A. K. Koonce

I loved this book! Dystopian worlds always fascinate me. This one does not disappoint.

Controlling human government versus the entire mystical world. This government is masterfully deceptive; the citizens believe their lives are so much better now. There’s no need for money. Everyone has a job assigned based on intelligence and social standing. Food is rationed out. Requests may be submitted for a union, but are decided by the government. Even the miracle of birth must first be approved. show more Reminds me a bit of George Orwell’s 1984.

As we follow the group we learn more about the characters. Kyle, injured during military service, protects Charlotte and Fallon as if they are his responsibility. Charlotte is Fallon’s mother and researcher at the local pike facility. Pikes are the human-vampire hybrids renamed using numbers. Forty-four seems to be of major interest to the head researcher, Dr. Shaw. Seventeen-year-old Fallon was matched to a boy named Micah. He mysteriously disappeared.

While adventuring, Fallon learns lessons she should have been taught in school. She should already know if hybrids are blood-thirsty creatures. She should have learned about the dangers hidden in the forests. Mystical creatures are real. They can, and will, kill. show less

I just loved this book, you immediately get the feel of the dystopian type of world that Fallon lives in and the lives of those around her. The pace is great and there are plenty of twists, surprises and addictive reading within the book. I can not wait to read the next in the series and I am sure I will read it in one sitting just like I did this one!

I was given a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It sounded like it would have a story and relationships. Instead it's dull, rushed erotica with painful dialogue where most characters act the same. The guys aren't friendly and are cheesily stereotypical. The book would have been better sticking to one point of view. It was awkward when it kept switching around. Storywise? Just angering frustrations, unfairness, trapped, and angst.

I liked the story and the plot but this book just moved way to quickly. She is accidentally rescuing them, then there at the brothel, and then there on the ship and the book ends. To fast