Hey, guys! I finished the Chaos Walking series. It was amazing and makes me want to read every book that Patrick Ness has ever written.
Previous Books:
The Knife of Never Letting Go
The Ask and the Answer
The Cover:
The Cover:
It shows a world on fire as a result of the war going on. The Noise lines the sides of the page, which I really like. The title also links well with the book. "War makes monsters of men" A+ cover.
Official Description:
Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await?
My Review:
Monsters of Men was a great conclusion to this series.
One of the most remarkable things about this series is its character development. You can see the changes in the characters brought about by their varying experiences, and this book showed the depth that these characteristic changes affected the characters. Despite oftentimes being misguided, the characters of this series feel real and relatable. I just wanted to wrap them up in a blanket and protect them from the dangers throughout this book. And the danger was everywhere. The plot gets far more intense and violent in Monsters of Men as war becomes inevitable.
This book also contained elements of mind control which were super interesting both in format and storyline. It really added to the book and doesn't feel artificial. The mind control links with the character development in cool and new ways.
There was also an added point of view from a Spackle. The wording is entirely different since it is an alien being with a different construct of the world than the humans, so it took some getting used to. But, it did help show all sides of the battle and humanize the enemy, which I thought was worthwhile.
Overall, I loved this book! If you enjoyed the previous books in this series, you will enjoy Monsters of Men as well. To be fair, it starts off a little slower than The Ask and the Answer, but it still started by hitting the ground running. I'd definitely recommend this book as well as the entire series.
Previous Books:
The Knife of Never Letting Go
The Ask and the Answer
The Cover:
It shows a world on fire as a result of the war going on. The Noise lines the sides of the page, which I really like. The title also links well with the book. "War makes monsters of men" A+ cover.
Official Description:
Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await?
My Review:
Monsters of Men was a great conclusion to this series.
One of the most remarkable things about this series is its character development. You can see the changes in the characters brought about by their varying experiences, and this book showed the depth that these characteristic changes affected the characters. Despite oftentimes being misguided, the characters of this series feel real and relatable. I just wanted to wrap them up in a blanket and protect them from the dangers throughout this book. And the danger was everywhere. The plot gets far more intense and violent in Monsters of Men as war becomes inevitable.
This book also contained elements of mind control which were super interesting both in format and storyline. It really added to the book and doesn't feel artificial. The mind control links with the character development in cool and new ways.
There was also an added point of view from a Spackle. The wording is entirely different since it is an alien being with a different construct of the world than the humans, so it took some getting used to. But, it did help show all sides of the battle and humanize the enemy, which I thought was worthwhile.
Overall, I loved this book! If you enjoyed the previous books in this series, you will enjoy Monsters of Men as well. To be fair, it starts off a little slower than The Ask and the Answer, but it still started by hitting the ground running. I'd definitely recommend this book as well as the entire series.
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The Sky
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
Books by Neal Shusterman
Happy Reading!
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