Sawyer chose to be a Watcher in order to protect humanity, and she is one of the best in her field. She has dedicated her life to fighting Bots and Carbons, and she knows that she is probably going to die an early death. Even if she is not killed by the Bots and Carbons, if she is captured, it is her duty to kill herself so that the base isn’t revealed to the enemy. She knows not to get attached to people since she will most likely end up losing them. When the Bots and Carbons star to attack her group more, she is even more determined not to start relationships. Now, a traitor is in her midst and she will do anything to protect the remainders of humanity.
This book does take a bit of time to really start, but once it starts, this book is nearly impossible to put down. The beginning starts and it seems like this will be almost two completely different stories, but then everything starts to come together by the middle of the book. The worldbuilding is alright in descriptions, but I could definitely visualize the action scenes and the characters themselves. I also really enjoyed the setting of the war. I got a lot of The Fifth Wave feelings from this book, which wasn’t bad at all.
The romance starts around 20% into the novel, and I have to say that I didn’t mind it? I couldn’t find a real reason why they should have been together, but they were cute together in most of their scenes. I also thought that there was going to be a triangle, but there was none! A pleasant surprise.
I have now actually finished the trilogy so I can say that this was probably my favorite book in the trilogy. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a new YA dystopian novel.
I received this book for free and this is my voluntary review.
Overall Rating: 4/5
