Ｔｉｔｌｅ： Steelstriker
Ａｕｔｈｏｒ： Marie Lu
Ｓｅｒｉｅｓ： Book 2
Ｒａｔｉｎｇ： ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
＊Ｎｏｔｅ：You can find the review for Book 1 here.
Explosive action and swoon-worthy suspense collide in this riveting conclusion to the Skyhunter duet from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Marie Lu
As a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life. 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.
But Mara has fallen. And its destruction has unleashed Talin's worst nightmare.
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. She has no choice but to become the Federation's most deadly war machine as their newest Skyhunter.
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. 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.
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.
"Action without heart is meaningless."
This is my looooong overdue review for this great sequel. This duology is one of my favorites. I'm always impressed by a good duology because it's so hard to pull off a well-told story in just two books, but Marie Lu delivered. It wasn't without its flaws, but I think it was still a very good book.
The pacing was pretty steady. I loved getting to see Talin in action. She was amazing before but as a skyhunter she's a total badass. The fight scenes were great and I loved getting to see Red fighting on the right side.
I'm also glad we got to see more of life in the Federation. We caught glimpses of what an everyday out in the city would look like, but I do kind of wish we got to see more of it. I thought it would be a little more like visiting the Capitol in The Hunger Games. It wasn't quite that immersive, but I still enjoyed getting an inside look at the Federation.
I was a little disappointed in the romance angle this time around. Talin and Red spent so much time apart that I think it was a little hard to believe they were that heed-over-heels in love. I would've liked more time for them to develop their romance just as smoothly as they did their friendship.
The ending played out pretty quickly and I raced to finish the book. Overall, I think it was a great sequel and end to the series. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of YA dystopias.
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