The Ask and the Answer

You can read the full review on my blog!

Another 4 stars, even though my heart gets a little more broken every time.



MY THOUGHTS: 

Seeing as I immediately started this audiobook after the first, I had high hopes. And they were met!

I didn't slam any tables, but that's only because I was in shock. 

This book was, in a lot of ways, different from The Knife of Never Letting Go. For the most part, it was slower, darker, and relied more on character building than action. 

Now that I think about it, this book had a lot less going on when it comes to travel and similar things. The characters mostly stayed where they began from the beginning of the book, so this book contained a lot of internal conflict, plot twists, and suspense. 

Again, there were a few parts in the middle when I wasn't paying attention much, but I'm pretty sure that's my fault. However, the story really began to pick up in the last 10 or so chapters. I won't say much about this, except that so much happened towards the end that it made up for the parts which were not as action-packed or surprising in general.

And once again, something sad happened at the end! Apparently, I still have not learned my lesson.

Never trust Patrick Ness, I suppose.

My thoughts on characters: 

Todd: Can I just hug Todd? He needs a hug, or ten. I liked him even more in this installment. 

Viola: As I predicted, I cared more about Viola in this book than I did in the previous one. She needs hugs too. In addition to Nick Podehl's narration for Todd's POV, Angela Dowe also did a nice job with Viola's POV this time. 

Davy: He doesn't get a POV or anything, I just wanted to point out that he got some character development. 5 STARS, DAVY. 

Angharrad (the horse): I think we all know why this horse was in the book.

I'm a bit nervous for Monsters of Men, but we'll see how it goes.