Containment by Caryn Lix

Containment (Sanctuary, #2)

by Caryn Lix

In the thrilling second book in a series best described as Alien meets The Darkest Minds, Kenzie and her friends find themselves on the run and up against another alien invasion headed towards Earth.

They may have escaped Sanctuary, but Kenzie and her friends are far from safe.

Ex-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive. Now they’re stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn’t know who to trust anymore. Everyone has their own dark secrets: Omnistellar, her parents, even Cage. Worse still, she’s haunted by memories of the aliens who nearly tore her to shreds—and forced her to accidentally kill one of the Sanctuary prisoners, Matt.

When Kenzie intercepts a radio communication suggesting that more aliens are on their way, she knows there’s only one choice: They must destroy the ship before the aliens follow the signal straight to them. Because if the monstrous creatures who attacked Sanctuary reach Earth, then it’s game over for humanity.

What Kenzie doesn’t know is that the aliens aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Omnistellar has put a bounty on Kenzie’s head—and the question is whether the aliens or Omnistellar get to her first.

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4 of 5 stars

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You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight .

3.5*

I really enjoyed Sanctuary when I read it last year. And as it ended on quite the cliffhanger, I was eager to jump into this one! I have to say, props to the author for dropping in bits from Book One where it was necessary. She did it in a way that didn't take me out of the current book, but also refreshed my feeble memory. Thanks!

What I Liked:

  • •Same action-packed fun as before! Yeah this series does not let up on the adventure. And most of the time that's a good thing! You won't get bored, that is for sure.


  • •Love the characters, just as in the last book. Kenzie is just really relatable. She's dealing with so much, and all her doubts and insecurities feel really authentic, but then when she is strong and fierce, that too feels authentic. And the secondary cast? They're beyond awesome, so fleshed out that they really enhance the book.


  • •Gray morality ftw! I just love this sort of book for that very reason. I am not getting into detail about any of them because spoilers, but there are so many decisions that are just flat out hard. Because sometimes there just is no right answer, you know?


  • •Portrayl of mental health outside contemporary (and it's handled quite well!) Kenzie has some legitimate PTSD from everything that went down on Sanctuary. She watched so many loved ones die, had to kill people herself, that honestly it wasn't a shock that the girl was suffering.


What I Didn't:

  • •Lie of omission trope, which lead to a fight, which is not my fave. Especially since I didn't even really think the omitters were wrong in this case, and that the mad folks were being a little over the top? Especially in situations like those presented in this series, when every choice you make means life or death. Cut your buddies some slack, yeah? Anyway, I just didn't love the addition of this storyline, I guess.


  • •I struggled a little in the middle. Ugh guys I know this is unfair, but I just didn't have a lot of motivation for a little while? This might be more a case of a Me Problem™ than a book problem. I think at times, too much going on makes me bleary eyed. Idk, I don't totally blame the book though.


Bottom Line: A really solid sequel in an overall awesome (so far!) series- can't wait to find out what's next for Kenzie & Company!

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