Flashtide

Flashfall #2

by Jenny Moyer

Orion has survived the tunnels of Outpost Five, filled with mutant creatures and dangers around every bend. She has traversed the cordons, exposed to the radiation of the flash curtain and hunted by forces that want her stopped, dead or alive. Now, with Dram by her side, she has made it to the safety of the mountain provinces, where free Conjurors live and practice their craft of manipulating matter.

But Orion's story is far from over.

With the effects of the flashfall spreading and the might of the protected city of Alara looming, Orion must travel into the hands of her enemies once again. Heart-pounding action and adventure await in this sequel to Flashfall.

Genres: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

368 pages, Hardcover

First published November 14, 2017

About the author

Jenny is the author of the YA sci-fi/fantasy FLASHFALL, and its sequel, FLASHTIDE. (Holt/Macmillan) She lives with her filmmaker husband and their three boys in Iowa. Watch the epic, live action book trailer for the novel that Booklist calls "A cinematic page-turner."

Find out more at http://www.jennymoyer.com and connect with Jenny on Twitter and Facebook.

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

***Review to come***

It pains me to give this book anything less than four stars. I adored Flashfall - it was one of my favorites of 2016. But this book just wasn't the same (or anything close). It took me forever to get through it. :/

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

FLASHTIDE takes place a couple of months after the first book. We are in a different place surrounded by a different type of people. Orion and Dram are living in the mountains with the conjis (conjurors). They are plotting and scheming, then the unthinkable happens. It forces Orion’s hand and this story to start moving at a much faster pace. Orion gleans a lot from these people and uses that knowledge as the story moves froward. Major things happen to both Orion and Dram as they are split up and face some serious obstacles. It doesn’t seem like a happy ending is in the cards for these two, or the people of this world.

It took me a while to get back into this story. I have to admit I wasn’t sure what was going on until Dram and Orion were separated. They are now on the other side of the flashfall. It is suppose to be where freedom is and a gateway to the free city. It turns out most of that was a lie. Not everyone living in the free city is free. Now that they have made it to the other side of the flashfall they are grouped with miners of a different sort. For a short time, this story turns into a competition for flash dust. You won’t believe how these people are mining it. It is even worse than on the other side of the flashfall.

They are both caught by horrible people who blindly follow orders. The conji they were just traveling with get it even worse then sub-pars do, which is what Dram and Orion are. This part of the story is pretty hopeless for our heroes. There doesn’t seem to be any way for them to get free and be together. Then to make it even worse, Dram ends up in a horrible situation. I can’t say more about that without spoilers but trust me, you will know when you get there.

The romance gets even better in this story. Even though Orion and Dram were separated for some of this story, it feels like they were so much more serious about each other. Things happen in this story that test how serious Dram and Orion are about each other. This is a love they are both willing to fight and die for. There is plenty of action, like in the first book, but the stakes are even higher. The radium on this planet is still a real threat and the story never lets us forget that living on this planet will actually kill you.

This book was not as good as the first in the series. That’s really unfortunate because I had high hopes for this story. There were definite time jumps in this story. In reading the first one, I thought it was just me reading at a furious pace but no, there are huge gaps of time happening. This book/series could have been longer if the author had spelled out some of those gaps for us. I think they would have been worth reading. In one part of this story, I remember Orion was tortured and the who thing is glazed over, almost as if Orion doesn’t want to talk about it. Orion is telling this story, as it is only in her POV, so maybe that is what the author tried to convey. I am not sure.

This was still a really good story. The writing is really descriptive and there was a lot of emotion that I could feel coming from all the characters. I think you would have to read book one in order to understand this world as it isn’t well explained in this story. For those of us who have read the first book, this story explores more of what is happening on the other side of the flashfall and how deep the corruption of this planet goes. I just wish there weren’t any time jumps. I would still totally recommend this series to YA sci-fi fans. This series is wholly original, its action packed, and the characters are pretty amazing.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn’t like it nearly as much as the first book. It was kind of a convoluted mess in my opinion. There was too much back and forth and so many things that were way too convenient and unexplained. I feel like the story got off track and became way too complicated. Handy magical abilities discovered just in the nick of time, miraculous cures, new creatures introduced before the existing ones were thoroughly explained or explored. New tunnels, friends becoming foes and back to friends again, new villains introduced while existing ones were just left in the wind. There was an overabundance of new plot developments rushed into the last third of the story. I just thought that overall the story branches off in too many directions without enough build up or support for each aspect of it.

[Carina Olsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so thrilled that I finally decided to re-read these books. Sigh. They have brought me so much joy. And all kinds of heartbreak. Because these characters go through so much. Gosh. But gosh, how I love it all beyond words. The writing is stunning. The world created is all kinds of evil and exciting. I love reading about it all.

I will start by saying that I first gave this book four stars, when I read it a couple of years ago. This time it is a five star for me. I'll not re-read my review until after I finish writing this one, so not fully sure why I had issues with it before. I mean, it still hurt, this second time, but it was not too heartbreaking, haha. I loved it so.

Which makes me even more happy that I decided to re-read this series. Eee. I'm thrilled that I'm giving this second book five stars this time. Okay, fine, book one is still my favorite, but this sequel was all kinds of awesome too. I only wish there was a third book. I wouldn't mind at all reading even more about these characters. Sigh. The ending is amazing, though. But I will always want even more, haha. I simply love these books so very much. I love how the romance is every kind of perfect. That there is no kind of love triangle at all. That there is very much minimal drama. I love that they are together almost all the time. I love how much they love each other. It is the sweetest thing. I simply love how strong they are together. And how they know this. Love them so.

Flashtide takes place a few months after Flashfall ended. Orion and Dram have been living free in the mountains for a while now, enjoying life the best that they can. They are being hunted. But they are free and living. And reading about them both being that way was all kinds of sweet. Sigh. These two precious characters deserve all the good things. Which they very rarely get. Hmph. Rude. Because they end up getting captured early in this book. And taken to a very different place from outpost five. So much worse.

Which shouldn't even be possible, haha. With how very awful the cordons were. But this new place, the overburden, was even worse. And it broke my heart reading about Orion and Dram being force into this place, being forced to do things to survive. They both went through so much. Gosh. And it ruined my soul a little to read about it all. I felt like Dram had it worst. But Orion did not have it any better either. But even through all that hurt and horror they still did have each other. They still had their love and friendship. Sigh.

Well, sort of. They spent a little time apart in this book. Which hurt my heart even more, haha. Which I'm certain is the reason for the four star a few years ago. Oops. I wish they had spent more time together. That Orion had fought harder to find and save Dram. But I also understood why she couldn't. And it did not hurt quite as bad this second time around. But gosh, it was still painful. I wanted them to spend every second together, even in this awful place. They were so much stronger together. I loved their relationship.

Another thing that hurt a little was how Orion lost faith in Dram a few times. I wish she had believed in him more, but I also understood it. This girl had gone through so very much. Most of it changed her. And so her not seeing everything as they were was not all that surprising, haha. Still, it hurt a bit. But she did not doubt for long, which made me love her even more. As Orion was such a strong and brave character in this second book too. She is hurt more. But she rises from that. And I simply adored reading about Orion.

And I completely love Dram too. Sigh. He is all kinds of adorable. And I love how much Dram loves Orion. Reading about the two of them was simply the very best thing. Eee. They are both such strong characters and I loved them to pieces. This book hurt them both very badly. So many bad things happened. But they made it through it. Somewhat. They changed so so much. And I loved them completely. There were other characters too, and I enjoyed getting to know them all. They were pretty interesting. I loved Roran most.

There is probably so much I could write down about this book. But I have already written more than I was going to, ha. Flashtide was all kinds of thrilling. Such a perfect second book. Flashfall will always be my favorite, but my god, this sequel is good too. And I love them both so very much. The books are so dark but so full of hope too. Reading about the flashfall and all the creatures in it was the very best thing. You need these in your life. Oh, how I hope Jenny will get to publish more books. Would read anything by her.

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I first read this book from July 17th to 18th 2017. See my review here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2017/0...

I read this book for the second time from December 12th to 14th 2019. See my review here: https://carinabooks.blogspot.com/2019...

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love the characters and world Moyer created! Dram is so amazing and ack this book stressed me in places. It was a great read over all but some of the pacing was a tiny bit off and a few parts were confusing- like i couldn’t visualize things 100% This series is well worth the read! So highly original.

[Empress Reece (Hooked on Books) · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is something about this series that just captivates me. I absolutely love it! I think because the story, the world building and the characters are so unique which is very refreshing. I could read about Orion and Dram all day long!

There is one thing though that I had a minor issue with and that is the flash curtain. It's a pretty complex system and if I try to explain it in this review I won't do it any justice so I'm not even going to try. But essentially I think that bit of world building needed to be fleshed out a little more or maybe even simplified some because I'm not sure that I fully understood some aspects of it or Orion's tie to it.

It wasn't enough of an issue to change my opinion of the book though. It's a pretty cool series and I think it deserves more attention then it gets.

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many people are tired and have moved on from the dystopian genre. BUT NOT ME! As long as authors continue to come up with original ideas, I will keep reading them. And man is this duology an original story. Okay, so there’s a bit of a Red Rising vibe, but I DNFed that and I adore this, so it can’t be that similar.

I will admit, I didn’t like this installment quite as much as the last one, but I still really enjoyed it. My favorite thing about this duology is how tense it is, and how much I love the characters and their reactions when shit really goes down. Orion is a fighter, and she’s a badass. And Dram is the perfect love interest and support partner. Also, there are a lot of characters in this book, and they are all individual and standout characters.

When I started this book, it had been a while since I had read Flashfall. Usually I don’t have too much trouble getting back into a world, but for some reason this one took me a while to start remembering things, and I think maybe by the end I was still not fully back into the world. I think that may be my fault, and one of the reasons why I didn’t love it as much as the first. Flashtide was still a really great book though and I adore Jenny Moyer’s writing.

The last book found us in the outposts and cordons on one side of the flash curtain, but the second installment finds us on the other side of the flash curtain, and also underneath it. But that comes later. The world-building was just as strong on one side of the flash curtain as it was on the other.

It’s interesting, because while I was reading, I was wondering how in the HELL this resistance could ever work. It’s just that this is SUCH an oppressive society, and the author writes it so well, and I mean people are losing their fucking ARMS because they can do magic with them, so how they hell will they ever end this regime? And yet, it worked. Everything worked. The ending could have been a bit more polished, but I still really enjoyed it.

I feel like I should give a warning for potential readers, though. If you are suffering from depression, you might want to think twice about reading this book. It’s just very, very effective at what it does. The oppressive society feels so oppressive to the point where it feels like there is no hope, that the characters will never come out of this. I have mild depression and anxiety, and I loved it and came out okay, but I can imagine that this would get hard for some because these characters and world feel VERY real. Just wait until you are in the right frame of mind.

It’s truly a shame that the first book got very little promotion, because I think this book could have been a huge seller. I do hope it will catch on because the blend of science fiction and post-apocalyptic oppressive regime is as good as it gets.

[Nova Syzygy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review: This was a great way to end 2019. This book destroyed me, probably because I wasn't expecting to like it so much. Guess I'm a sucker for that self-sacrifice trope where they keep on trying to sacrifice themselves for each other, but the other doesn't allow them. I don't know what else to say. I read this in a public place, and it was a genuine struggle to not let my tears fall.

WHY?!?!?!?!

Review to come later.

[Anniek · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Flashfall, so I was very curious about the sequel, but unfortunately it was a letdown for me. I didn't connect to the story and the characters and I felt like the plot was all over the place and hard to keep track of. I did still like Orion though, and it made for a fast read.

[Bookreaderviv · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Loved the characters, the plot was a good pace and really picked up after page 50. Unfortunately the last 100 pages really disappointed me. It's that classic case of an author who makes a duology and rushed the ending. This could've easily worked at 400 plus pages and just helped tie up some loose ends. Like all the ends are tied but in like 3 pages. The bad guy is the bad guy. The love interest bit at the end it felt like peeta from the hunger games. Like drams been changed but rye(just realised her nickname is a bread) still loves him even if she doesn't understand who or what he is now. Like okay fine. They've been through a lot it's the love of her life they've been married twice in one book. Oh and the main character finds out she has power 2 thirds into the book and can just master them like immediately. But everyone else has taken there whole lives. But the MC? she's special. But then to just have this unsung hero drams father swan in at the end and be like we have planes. And boats and oh yeah let's just steal this thing that will save everyone. We've stolen it and were out in like a page of reading and it's supposed to be super secure and I was expecting a final showdown with the head bad person who was supposedly with the stuff they wanted to steal. Cut to them climbing back out of the vent with the stolen stuff and lots of it. And yay we saved everyone. Okay some people died but nobody of significance in the second book. Oh and the revelation of her father not being her father. Basically not even mentioned. I don't even think the ending mentioned her dad or his whereabouts. She's just got a whole new family of people that follow her blindly and there going to some outpost in the ocean on boats. To paraphrase the last line "we are strong together" the end. My god I'm infuriated. This reminds me of the queen of the tearling ending. And her boyfriend was like made into a fucked up robot thing a gem. And then he pledged his life to the ppl who made him a gem and at the end of the book they don't mention that it's resolved, like it's implied? Ugh I'll come back to this review and edit it at some point

[Brooke · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was hard for me to keep track of what was going on. It seemed to bounce all over the place. Maybe if I would've read the first story in the series I could've kept up. Don't know!

[Johanna ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book blew me away! My tiny brain couldn't fully comprehend half of what was going down but I was here for all of it. The stakes were ridiculously high and, just like in the first book, the author nailed the emotions. What I love about this duology is how mature the characters are, with this book going in depth to explore how suffering has shaped and strengthened them. Sadly their hardships are far from over here and we have a whole other storm of challenges that Orion and Dram have to walk through, but their relationship is so beautiful and definitely adds to the maturity I mentioned earlier. Both are so strong individually but also truly value the strength that they find in each other. I was worried that events in the book would separate them for a longer period of time but was very happy that we get to see a lot of them together.

I wasn't sure I would be able to remember what was going on at the start since it's been about a year since I read the first book, and it did take me a minute to get immersed back in the world, but once I found my feet I couldn't put this down. It's an epically scary and messed up world, but epic all the same and I loved it. The author built up such an insane finale and these characters had to go through some serious fire to come out the other side, but I feel weirdly proud of how much they accomplished! I can't believe it's all over now as reading this felt like a fever dream, but I am just incredibly happy that these books exist. Orion is such an inspiration to me and her story is one that I will treasure for many years to come. Happy Reading :)

[mith · Rating 3 out of 5]

review & some of my favourite quotes also found here!
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When I read Flashfall last year, I was surprised I hadn't read it sooner--here was a dystopian novel that stood out against the backdrop of so many others! Flashfall was wholly unique in its ideas and execution. It had fresh characters, a great story, and memorable characters.

So when I got my hands on Flashtide, the sequel, I was over the moon! I was so ready for more of Orion and Dram! And I definitely wasn't disappointed.

Flashtide starts off a bit slower than its predecessor. It took me a bit of time to fully get into the story, but once I was, I just wanted to keep reading. Moyer keeps readers on their toes because at no time whatsoever is anything ever calm. Orion and Dram have to go through a lot throughout this book, and things are constantly challenging the both of them.

Through these challenges, both of their characteristics shine through. I adored Orion in Flashfall because of her determination--her ability to get things done, no matter the odds--and her loyalty. It doesn't change in the sequel! From start to finish, she's doing whatever she can to keep herself and her people alive, to keep her and Dram together. I adored reading it!

Dram was another favourite! He's just the sweetest guy, one of the best love interests I've read about in a while. His dedication to Orion is so sweet! He's also super charming and has a few funny lines throughout, which definitely added a bit of humour to the tense situations the two found themselves in.

Like I said before, a lot happens in this book. We're introduced to a bunch of new characters and put in several new settings. It was cool to see the future world Moyer created expanded!

Moyer writes amazingly and I had a lot of fun reading this novel! Flashtide proved to be a perfect ending to the series and tied up everything nicely! I can't wait to read more of her books in the future!

[Brenna Belcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't even begin to describe this book. It was beauty and pain and it had my sobbing over every other chapter. This book destroyed me but also brought me amazing happiness. It made me feel alive. This book has my heart and soul but at the same time thinking about it makes me want to rip my heart out. I ♡ you Dram and Orion and your story will forever have my whole heart and soul.

[Frankie]

November is to far!!
Just finished the first book after recieving Flashfall in a bookbox and loved it. Can't wait to see what happens next.

[Stefanie Dettmers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nah, this is a hard one... Jenny Moyer is a great storyteller, she's got all those fascinating worlds inside her and creates this beautiful MC's. But as a writer she's not really there yet. "Flashtide" sparks with a gazillion of clever and genuine ideas, while at the the same time the story is all over the place. Orion doesn't have a clear motivation, she's doing this, doing that, but she never opens up about her plans and this makes it really hard to cheer for her. Same goes for Dram. Together they are a beautiful couple and I love them to bits and pieces, but separated they soon start to go haywire.

The story is also suffering from a total lack of description and too many underdeveloped side characters. At one point I just stopped remembering the names of all the new people that got introduced to me every other page. How do they look? Who are they? What motivates them? Who is behind the f*ing "Congress"? We never know. They are just an anonymous mass.

Same goes for places. How does the Overburden look? The camp? Alara? Are there building? What the heck is "Fortune"? I never understood.

Then all those deadly creatures... Why?

The pacing was uneven: too many short sentences. Some events were cut short without any further explanation only to be followed by a lenghty paragraph about something boring like the next deadly creature.

And then Dram dying too many times. I just couldn't bring myself to care for his resurrections by the end of the story.

The end felt weird and didn't offer enough explanation for all those things that happend and people that got involved. I have no clue what happend. So: something like 2,5 stars, I guess?

What's left in the end? My undying love for Orion and Dram, my love for the idea behind this story and the mining theme. And I'm determined to buy any future story Jenny Moyer is happy to share with us, because I strongly believe in her.

She'll be THERE.

Soon.

Go Jenny!

[Lelia Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I read Flashfall, the first book in this duology, a year ago. I was especially impressed by the relationship between Orion and Dram. That was largely because these teens both had to grow up all too quickly but they didn't let their dire circumstances influence the way they felt about and depended upon each other. They truly trusted each other and that lent an air of maturity to their alliance.

I'm glad to say that, even though they're no longer in the mines and now have to deal with other very difficult issues, they haven't lost that trust. Even when these two aren't together, they take comfort in knowing everything is just a little bit easier because they have each other. The other thing I particularly like about this sequel is the way Orion and Dram have evolved into two people who can deal with things such as a severely oppressive society and the resistance that wants to change things. At the same time, they are teens and, naturally, they make mistakes. That's a given and it leads to a great deal of tension and suspense.

The author made a really good decision in making this a duology. Between the two books, there's plenty of room for character and plot development but not so much that it begins to feel tired. I wonder what we can expect from her next but I'm quite sure I'll want to read it ;-)

[Carolina Colleene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Language: PG13 (17 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
Dram (19yo) and Orion (17yo) made it past the flash curtain, but it only compounded their problems. They are still on the run from the Congress, and they can’t escape the effects of the curtain. The pair set out to save their people, and yet it looks like everything they do only puts their people in more peril.
Moyer’s style of writing was choppy, which often made it difficult to follow what Orion was doing; sometimes it felt like I was missing parts of the story, and I know some of the science and magic of their world went over my head. The path that Dram and Orion forged to freedom included tragedy and heart-wrenching consequences, hope and trust that the other still had the same end goal—even when their paths weren’t the expected ones. I loved watching them repair the cracks in their relationship over and over, making each other more important than their mistakes.
Characters with shades of skin from pale to brown are described. The mature content rating is for mentions of alcohol, kissing, innuendo, and partial nudity. The violence rating is for blood and gore, gun use, assault, mentions of cannibals, and murder.
Reviewed for https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

*sigh* where to begin... I should start with positives but I'm just so very disappointed. This was a well edited draft. At best. There are giant unexplained leaps in time and plot, unintroduced characters, plot holes, "twists" that make no f**king sense, changes to our beloved characters that contradict who they've been this whole time (trying to stay vague), in short, I am pissed off. Anyone who read Flashfall knows that Moyer can write well and write original fleshed out characters and plots, but it's like her editor stole her ideas journal, added some punctuation, and published it. I'm only giving this 3 stars and not less because I love the universe she's created and her characters are so unique. It probably deserves 2 stars.
SO MANY THINGS PISSED ME OFF ABOUT THIS. I'm getting all riled up again writing this. This book should've been 200 pages longer just to fully explain everything that happens. I'm not sure if it was laziness or deadlines that robbed us of the sequel we deserved.

[Sophia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was good. I did read the first book in 2023 and so it now being 2025 it was hard for me to get back into. But I really didn’t want to reread the first one before this. (I found the second one at a garage sale which is why there is a big gap). Anyways. I felt like the book had a lot of gaps. Like one moment we are fighting cave gulls and then the next moment somehow we are in a different outpost. Idk. I may have just spaced out randomly but yeah lot of jumping around. However interesting idea. Like caving with a dystopian feel. This book basically creates a whole other world which is pretty cool.

[J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

From the initial beginning to the abrupt ending, Orion and Dram try to fight for the cause even though it is not always clear who to believe and whom to follow. Their civilization relies on getting a hold of the serum before the enemy destroys it. The plot jumping from place to place and time to time is disconcerting at times. Some subplots are not fully resolved by the end of the book.

I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway. Although encouraged, I was under no obligation to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

[Talyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t even know what to say about this book. I can’t decide if I hate it or not. There was many aspects of this book that I liked, like the plot and the concept. But there was so much I didn’t like. Wayyyyy too many plot twists for my likings and half of them made little to no sense. The twists made it feel very drawn out. I still don’t like the authors writing style which is a big part of why I didn’t enjoy the book. I don’t know, I just felt like it could’ve been so much better. That’s why it gets a controversial three stars.

[Julie Heitland · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 2nd book of a 2 book series. Orion and Dram continue their journey that was begun in Flashfall. The move to the other side of the Flash curtain and continue what was begun at Outpost 5 and the Cordons. Through many adventures together and against each other, Orion and Dram fight the unknown. Will they be successful and end up together? Will this kill them both or only one? A great series by an Iowa author.

[Zu Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good end to the duology and this dystopian avoided some kd the over used tropes in past, like love triangles.

However, I found it more convoluted than the first and a lot of the charm dissapeared. It was hard to follow and the revelations were super convenient. Lots of Deus Ex Machina moments with our protagonist. For a supposedly dangerous enemy of Alara, Orion gets away with a lot and falls into the over powered Mary-Sue category.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally really liked this book. This one was not necessary, but it was cute. If you read Flashfall, feel no pressure to read this one. But, Moyer left Flashtide open enough to add a third book. Lets just say I'm hooked and am rooting for Dram and Orion #CoupleGoals.

Also, DRAM IS SO HOT!!!
(Why are book boys so 'glenting' perfect!)

[Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flashfall didn't end on a cliff hanger, but I was eager to learn what happened next to Orion and Dram. Both books read like a suspense movie. Very intense. These books are not books that I may have normally chosen for myself, but they were amazing and I would have been missing out.

[Josephine Boyce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the premise of this series but both books lacked world-building and unfortunately Flashtide needed more explanation around quite a few things within the story. Important moments were also passive at times, which was a shame. Otherwise really fun reads.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars
I did enjoy getting to read the conclusion of the story of these two amazing characters.
I also felt that it was kind of thrown together and rushed though. It was missing some of the depth the first book had.
Worth reading. Read it!

[John Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Satisfying sequel. Although it had been more than a year since I read the first book, it was easy to slip back into this world. This one is darker and grittier, but those aspects reflect the world the characters live in. All in all a story well worth reading.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking forward to this book after reading the first, but it lacked big time for me. While the first book was fun to read, this book took me forever to get through and was blah overall in my opinion.