Tw: self-harm, some gore

After ADSOM and TSS, I had high expectations for this book. And, if I’m being honest, it took a few chapters for me to get into the story. I thought about marking it as dnf. I’m so glad I didn’t; this book was a delight. An addictive, morally ambiguous delight.

School aside, I sped through this. The short chapters and alternating time periods made it really easy to read, and the story was really unique.

In most cases, I don’t like anti-heroes, and morally grey characters are a hit or miss for me. That being said, I loved Victor, Mitch, and Sydney. They were a very contrary but fitting group, and between their antics, wit, and quirky personalities, I couldn’t not love them. I liked Eli and Serena as characters, but for the most part they were way too misguided and just not my kind of people. Oh, and Dol is probably my favorite character. I always love the dog. 😁

Also, if I had to pick a favorite human character, I’d probably go with Sydney. She’s only a few years younger than me, and I saw a lot of myself in her. Mitch was cool too.

I really liked how this book explored science and morality. It’s kind of hard to go into detail without spoilers, but I will say this. I’m not by any means a scientific or philosophical person, but while reading I not only understood, but was intrigued by the concepts within.

The ending was fairly open, but executed really well. I’m curious what happened to everyone, and I can’t wait for the sequel to come out next fall!