I wasn’t the biggest fan of this novel. I don’t feel like I connected to the story the way I thought I would, which was a bit disappointing. It definitely did not hold my attention enough to read the other books in this series. It ended on an unfinished note for me and once I reached the complete end I realized that was because there is a direct follow up to finish out Mira and Targa’s story, but I don’t think I’ll be reading that one either. Like I said, not necessarily bad, just not for me.

I spent the first half of this book being pissed off at the actions, thoughts and beliefs of a good amount of the characters. I imagine that was the author’s point, to a certain degree; to get the reader outraged, appalled and to tap into our fears and frustrations about what we think could never happen, while also hinting at the possibilities and “what if’s”. For me, that’s the mark of a good dystopian novel.

I spent the second half of this novel refusing to put it down simply because I wanted to know what the hell would happen in the end. Simply put, I started and finished Vox within a few hours mostly out of curiosity.

The climax and resolution fell a little flat for me. It all seemed to happen pretty fast and didn’t exactly happen the way I was expecting. The “big” event sort of just gets summed up by the main character and then that’s sort of just it. A little bit of a disappointment but still had a pretty decent time on the journey I guess.

While the story and writing itself felt like it was lacking for me in some ways, I still enjoyed the basics of the story overall. Definitely could have been better though.