Review: Very Cool NA Dystopian Serialized Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
4 1/2 Stars! Lately I've been really enjoying serialised novels, but this one seems to have real potential as a dystopian NA novella series with some serious kick! The beginning is so dark and depressing and the setting is bland and at the same time utterly vile that I could see, hear, taste and definitely feel the dystopian creepiness oozing on everything. This novella has all the ingredients that dystopian fans crave: a fierce heroine from a mysterious, infamous family, the bad boy love interest with a secret past, dystopian themes of control (and forced lobotomies) and a rebellious band of misfits that are struggling against a corrupt government.I love the fact that the author, Lila Felix, alternates the POV's between Petra and Law (love the names) and the romantic attraction between them is real, straight forward and without any pretense. The supporting characters thus far are shaping up to be complicated, likeable and at times comical. Felix does an excellent job of writing in a way that the settings are tangible and the words spark an abundance of sensory reactions. I'm going to rush right into the next novella for sure. I guess my general feeling about Phase 1...it's just a plain cool read.