrus, a patriarchal country where women have no right, married to spy and plotting to steal from the king's lab.
The narrator is great at keeping you guessing what's next without rubbing your face in it. We see whatever is front and center for Violet. No more, no less. Throughout the book, she's pretty focused on whatever is directly in front of her, be it Viggo, Lee, or hunting down that bitch who tore up her prized possession. She kind of has to be. Hers is not a life for a dreamer. It's hard and she's tough. Tough enough to accidentally keep killing people. Weird, but... well, WEIRD. (Stop accidentally killing people, Violet.)
I can't wait to find out what happens next. Actually, I just want to know what happens to Viggo. Because there is no resolution there. I'm hoping his motorcycle broke down about a mile out from his cabin. You'll understand when you read it.
...and I dearly hope Bella Forrest will give me to sequel to review as well. Please?!?!
Loved The Gender Game. Loved it!
From the get-go I had no idea where the story was going (thank you to whoever wrote the blurb for this. You gave nothing away, nor did you mislead me. Double win!!). No idea where it was going other than to some espionage in a male-dominant country.
So. It begins. Eleven years old and up to no good, Violet Bates hopes she isn't recognized on her late-night jaunt. We don't even know where she's going until she gets there. We only know she has a trailer. We finally see where she's going, see her strange actions, watch her open the trailer... If the blurb didn't give details about this life-changing night, I won't tell either. Regardless, 8 years pass after that fateful night...
...and Violet is in jail for accidentally killing a woman. She makes another bad decision that should end her life. Instead, it lands her in Patrus, a patriarchal country where women have no right, married to spy and plotting to steal from the king's lab.
The narrator is great at keeping you guessing what's next without rubbing your face in it. We see whatever is front and center for Violet. No more, no less. Throughout the book, she's pretty focused on whatever is directly in front of her, be it Viggo, Lee, or hunting down that bitch who tore up her prized possession. She kind of has to be. Hers is not a life for a dreamer. It's hard and she's tough. Tough enough to accidentally keep killing people. Weird, but... well, WEIRD. (Stop accidentally killing people, Violet.)
I can't wait to find out what happens next. Actually, I just want to know what happens to Viggo. Because there is no resolution there. I'm hoping his motorcycle broke down about a mile out from his cabin. You'll understand when you read it.