Hunger

It's been three months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Food ran out weeks ago and starvation is imminent. Meanwhile, the normal teens have grown resentful of the kids with powers. And when an unthinkable tragedy occurs, chaos descends upon the town. There is no longer right and wrong. Each kid is out for himself and even the good ones turn murderous. But a larger problem looms. The Darkness, a sinister creature that has lived buried deep in the hills, begins calling to some of the teens in the FAYZ. Calling to them, guiding them, manipulating them. Content warning for child death, violence, eating disorder, torture and ableism. I enjoyed this book even more than Gone. The desperation as food runs out and kids turn on eachother made this book just the right amount of dark. I loved Sam's breakdown near the end because it really just isn't realistic that a fifteen year old kid can handle all that responsibility. In fact, the occasional reminders of just how young all these kids are really makes this book amazingly terrifying at times. I felt myself getting annoyed at characters for acting so immature, only to remember they really were only around ten years old, or even younger at times. Most interesting parts to me were the Coates kids desperation, followed by Lana’s relationship with the Darkness. Very twisted and weird! But looking back the Coates kids motivations are somewhat confusing, however I loved Diana’s manipulation of Jack to further their plan. These characters are all so interesting and make for an engaging read.

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*4.5 stars. “Having super powers doesn't always make you a superhero." I would definitely recommend this series if you are a hard-core dystopian fans.

It was an alright book. I mean I enjoyed it I just couldn't really get into it

I am liking this series more and more as I continue. I was not sure where the series was going to go next, but Grant crafted another brilliant story. I am very excited to see where the story goes next. I flew through this book. The characters are varied and interesting. I think a good litmus test for characters is when you are able to feel a variety of emotions towards them. This was the case here, so I was happy with the cast of players.