Publication: Self-published
Source: Received this for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Elora!
Goodreads Summary: In a world torn apart by war, seventeen-year-old Agent 093762 is working to find her place in it. She’s moving up in rank, and things are going well—at least until she’s injured and left for dead. Now life has new meaning for her as a woman marked for death.
Her life becomes a struggle for survival, and with it comes the memories of her past. Memories she would rather forget.
But hope isn’t lost. She meets Logan, a man fighting demons of his own. Together, they will try to accept their past while looking to the future in this dark tale of betrayal, love and the lengths a human will go through to find redemption.
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My Thoughts:
Holy crap. That was a whirlwind. I went through so many emotions when reading this book. I had no idea really what to expect because I rarely read summaries of books (I'd rather just be surprised and unbiased as I read), and I was pleasantly surprised of where this book took me. I started out thinking it was some kind of dystopian possibly-CIA type of book but got so much more than that.
The plotline was so good! Although I did find it slow in the beginning, the pace definitely picked up and my interest piqued as soon as Hope became a fugitive and had to survive on her own. I'm a sucker for survivalist stories (I mean, come on, some of my favorite books growing up was the Hatchet series and Island of the Blue Dolphins), and I absolutely LOVED that part of the book. I'm not sure what it is exactly that engrosses me so much in that type of storyline, but it just does. All of the travelling outside of the cities put me in the mind of Pretties by Scott Westerfeld but this one interested me far more. The plot had a great balance between making the reader think that everything was settling in and going to be okay only to be thrown another twist that derails where you think the story is going. It really kept me on my toes!
I loved how Hope and Logan meet and how they learn to relate to each other. I was rooting for them to be a pair throughout the book. Hope is such an interesting, well-developed character. It was intriguing for me to read as she goes on her journey to distance herself from the city and to discover who she truly wants to be. I think she was perfectly characterized in her struggles of what she had done in her past; and especially with her struggles with PTSD. I love how her characterization was kept consistent and that the way she grew up and her distance from humanity stuck with her and her thoughts throughout the book. Super realistic. Logan is such a strong, steady character and I wish we could've gotten just a bit more of him. Of course, Bea was such a sweet character and I knew instantly who she was when Hope makes her journey to her.
The ending. The ending! It tore my heart out! But it was a perfect ending at the same time.
Likes: Hope's character. Logan. The survivalist turn the story took. The ending was perfect even though it's far from what I would've wanted.
Dislikes: I think what held me back from that last star is just that I wanted more. It makes sense for Hope to hold back but I wanted more emotionality when she finds out who Gabe really is. I wanted more passion from Logan. I just gravitate towards more of a dramatic flair although I do think the tone of the characters fit the setting and writing style of the book so I'm torn between what my heart would want and what my head says.
Overall:
Recommend? Yes!
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