While i loved being reunited with these characters (yay for the addition of reds POV!) and back in to unique world of strikers and skyhunters, i found the plot progression and conclusion to be lackluster. everything happens the way you would expect and ive come to find that very underwhelming, as of late. when it comes to YA particularly, the endings are very predictable. Ive read a lot of last books in a series lately and i think ive come to realisation that i will always love beginnings (the first book) more than the endings (the final book).

While the fate of a broken world hangs in the balance, Talin and Red must reunite the Strikers and find their way back to each other in this smoldering sequel to Marie Lu’s Skyhunter.

The link between them may be weak, but it could be Talin and Red's only hope to salvage their past and safeguard their future. Red is no stranger to the cruelty of the Federation or the torture within its Skyhunter labs, but he knows this isn’t the end for Mara – or Talin. She has no choice but to become the Federation’s most deadly war machine as their newest Skyhunter. With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted homeland. And its destruction has unleashed Talin’s worst nightmare. Loyalty to the Shield who watches your back, to the Strikers who risk their lives on the battlefield, and most of all, to Mara, which was once the last nation free from the Karensa Federation’s tyranny.īut Mara has fallen. Explosive action and swoon-worthy suspense collide in this riveting conclusion to the Skyhunter duet from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Marie LuĪs a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life.

Warcross series book 2