Review: Living in a a Post-Apocalyptic Vampire/Werewolf World
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 8, 2012
Forty-some-years ago, an apocalypse destroyed most of civilization all except for a small group of humans whom has established a community called Genesis. Life isn't easy for these people, as clans of vampires and werewolves want to eliminate the human race.Rachel Clancy is struggling with her newfound responsibility of being part of the "Warriors," a select members of Genesis who have the ability and strength to take on the night creatures. And of course she is still has mixed feelings about her ex-boyfriends, all while she is somewhat handed pick to lead the Warriors. There is no more hiding from the creatures. They must fight back with everything they have or humanity will be lost forever.This is book three of the series and I wished I read the previous books as the third book was a little confusing for me. After half way through, I did start to catch up with the past plots, but I still had trouble connecting to characters. Subversive is aimed for Young Adult audience, and I do think the main character, Rachel, is a good role model for girls as she is a strong-willed character who must confront her problems no matter how deadly they are. The vampire/werewolf storylines have been done to death thanks to the bloated Twilight series, but throwing in the post-apocalyptic plot is a nice twist. If you are a YA vampire/werewolf fan, then you'll probably enjoy this series. I found nothing wrong with the book, I just wished I had read the previous books before starting the third. Some sequels have standalone plots, but Subversive is a continuation. Overall, I enjoyed the author's style of writing, but I did feel that the book was a little bit short. The good news is that there are two more books in the series to look forward too.