(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Although I felt like I was coming in sometime in the middle of the story (presumably because this was the second in the series) , I did really enjoy reading this. I felt that the world was an interesting one and although there were some things that were recognisable in the time period, it was still different enough to seem realistic for that far in the future.
I liked Kirsten as a character. I also liked her friendship with Dorian, though I had a bit of confusion about how he knew so much about the past. Some of those corrections were a little amusing, though.
I felt like I could really empathise with Kirsten. I could understand how difficult she found it to form relationships with people and I found myself getting really angry with her mother, even though she never actually appeared as a character in the book. I also really liked Kirsten’s relationship with Evan. I would have liked to see more of that during the beginning of the book, but the later scenes between them were really sweet.
I felt that the idea of Division Zero was a really intriguing one, but I did get a bit confused at times with how common the knowledge about that was. Some people seemed to think Kirsten was a fake… even those involved with the police.
The descriptions in this book came across really well and the writing itself drew me right in. The characters were engaging and well-written, but I wasn’t so keen on the hints of romance. The family elements were much more interesting.
At some point in the future, I would like to read the preceding book to this… and any sequel/s there might be. Although this is the second book in the series, I still found it really well-written and easy to follow.
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