Oh dear, one of my most anticipated books of the year and well, it didn't go as great as I'd hoped. But there were some positives of course! So let us break it down.
What I Liked:
- • The atmosphere was quite on point! So I mean, they're underground for a big ol' portion of this book. Under a city, basically. And there is a lot of bad junk lurking, waiting to wreak all sorts of havoc. And the author did a great job of making things seem exactly as bleak as you'd assume. Oh, and terrifying. It would be terrifying.
- • The ending was satisfying. To be fair, I probably didn't care quite as much as I normally would about an ending, but still.
What I Didn't:
- • There are oh, Idk, like 452 characters who I couldn't keep track of. Like I don't want that rando to die, but I am not going to be particularly affected if they do? Trying to remember Larkin, her family, the folks who go into the underground thingy with her, all the baddies in the underground... the struggle was too much.
- • Gosh guys I was just so bored. I mean, did one lead to the other? Was I bored because I didn't care about the characters? Didn't care about the characters cause I was bored? Who can tell. Regardless, the outcome was sadly the same. Boredom.
- • I didn't fully understand the world. Again, this is a bit of a chicken-or-egg situation, but between needing flashcards for the cast of characters and some kind of flowchart to figure out the world, my eyes were glazing over.
Bottom Line: I mean, the concept is cool, and the author nailed the atmosphere, but beyond that it really just wasn't my fave.