Reviewed by Stephanie on
This one was hard to rate because I both liked it and didn't like it. After reading Wolf by Wolf and Blood for Blood, I was hooked and ready to read anything Ryan Graudin writes. While the premise for this book hit all my checkboxes, something didn't click while reading. The plot takes a long time to kick in (nearly halfway), and there is a year jump early on that readers are supposed to take in stride -- we are semi-introduced to a bustling crew and relationships that were built during that year, without explanation until much later. I felt like the romance between Far and Priya would have been nice to build upon instead of just telling me they were dating. Gram and Imogen were great characters, but I wanted more as characters rather than just pushing them together (everyone does NOT need to pair off.)
Long story, short: I wanted to like this more than I did, but I didn't hate it. It's just not as good as Graudin's alt-history. At least this is a stand-alone!
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 4 May, 2017: Finished reading
- 4 May, 2017: Reviewed