An exciting and intricate start to a new trilogy, The Unbroken is highly political and action packed while being achingly tender and full of yearning.

Can’t wait to see where Clark takes the next installment in the story. Thanks so much to Orbit for the opportunity to read early!

thank you to orbit and netgallery for the arc!

the book was just too slow for me. it really only started to pick up the pace around the 50-60% mark, and even then i wasn’t totally engrossed. i didn’t feel myself connect with the characters either, and the relationship was not at all developed. i did really appreciate the disabled rep though, and i thought it was really good!

The Unbroken is a sapphic military fantasy loosely inspired by the French colonization of Northern Africa. So, you know, pretty unique. We get two perspectives throughout:
First, there’s Touraine, a conscript stolen as a kid that has been ordered back to her homeland to quell a rebellion. And then there’s Luca, the Queen-in-Waiting that needs to prove she’s ready for her throne by squashing this rebellion I just mentioned.

And they STRUGGLE. Damn. I don’t want to spoil any particular moments, but they get put through the ringer. I will say I really enjoyed how everything came together. The world-building was handled especially well, and the vibe throughout was just so incredibly tense in the best of ways. Reading this book was like watching a lit fuse burn across the ground, not knowing how big of an explosion was coming.

In terms of read-alikes, I’d say this story reminded me a bit of The Masquerade Series by Seth Dickinson, as well as The Divine Cities Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett. I think if you like either of those series, you’ll find a lot to enjoy in The Unbroken.

As for negatives, I really only have minor nitpicks. I did get frustrated by some of the decision-making by the protagonists. Again, don’t want to give spoilers, but ooh, did they make some rough choices. And the romance element didn’t do much for me. But I don’t usually get much out of fantasy romance, so your mileage may vary?

Overall I really enjoyed reading this. The hype is real. The story is refreshingly unique. And I’m really excited to see where the series goes.

I really enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it. I have recently been reading mostly science fiction space operas, and had been looking for something to get me back into fantasy - and this book worked perfectly! Can't say enough about how much I enjoyed it; hard to put down, but also wanted to limit how much I read every night so that I didn't finish it too quickly. I will recommend that my library purchase a copy next month.

Thanks to NetGalley and Orbit Books for providing an electronic copy for me to read.

This is a smart, mature, and bleak debut that looks at colonialism. It strikes me as being heavily inspired by France's occupation of Algeria, and culturally, it is certainly North Africa-inspired. I did enjoy this -- it has that readability that isn't always found in high fantasy -- but I didn't love it as much as I'd hoped. Mostly, that's because I don't think it went far enough, whether that's with its characters, plot, or worldbuilding.

While there's certainly lots of clever commentary on colonialism, I just don't think the book went far enough in depicting those realities, particularly given this book's inspiration from French Algeria. The magic system might have been more interesting if we'd learned more about it, but I was left wanting. In particular, the book constantly referenced a Cursed City and a library that one of the main characters is desperate to see, but after one aborted attempt, this plot thread fades away, and it definitely felt like a Chekov's gun situation. I also really was not a fan of the central relationship; it just rang very false to me.

I was really surprised by the ending, and not in a good way, and I can't imagine what direction the next book will take. Overall, though, I think this is a pretty great debut, though I don't know if I see myself continuing the series, unfortunately! Solid 3.5 stars.

If Fanon was more into epic fantasy than psychiatry, he may have written something similar to The Unbroken. This alternate French occupied North Africa provides for a fantasy world that still feels deeply historical. The author’s interest in post-colonial theory is evident in these pages, and informs some of the strongest parts of the book. I loved the character of Touraine. I’m typically bored by military fantasy, but the usage of this character as a colonized subject more loyal to the Sands than to the people of her homeland was a great concept, and I love how Clark used this to explore colonial psychology. The first half of the book ends with an explosive decision on Touraine’s part unlike anything I’ve read in a fantasy.

Unfortunately, I felt the book lost its momentum after this point. The second half of the novel feels like it was written in a different context than the first part, evident through a change in pacing that felt inconsistent and a turning away from the psychological aspects of the first half. Also, the never ending danger Touraine faced became more and more tedious as it was painfully obvious that no death would actually come to her. At one point close to the end I thought this novel would take a turn into a similar ending/message as Megha Mujamdar’s A Burning—a message that I think would have added more weight to the events of this novel. That being said, the resolution of the tension between occupiers and occupied at the end was rewarding, and puts some very interesting chips in place for book 2.

This book is also wonderfully queer, and the various affections felt by Touraine in the first half was one of the strongest parts of the narrative, especially in how it added to her characterization as a colonized being. As the book went on, it became hard to justify Touraine’s lasting affection for Luca despite all the oppression and death caused by her hand. That affection is part of the potential for book 2, however, as I can see these two becoming colleagues and lovers in world leadership (or, perhaps, bitter enemies). All in all, a bold and fresh debut from C.L. Clark.

Starting out with a big thanks to Orbit and NetGalley for providing an advanced copy for review. Unfortunately I just couldn’t get through this one. I DNF’d at the end of part 1. I don’t normally review DNFs, but I do have some thoughts I’d like to share for this one.

First of all, there are some delightful things about this book. There’s an underlying theme of colonialism and racism, which I think are both pretty horrifyingly portrayed in the early parts of the book. There’s some excellent LGBTQ representation, and for that I do think it’s worth picking up.

My issue is mostly with pacing here. I think this could have benefited from far more editing. There were moments where it took 3 pages to get through the span of fifteen seconds in the actual timeline of the story, and others where we seemed to teleport to another location entirely with no description of how that would happen. Other times, a character would seem to pop up out of nowhere, say a few lines, then vanish. It felt a bit like a glitchy video game.

And most disappointingly, I just couldn’t connect with the characters. Touraine just didn’t catch my interest, and most of the people around her were pretty flat. I could hardly distinguish the voices of the side characters, leaving me feeling mostly just confused. Luca was possibly worse. Both women had internal monologues that seemed to be repeating the same ideas for pages at a time, and neither of them were particularly engaging for me.

I was disappointed that I didn’t enjoy this more as it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year. Unfortunately it just wasn’t for me.

Excellent!! Really cool, immersive world and I look forward to reading the rest of the series. The author absolutely nailed the North-African inspired setting too, and I was truly impressed by the elements she incorporated. I really enjoyed the two main characters as well, and the political intrigue was really well done. I did feel like there were minor pacing issues, but think a lot of that came from necessary set up for the rest of the book

C.L. Clark’s “The Unbroken” was a magical read, inspired by the French’s invasions into Africa, and was a cautionary tale of colonialism and racism. While Clark is skilled at world-building and teasing out the nuances of race and oppression, this book had a few glaring problems that kept me from enjoying it as much as I would have liked.

Clark is a master at weaving politics and countries together, and the characters she has created never feel stagnant. One of this book’s greatest strengths is the journey each of her characters embarks on, especially the main character, Touraine. Touraine is the product of, essentially, white-washing. Touraine is one of the least apologetic and most unlikeable main characters I’ve read in a while — which is why I liked her so much. I found her struggle to find her place in the world frustrating, but that was the point — she grew throughout this book.

My one complaint about Clark’s characters is that at times their reasoning for certain actions felt convenient and muddled for the plot, but overall I felt satisfied with the character’s arcs.

Another plus for this book is that it is centered around women and their agency and power — both political, militaristically, and personally.

I want to mention is the relationship between Luca and Touraine, the two main characters of the book. I want everyone who reads this book to be aware that this relationship is, at its heart, a romance between a colonizer and someone who is colonized. There is almost always a serious power imbalance, with Luca as the head of the country that captured, beat, and stripped away Touraine’s heritage. While Luca does give Touraine her freedom, there is always more pressure from Luca as a royal within the relationship. This relationship felt extremely transactional and toxic and made me extremely discomforted.

At times, Clark’s writing is clunky, like we’re joining the author mid-thought and it’s up to us to play catch-up. I noticed myself having to flip back through pages to understand who was talking or what was happening and why it was important, which often ruined the flow for me. I also found myself lost when Clark described action scenes as it felt choppy and incomplete.

Overall, this was a compelling and complex book with race, loyalty, and identity at its center, and its strengths in setting and characters only made its flaws seem worse. I look forward to the next book and hope that it redeems these characters.

Review for The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

Thank you so much to Orbit letting me read an early e-copy of this via NetGalley! All opinions are my own.

Summary:
“Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought.

Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne.”

My Thoughts
Where do I even begin?!
Maybe with the stunning cover art by Tommy Arnold? If you haven’t looked at it, please do, and then come back to read the rest of this. And my goodness, the tension.

We’ll get it out of the way that I absolutely adored this book.
It is a fantasy debut set in a queernorm world, with mostly female POV’s which I always love to see. Both of our lead characters are queer women who are constantly balancing on a knife’s edge trying to figure out how they feel about each other.

Touraine is a soldier, who has found a family and a lover in her battalion of Sands. She constantly wants to impress her commander, Cantic, and rise above her station of Lieutenant. However, she is returning home at the beginning of the book, and it’s where her troubles begin. She has to fight internally with her loyalty to her found family and station, or to the ones rebelling against them.

”We pray for rain.”

Luca is a princess, who is ultimately thrust into a position of power that she is not entirely prepared for. She is doing her best, but she needs someone to help quell the brewing rebellion. She also comes from a very different upbringing than Touraine, and they are constantly at odds due to the dissimilarities of their viewpoints.

”Take off both your legs and look at all you have left.” She threw her arms wide. Luca just stared at her. “I said look!”
Slowly, Luca turned her head marginally, flicker her eyes right, left. Plush carpets and carved wooden tables, upholstered chairs, everything but the servants pretending not to hear the future queen and her pet Qazāli shouting to the rafters.
“You will never have nothing. Not like we have nothing. Not like the Sands have nothing, not like Qazāli have nothing.”

Eventually Touraine and Luca form a tentative and unsuspected alliance, and the action continues going from there.

This is a book primarily focused on political intrigue, controlling a seat of power, appeasing royals and rebels and the army trying to keep everyone safe. This author really enjoys teasing you with hints of an intriguing magic system with tiny seeds interspersed at the perfect times to keep you interested in it, and I get the feeling that we’ll be getting to know a lot more about this magic system and its users in book two.

It is also very focused on Touraine as a character. She has so many internal struggles, from feeling an alliance both to her fellow soldiers, as well as to the Qazāli people, who are always seen as lesser than the Balladairan’s. We see her go through a lot of internal character growth, and her viewpoints shift throughout the book, but it never felt wishy-washy to me. Less like she couldn’t choose a side, and more that she was learning to understand who and what is really worth fighting for.

”Touraine had been wrong earlier. You don’t find a life. You have to make one, with the people around you and the causes you put your strength into. She’d built a life with the Sands. They had all made the best they could out of a nightmare. But she’d been putting her strength toward other people’s causes for so long and deluding herself into thinking that she had her own reasons. Now she had a chance to choose her own cause.”

Overall (TLDR)
I loved this book. The complexity of the political intrigue, Touraine’s internal and external struggles, as she faces many, along with the beautiful hints of the magic system were all so incredibly well done. Luca was also an enjoyable character to read from, and the banter and tension between her and Touraine was both so frustrating and always left me wanting more scenes with them together.
And the WRITING. I had a hard time choosing which quotes to use, because I highlighted so many brilliant bits of writing within this e-arc. Clark has some serious talent, and I can wait to see where she goes from here. This is absolutely a book to look out for, and an author to watch continue to grow!
If you enjoy political intrigue, characters going through incredible struggles and growth, hints of magic, and a queernorm world, I highly recommend this one to you. I have no doubt it will be in my favorite books of 2021, and I look forward to book two!

A huge thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy I really appreciate it!
All quotes are taken from an ARC and are subject to change upon publication!

4 stars *subject to change
EDIT: After thinking about it for a while, I feel like I must add a warning. By the definition, this book is colonizer x colonized pairing. This is a relationship dynamic that I know makes many people uncomfortable, including me. It should be noted firstly.
Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for a review.
A North African (with French colonial inspirations) sapphic fantasy story involving oppression and imperialism. How could I not pick it up?
I have trouble with short fantasy books. It's really my own problem and not theirs. I've got a bloody awful memory and even worse reading comprehension. I'll be honest, I had no clue what was happening in this book. Really though, that's no surprise.
This was pretty fast-paced. Like, stuff just kept happening from the beginning, which I rather prefer. I do think it was written a bit silly at times, though. Like, at the beginning Touraine gets kidnapped and knocked out. Then we get a chapter from Lucas' POV and then when we go back to Touraine she's talking about two people dying and she's free again. I feel like we missed a step there...?
Speaking of Lucas: badass bisexual (I think?) disabled princess. I love her. Touraine also. I really appreciate how sexuality in this book is treated totally normal. The author doesn't make a big deal of it or make it anything 'bad' in the universe. People just exist.
This is a book I'll have to let sit in my mind for a while before coming to a complete decision on the rating.

I don't normally seek out military fantasy, but I was too intrigued by the premise of this book to pass up the opportunity to read it. No matter how I feel about the genre, I am always weak for morally grey and LGBT+ characters, and I was satisfied with how both of those were incorporated into the book. The way that this book incorporated themes of colonialism and racism also caught my attention, and as hard as it was to read about, I do think that the topics were handled in a realistic way. This definitely made me cheer for one major group of characters over the other while reading.

I found Touraine and Luca to both be really interesting as characters throughout the entire story. They both had good motives for what they were trying to accomplish, but despite having similar goals, their actions at times were so different from one another's. It was so frustrating watching them both make decisions I didn't agree with and that I could tell would probably backfire on them, but I also really enjoyed that because of how much more real it made them feel as characters. People can easily make mistakes even when they're trying to do the right thing.

I also loved how normalized being LGBT+ was in this book. There were a few different identities represented here and those characters were treated the same as anyone else. As an LGBT+ reader, this casual representation was greatly appreciated. Continuing on about representation, I enjoyed the disabled representation in this book as well. Luca is a good example, where she is a major character with a prominent disability, and while it is acknowledged as something she struggles with, it never stops her from trying to accomplish whatever goal she has at the time. The same could be said for any of the supporting characters who either had lasting injuries or diseases impacting their life in some way.

While I did genuinely enjoy this book, I will admit that the beginning was a bit slow and it took a while for me to fully get invested in the story. I don't think this is necessarily the fault of the author, but more that this isn't the type of story I normally read. Once I hit the halfway point and there was more action, I felt a lot more invested in the book. The last two parts were particularly enjoyable, and I found the book hard to put down in the middle of everything going on.

The only other real negative for me is that the magic wasn't as prevalent as I had hoped it would be. I found the concept of how the magic worked and how it was tied to religion and faith to be really interesting, but I wished we got to see more of it. What was shown in the later parts of the book did a bit of a better job meeting my expectations, but I guess I just prefer magic systems to be more important in what I read. I know that this is only the first book in a trilogy, so it's definitely possible that this could get expanded on in later installments, especially considering certain plot points that weren't fully resolved in this first book.

Overall, I thought that this was a solid start to a new trilogy, and I'm definitely curious to see how this story will continue in the next couple of books.

4 stars.

Let me start this with the fact that I am not usually one for military books. But, you know what I am a fan of? Magic, queer love and morally grey characters. I can say WITHOUT a doubt that this book delivers on all 3 of those. Also this book is super fast paced. Every chapter makes the plot grow bigger and bolder. It's the perfect blend of adult without too much gore.

As for the politics of the book, I mean there's nothing better than fighting for the rebels. Truly, No one reads a book to align themselves with the ruling class oppressors. So I found it very interesting to see the views of someone who straddled both worlds, and was never really accepted in either due to no fault of her own. It was good to see Tour grow from believing that she would be seens as a equal if she was just quite and bid her time.

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The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A fantasy blend of royal drama, military strategies, and social conflict, The Unbroken is a stellar first installment of a trilogy. We follow Tour and Luca, two very fleshed out characters, as they find themselves torn by loyalties and dilemmas of history, home, and culture. The worldbuilding is really well done, and I really felt engaged the entire way through. The plot moves along really well, and there's enough new information spread throughout the entire novel that it was never overwhelming to understand the world. A more in-depth review of this book will be published on https://www.armedwithabook.com/ closer to the book's publication date, and I will also be posting on my instagram page as the publication date draws nearer. A big thank you to Netgalley and Orbit for a copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review!

If you're expecting this to be a typical fantasy where the heroine miraculously brings together opposing sides through the love of friends and family, then you're in for a rude awakening. The Unbroken is a brutally honest look at all the ugliness of colonialism, rebellion, racism. It's a story about not even knowing which side you're supposed to be on, much less which side to choose. It's so good, so unexpectedly tragic in every way, that I was left speechless as I turned the final page.

C.L. Clark explores the clash of cultures and empires through Touraine, a soldier taken from her home so long ago she no longer recognizes it as home. She's come to identify with the Balladairan captors who erased her culture and trained and educated her to like them even though she'll never be accepted as one of them. She's loyal to the Empire, but her love is for the Sands, her fellow conscripts from the conquered desert colonies. Coming back to Qazāl reopens old wounds for all of them, testing sympathies and highlighting inequalities as they're forced to take up arms against their own people.

Fittingly, for a book that's all about women, a book in which nearly all of the leadership roles are filled by women, a book in which women-loving-women is the predominant relationship on display, it's only fitting that the overarching conflict is represented by four women - Touraine, Pruett, General Cantic, and Princess Luca (actually, there's a fifth, but to talk of her would be to wade deep into spoilers). Pruett is a soldier of the Sands and a lover to Touraine, a woman whose own loyalties are cleaner and simpler, and whose love tugs hard at Touraine's loyalties. Cantic is the woman who trained the Sands, a mother figure and a mentor, whose loyalties are muddied at best, and whose influence over Touraine further clouds her loyalties. Princess Luca embodies the Balladairan empire, a woman who has come to Qazāl to end the rebellion and take their magic, a woman who raises Touraine above her station, and whose affections strain not just loyalty but identity.

<blockquote>Balladaire was a land of gifts and punishments, honey and whips, devastating mercies.</blockquote>

The Unbroken is divided into four parts, and each of them pivots on a twist of love and loyalty for Touraine. I don't know that I've ever read a book with such a conflicted heroine, a story that piles on so many jaw-dropping, stomach-churning twists. It's hard to read at times, and Touraine is often hard to like. She's selfish in many ways, and has something of a savior complex compounded by imposter syndrome. We sympathize with her, we absolutely do, and we feel her pains as if they were our own, but she makes pivotal choices for all sides of the conflict without thinking them through. She's a product of her Balladairan upbringing, tempered by her love for the Sands, and challenged by this newfound sense of home, and Clark captures all the depths of psychological horror and emotional torture that represents.

<blockquote>It would be impossible to fix every betrayal on her shoulders. Too many of them were contradictory.</blockquote>

Even though this is fantasy, the simmering tension and spark of rebellion in Qazāl is all too familiar. It's about fighting for one's home, pushing back those who would erase your history, your religion, your culture, and your very identity. The faces of the rebellion are a mixed bunch, some more or less likable than others, but we understand their struggle. What makes it all so difficult to digest is that there's no clear sense of evil to the struggle, no one hero or one villain, just a lot of people from different cultures and backgrounds with what they believe to be good intentions. Color, race, and religion are all a part of the conflict, but they're secondary to the fact of a large empire conquering and colonizing its neighbors. While it becomes easier to choose sides as the story moves on, but I dare say it never becomes more comfortable.

The Unbroken is brilliant in its brutality. It's a book that makes you think and feel, a story you're almost forced to take part in. While I loved the ending and thought Clark did a fabulous job of bringing closure to so much conflict, the epilogue leaves me torn. It almost feels as if it undermines the struggle and the sacrifice, opening a door to a more typical fantasy resolution, but knowing how many times this twisted and pivoted, I'm anxious to see what's next.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an arc.

The Unbroken, though a bit slow to start, did pull me in ways I didn't think it would. The realistic portrayal of chronic pain and disability felt natural and took nothing away from Luca. Her character never revolved around her disability, it was simply a part of who she was.

The wonderful quietness of this novel was fantastic. Be wary, though, as this is quite possibly the definition of a slow burn romance. But since this is the first in a series, I will allow the agonizingly slow build up of romantic tension.

While this novel did have quite a bit of commentary on political power, that was never an overbearing part of the plot to me.

I look forward to reading the next one!

The Unbroken is a political fantasy novel that rewards a patient reader, taking place in a fully realized world and featuring complex character motivations when it comes to both its primary and secondary cast of characters. The first half of the book was a bit too slow for my tastes, largely focusing on diplomacy and the political machinations involved in putting down a growing rebellion in a colonized land, but it has the advantage of building a solid foundation for the explosive drama that comes in the back half of the novel.

As main characters, both Luca and Touraine really shine as passionate, flawed individuals. Their shifting loyalties to the colony as well as to each other is really what lies at the heart of the book. Clark does a great job weaving a subtle narrative about power and agency through this slowest of slowburns, and I'm interested in seeing how their relationship progresses in the sequel, since this appears to be book one of a planned series. I also liked how thoughtfully Luca's disability was handled in the book; it was refreshing to see a character believably handling chronic pain and still being in a position of power.

Overall, this novel seems perfect for fans who like rich worldbuilding, politics, and great sapphic representation. An impressive debut!

The Unbroken is an intense, slow burn military fantasy in a North African inspired setting that has so, so very much to say! We follow Touraine, a soldier who was stolen as a child from the Empire’s desert colony, Qazāl. As she grew up, Touraine was trained into undying loyalty for an Empire that would use her as fodder. When her regenment is sent back to the desert colony as part of a mission to secure Qazāl, Touraine begins to realize she might not be as severed from her past as she once thought.

Her regenment bears the strain of being entirely made up of soldiers who were children stolen from Qazāl. As soldiers, they feel both ostracized from their Empire for being different and resented by the people of their homeland for their imposed complacency. As such, this book deals with intense internalized racism and the struggle against colonial powers. I think Clark explores these themes very well, but I am a white reviewer, so please don’t take just my word for it. Look into BIPOC reviews as well, because I feel like they will be the best at describing exactly how hard these themes hit.

What I can say as a Queer reviewer though, is that this book is oh so wonderfully, casually Queer. We have relationships between the soldiers, relationships between royals and their bodyguards, and even relationships between rebels, not to mention the main slow burn romance between Touraine and Princess Luca.

Princess Luca journeys to the colonies as a test to prove to her Uncle, the King Regent, that she can rule. Naturally, Luca is very aware that this is a trick to get her away from the Capital and a set up for her to fail so that her Uncle can remain in power. Not only is she a woman, but a childhood accident left her with a permanent disability and chronic pain. Despite the risks, Luca tackles her new position seriously, and begins her political maneuvers to try and please both the colonists and the Qazāli people, so that she may secure the colony as a foothold for the Empire. Of course, anyone who knows anything about colonization knows there is absolutely no way to please both sides, but in her naivety Luca tries, and to her credit, she does learn that truth eventually.

The relationship between Tourraine and Luca is a VERY slow burn (and, keep in mind, this is only book one of a series). But we get the pining, the long stares, the aching distance between Luca and Touraine, especially when Touraine is taken into the Princess’s personal guard. So if you like your romance with many complex feelings and a dash of courtly love, this may be the romance for you. Either way, I definitely want to see more of Touraine and Luca after reading this first book.

Overally, I think The Unbroken is a fantastic beginning to what is lining up to be an epic series! The writing is beautiful, tense, and gripping, even with the slower pace required to build up a world of this magnitude and effect. I cannot wait to see what Clark writes next!

**Thank you Orbit and NetGalley for the ARC**

Here's the thing, I think I'm going to be in quite the minority rating it so low.

The story was well written and compelling-- for some people. Unfortunately, when I pick up a fantasy, I prefer there to be a lot more magic and fantastical things happening, and because I also never found a point where I connected with any of the characters, I found it hard to care about what was happening to them past the 50% point. I found the plot to be dragging, and lingering on things that I personally didn't care about, and struggled to push myself to finish this because of that.

HOWEVER, like I said, I think if you like military strategy based books, with little to no magic in them, I think this book could be great for you!
I'm just disappointed to say it didn't work for me.

Thank you to Orbit, and Netgalley for gifting me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

Interesting premise. Likable/hated characters. Cool plot. I would recommend this story to others. Some spots I found SUPER AMAZING AND AWESOME, I still liked it. THANK YOU NETGALLEY!!!!!