Review by suzanna_gg - The Merciless King of Moore High

5.0

this book is CRAZY I need a sequel now.

I loveee how this started I feel like a TON of dystopian/fantasy books start with exposition and I really enjoyed how we jumped right into the interesting part that’s in the synopsis
From the dam to the beach, Brockton will be free 🍉
The love triangle is boring I’m way more into the political lines drawn between rooms and cliques and such !! Wish that got more (all) the page space
Using food as a scare tactic yup !
Re: love triangle every interaction between Kay and Leo or Kay and Brick is soooo cliche and I roll my eyes !!
Let teenagers swear ! Especially in an apocalypse!!!
Merlin the girl wizard is gay, yippee !!
Genuinely idk who to trust or who is a “good guy” and that hasn’t happened in a book in a long time
This plot is so BUILT. it makes sense. It’s linear. Genuinely it’s complicated but so smart and well done.
There’s so many characters but they feel different. I remember who they are. That’s pretty big for such a large cast
Kind of obsessed that this author will straight up kill her characters ! Props for that
EPILOGUE? No. I need another book