Holy freaking hell did Cracked live up to its hype. A lot of the reviewers I follow, as well as friends have read this, and since I’m a sucker to the peer pressure, I decided to give it a shot. So, I asked my local library to pick up a copy (before the Strange Chemistry issues), and they finally came in, and I consumed this novel in hours. And now, I kind of want to insta-re-read it.
So many novels get overhyped, but I definitely don’t think Cracked has enough hype. It needs all of the hype, because it’s freaking phenomenal, and everyone should know this. Definitely on the bandwagon for this novel and this series. I will drink the Kool-Aid.
This novel follows Meda, our wonderfully damaged main heroine, as she attempts to discover what she is. The journey isn’t easy for her, and she definitely has a target on her back, but luckily she doesn’t have to go through it alone. She has a wonderful band of new friends/rescuers to help her.
Meet Meda. She eats people. Well, technically, she eats their soul.
Meda was a magnificently well written character. She’s flawed, and it made her so human. I love a good anti-hero, and I think that Meda incorporated everything I love about anti-heroes in one bitching female teenager. She’s just a badass, and I loved her.
Cracked is told in her POV, and it shows her struggles with what she is, and with her Dexter-like code, how she has been surviving in this world.
We meet, through Meda, some Crusaders in training - Chi [was I the only one who read this name over and over again as “Chee” even knowing it was supposed to rhyme with “die”?], Jo, and Uri.
They are each really wonderfully written, although I thought I was going to hate Chi’s perfections, I ended up loving him. He truly has this amazing heart, and Eliza Crewe did an excellent job making him likeable.
Jo and Meda’s friendship was one of the biggest highlights on this novel. It started out strained and filled with distrust, and ended as something truly beautiful. I loved that. I loved that I saw these two young ladies having a real friendship, focused on their love for eachother, rather than some pseudo-friendship just to build on some love interest. Excellent friendships.
And then there was the wonderfully amazing Uri. Just great! I hearted him so much, and the fact that he so easily loved Meda was just great to me. His innocence, even knowing about demons and being a student knowing that his life will be surrounded with war and death was awesome to read.
I just don’t know what else to type, because I just want to type a bunch of spoilers...but I won’t. So instead I’ll just say - go read it. Seriously, quit reading this review and go read Cracked instead. It’s way better.
I’m definitely planning on buying a copy of this spectacular novel, so that I can come back to this amazing story again and again. And again and again and again.
/end fangirling.