I have had this book to read for awhile now. Previous to this I read Dawson's Blud series (which I liked) and her other YA book, Servants of the Storm (which I loved). This book is really unlike any of her previous stories; it is more of an action thriller and doesn't have any supernatural or fantasy elements to it. The 2nd book is called Stike and is already out; I believe this is planned to be a trilogy.
The premise of this book is a bit hard to swallow. Basically a bank buys out the government and makes everyone's loans due immediately. You get two options: pay off the loan or become an assassin for the credit company and hunt down other loan owners. While unrealistic and a hard to find believable, it ends up being kind of an interesting idea. I love how this change in order quickly tumbles society into chaos.
Despite the fact that I found the premise to be fairly unbelievable, this ended up being a fast-paced and engaging read. Each chapter is named after the person Patsy has to hunt down next and you can't help but be pulled into each person's story as you wonder what they owe money for and if they will chose to live or die.
Of course there is a larger story that ties the whole book together as Patsy tries to figure out who and what is behind Valor National Bank. This larger story combined with the smaller stories of the people Patsy hunts and made this a book that was impossible for me to put down.
I also love how this book explored how different people react to this incredibly improbable situation; it's very intriguing from a psychological point of view and I was surprised at how much this book made me consider our society as a whole.
Overall I enjoyed it and will probably read the next book in the series just because I am incredibly curious to see what happens. I would recommend to those who enjoy action-packed thrillers that have a bit of a dystopian twist to them.
The premise of this book is a bit hard to swallow. Basically a bank buys out the government and makes everyone's loans due immediately. You get two options: pay off the loan or become an assassin for the credit company and hunt down other loan owners. While unrealistic and a hard to find believable, it ends up being kind of an interesting idea. I love how this change in order quickly tumbles society into chaos.
Despite the fact that I found the premise to be fairly unbelievable, this ended up being a fast-paced and engaging read. Each chapter is named after the person Patsy has to hunt down next and you can't help but be pulled into each person's story as you wonder what they owe money for and if they will chose to live or die.
Of course there is a larger story that ties the whole book together as Patsy tries to figure out who and what is behind Valor National Bank. This larger story combined with the smaller stories of the people Patsy hunts and made this a book that was impossible for me to put down.
I also love how this book explored how different people react to this incredibly improbable situation; it's very intriguing from a psychological point of view and I was surprised at how much this book made me consider our society as a whole.
Overall I enjoyed it and will probably read the next book in the series just because I am incredibly curious to see what happens. I would recommend to those who enjoy action-packed thrillers that have a bit of a dystopian twist to them.
