I got an eGalley of this book through NetGalley to review. I was a huge fan of the The Hallows series and was excited to see that a prequel was being released. This was a well done prequel to The Hallows. I enjoyed it but did think that the book wraps up kind of abruptly. I am wondering if we will see additional books in this "prequel" storyline.
I loved seeing how The Turn happened and seeing some of our good ole favorite characters from The Hollows series in their younger years. This book is mainly told from Trent and Trisk's perspective. Both of them are hellbent on having their genetic research receive recognition.
We also see some characters from the later books in the series. Quen is a main character in this book and some other characters such as Rynn Cormel and Piscary show up towards the end of the book. I am sure there are others that feature from the Hollows series that I am missing.
It was incredibly intriguing to see how the Turn happened and the whole "death to mass humanity" gives this book a very apocalyptic feel.
I did struggle a bit at points with trying to figure out how this story gets Trent to where he is at the beginning of The Hollows series, I couldn't figure out how Trisk fit in. I am hoping there will be more prequel books to fill this missing portion of the story in.
The characters are not as likable as the characters in the following Hollows books. Both Trisk and Trent come off as selfish and conniving. However, the intense events surrounding them make the book engaging. The writing is well done and easy to read.
Overall I would definitely recommend to fans of The Hollows series. I personally would recommend reading the other Hollows books first and then come back to this prequel. Trisk is very different from Rachel and it was interesting to see some of the characters in this series at earlier points in their lives. The book is well written and easy to read and I really enjoyed it.
I loved seeing how The Turn happened and seeing some of our good ole favorite characters from The Hollows series in their younger years. This book is mainly told from Trent and Trisk's perspective. Both of them are hellbent on having their genetic research receive recognition.
We also see some characters from the later books in the series. Quen is a main character in this book and some other characters such as Rynn Cormel and Piscary show up towards the end of the book. I am sure there are others that feature from the Hollows series that I am missing.
It was incredibly intriguing to see how the Turn happened and the whole "death to mass humanity" gives this book a very apocalyptic feel.
I did struggle a bit at points with trying to figure out how this story gets Trent to where he is at the beginning of The Hollows series, I couldn't figure out how Trisk fit in. I am hoping there will be more prequel books to fill this missing portion of the story in.
The characters are not as likable as the characters in the following Hollows books. Both Trisk and Trent come off as selfish and conniving. However, the intense events surrounding them make the book engaging. The writing is well done and easy to read.
Overall I would definitely recommend to fans of The Hollows series. I personally would recommend reading the other Hollows books first and then come back to this prequel. Trisk is very different from Rachel and it was interesting to see some of the characters in this series at earlier points in their lives. The book is well written and easy to read and I really enjoyed it.
