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I bought this book for someone for Christmas because they like this author and this style of book. So I wanted to read it to make sure it was good. It was a good and exciting read with twists and turns. Though I found some of it to be far fetched. I liked this authors book “The Guest List” better. I’m still going to give it as a gift. :)

(Just realized half stars are an option on here!) This was an awesome book for Christian readers. I am Catholic, and I found the quotes that John Mark Comer used throughout the book to be worldly and relevant to probably all sectors of Christian thought.
I think it was well done and really made me think about my life in the context of resting, praying, and living in a way that is good for my soul. I recommend this book to any Christian! (I would perhaps not go so far as to recommend this to a non-Christian because Jesus comes up A LOT.) Though I do think that the insight from this book extends beyond Christian belief into just what it means for us as a society and as individuals to be so rushed and how we can slow down. I need to take the advice. I will likely read this book again sometime.

This is a sequel that’s so worth the read! Mark Lawrence’s writing is very artistic and visual. I can’t wait for the third book now since this was such a crazy cliffhanger. I like the politics and the way the book makes the reader consider how knowledge plays a role in our lives and our histories. Amazing! I only give it 4 stars because I felt a bit confused in the first few chapters getting back into the timelines after the first book. I loved the recap at the start- very very helpful. Love this book series!

I LOVED THIS!! I read this for my book club and I was so surprised at how fast paced it was. I found it easy to read yet super engaging. It was hard for me to put down. This book had me staying up past my bedtime because I had to know what would happen next. Great sci-fi book that is not difficult to grasp. I have already recommended this book to my boyfriend, and to any of you out there on BookWyrm reading this review.

The discourse in this book is very important. I would recommend this book to parents or people who want to be parents soon. Although, I found this book to be a conversation starter into this topic. The book was very one sided throughout, and I sometimes found myself pushing back on the author’s advice. Especially in the case of children being less supervised- which I agree with to a point. It just seemed like he was asking readers to take this to an extreme and pushing actual risks under the rug. I think there are more systematic problems that need to be addressed to take all of this author’s advice. (Couldn’t help but think this book was obviously written from a slightly out of touch man’s perspective.) He did address that we need better infrastructure to foster better safety for people/children walking and biking outside independently; but that was mentioned briefly and never brought up again. I thought this book was a good start into this important topic, and I agreed with most of the sentiments and enjoyed the statistics- though I think more research should be done to respond to this book. I will be keeping my eye on new discourse coming out around this topic.

I loved this book! It was fun to read and I enjoyed the unique story! It was complex and fast paced but not too complicated. The writing style is great too. I finished in 3 days which is unusual for me, this book just captivated my attention and flew by! If you’re hesitating to read this because it is deemed a “teen” book, don’t worry about that because it is great for adults too. It’s not childish at all. Loved this! Will definitely read the sequels.