My first thought was, another monster/human romance? Really? In a repugnant, post-apocalyptic america, this had the potential to be another YA dystopian novel that would fade into the back behind books like the Hunger Games, The Giver and Divergent, But no more than 10 pages in I knew I was hooked. I didn't read any reviews about them and I didn't know that there would be such a lack of romance. This was the first Schwab book I'd ever picked up. There aren't many YA books that don't have a central focus on romance these days, though it does have a hint or taste here and there, really, it was almost refreshing for romance to play such a small role. I absolutely devoured these two books in about two or three days. " I didn't know how badly I needed this book until I got my hands on it. Schwab describes this duology as "Sin City PLUS Romeo and Juliet MINUS romance PLUS monsters.
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