Review: INTENSE!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
The second book in the Broken City series was action packed. There was definitely more of a fast pace and also more violence in this book compared to the first. Where Broken City did a lot of building Broken Truce thrust you into the middle of a war zone, almost literally. Deeta, Tom, and Jan find themselves captured behind enemy lines of the Lewis Tribe and desperately have to find a way to escape.In Broken Truce we meet several new characters, tribes, and families. Some without a doubt are despicable, some kind and some are teetering the border between the two. We learn that the Lewises are far more criminal then the hated Andaks and that the divisions between the tribes that for a small time had managed to be peaceful have become increasingly strained. Deeta grows in this novel, she is no longer sheltered but facing violence that she has never seen before, her view begins to change and we see Deeta form what would be some of her first moments of anger and disdain towards another group, even a growing desire for revenge. I am sure that this battle between Deeta’s new experiences and what is in her heart will continue to be a constant struggle and I look forward to seeing how it will manifest in her character. Another new individual in the story that I was most intrigued by was Matt from the Lewis tribe, I still haven’t quite figured him out yet and I’m sure Chant did this on purpose. His character is quite a mystery and it seems his past will be unraveled throughout the series. I do love his interaction with Tom, they have some of the best dialogue in the story. Overall I enjoyed the second book in the Broken City series, my only quip is that I felt like the ending was kind of abrupt and it didn’t seem to end at a proper point in the story I felt like I came crashing into a wall when I got to the end which is not how I felt with the ending of the first book. I am totally looking forward to how this series will progress!