A.D. Enderly

I had such a hard time getting into this book. I put it down, picked it back up, put it back down, etc., because there is just so much information on way too many characters just thrown at you. I wanted to understand how the world became the way it was, but I didn't feel like that was really explained. But I kept with it, and I'm glad I did. About 40% of the way in, the lives of all of these characters sort of intersected, just a bit at first, but then a lot of things were explained.

A bit plus is that the world building was phenomenal. While I would have liked more background on the dystopian aspect of it, the here and now world was described in such a gritty, realistic way, I totally bought into it. And then, everything started moving at a much faster pace, and I was sucked right into the story.

I disagree with the YA designation, as I thought it was more suited to new adult or adult because of the language and the fact that a lot of the main characters just didn't scream out "YA" to me.

All told, once I got into the story, I enjoyed it very much. My advice if you read this book, give it a fair chance, and I don't think you'll be disappointed.

4/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.… (plus d'informations)

I'll start by saying that the cover is very appealing, and quite fitting to the setting. The writing style was a new experience for me, there is a lot of jumping around leaving little room for 'lazy' reading, and there is a lot going on (I had to reference previous chapters/pages on multiple occasions to gain some understanding) and a lot of characters, some important but others never return. Overall this is a great premise and actually well executed but I will need more dedicated reading time to get through this one. I had to DNF the book at about 45% of the 500+ pages, but I will be coming back to it and finishing the story because although long, it is worth the read if you read it attentively. I will update my review when that time comes :)

[Thank you A.D. Enderly and LibraryThing for the free eARC]… (plus d'informations)