Reviewed by whisperingchapters on
Since the book starts, it leaves the reader glued to the pages and wanting so much more. A few readers have said they didn't like Lexi's character because she was weak. I don't find her weak at all. The authors wrote her life in such great detail that you can feel every emotion she went through, every pain she endured. She is not a weak character. Lexi stayed true to what she believed in, she woke up every day hoping for a better future. I honestly believe Lexi is one of the strongest characters I have ever read.
Lexi is judged for being lustful, but it is a mistake, one that she can't escape from no matter how hard she tries. The government takes her to the Hole, which is where they keep the branded and where they work; let me tell you, it is not a place you want to work and/or live in. Seeing as Lexi has lust wrapped around her neck, she would've had the job of working as a prostitute, but she is being protected.
Enter Cole, Lexi's hot guard. He was given orders to protect Lexi but no one knows why, not even the reader until the very end. Cole started out to be a mysterious character, one that I couldn't figure out, but I love that because it made me want to keep reading and find out more about him. Lexi is attracted to Cole from the moment she sees him, and even more so when she sees him shirtless, which left me breathless when the scene described.
Lexi is Cole's assignment. His job is to make sure she isn't harmed. As mentioned before, Lexi has the brand of lust. When people notice her, they automatically see her as someone to have fun with, someone to use as a toy, but she obviously isn't like that. That is why Cole is there to protect her from harms way, from men AND women's dirty hands.
The story isn't centered in ONLY Lexi. Yes, the story is in her point of view, but it doesn't focus only on her. It focuses on everything as a whole. It focuses on the life in the Hole, how it is, how the people are, how the government treats those that are judged. It focuses on survival, trying to survive every day, not only for Lexi but for Cole, Sutton, the hospital doctor, Alyssa, a patient in the hospital that Lexi gets attached to... While it is in Lexi's point of view, she is not the center of attention, everyone and everything is.
As the story developed, I found myself drawn to every character, especially Cole and Lexi. I believe they got attached because they were a part of a few sane people in that place, plus Cole would be with her everyday and would spend time with her, leading him to see her for who she really is, not for the branding that dictates her life.
When I say this book has a climax that no one can expect, I mean it. When I found out who is the Commander and who tipped him off, I was mind blown completely. I totally did NOT see that coming; I got blind-sided. I enjoyed reading this book because the authors wrote the book with details. Those details were the ones that got me submerged into the Sinners world. I imagined every scenery, every character and felt every emotion the characters had. This doesn't happen with every book that I read. It is rare to find a book like this one.
Another reason why I love this book is because it is different than any other book I have ever read. The branding, the seven deadly sins, the government...everything was so new to me. I loved that I could enter a new world that I hadn't experienced before and you can too!
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 11 May, 2014: Finished reading
- 11 May, 2014: Reviewed