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Title: Iron Pendulum (Periodic #2)
Author: Megan Curd
Release Date: 28th August 2014
Publisher: -
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Quick Review:
Six months ago, Avery thought the world ended outside Dome Four. Thought she was one of the few of her kind. Thought the war that brought the human race to the brink of extinction was over.
But six months can change everything.
After fighting to escape a tyranny she didn't even know existed, Avery has had to come to grips with all the secrets she's uncovered. But more secrets continue to come to light, revealing how little of her world she truly knew. When evidence starts to show that Dome Four might be under siege, Avery knows what she must do.
Returning to the dome she longed to escape is a challenge for Avery, but now she knows there’s corruption lurking in the shadows. A massive steam shortage leaves half the dome without power, and people are falling ill. Dying.
And they’re blaming Avery.
Six months can change everything. One more month could kill everyone. The clock is ticking.
Detailed Review: <<I received an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review>>
Iron Pendulum is the long-awaited sequel to Steel Lily. Yes, long-awaited, because I couldn't wait to see what Avery and her friends were going to do to help Dome Four and its inhabitants.
When I was reading, I found myself laughing and smiling one moment and panting the next, and then possibly crying.
The laughing part was mainly from Jaxon and his sharp tongue, as usual. The crying and panting? Well, there definitely wasn't anything funny.
I was ranting about Iron Pendulum to one of my blogger friends, Anna from Enchanted by YA. And this is what I told her.
IRON PENDULUM IS 10 TIMES BETTER THAN THE HUNGER GAMES.
Because if you compare it to The Hunger Games, come on. There is seriously no need to compare. Iron Pendulum was such a good book, and undoubtedly much better than its predecessor too.
Let me justify this statement.
So much betrayal. So much I think I almost died on the spot when I found out who the traitor was. And yes, when you find out who the traitor is, the twists will come. All at once. BOOM BOOM BOOM. Be ready.
And so much tragedy and pain as well. I really felt so much pain for Avery that I wanted to cry, because no fifteen year old, even one destined to be the hope of the people, should experience what she went through. Of course, the characters each had their own part to play in the book and I adored all of them. Even Riggs.
Except some, of course. Like Xander, for example.
And someone who you wouldn't expect to hate when you reach the end.
The story was perfect. I shall leave it at that. That sentence is enough to show what I thought about the book.
And don't worry about the action. There's action already waiting for you in the first chapter, and it builds up to one explosive climax at the end.
As well as one cliffhanger.
My pleasure for giving you this warning.
Brief Review: Iron Pendulum needs to be read by every single dystopian fan, because I believe that it really is the trademark of the dystopian genre. Not only did it speak of hope in its simple but beautiful writing, it spoke of love in its many forms, from family to friends. That, I believe is what every true dystopian book should have, besides an oppressed world searching for hope. Megan Curd did it right and I just want to thank her for writing this sequel so perfectly.
Final Rating:
5/5 (no questions about it! I'd give it a six if I could!) 'Totally Amazing!!!'
QUOTE:
Something Riggs said about trust struck a chord within me,
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved--- George MacDonald
Your Reviewer:
Here's an excerpt that gets my adrenaline running! If you like it, I urge you to read the whole book! Hint: this happens in the first chapter.
“Jaxon…” I said, trailing off.
“Run.”
Alice’s voice rose in panic. “Jax, what do you mean—”
“When, in the history of the English language, has run ever meant anything other than run?” Jaxon’s every word was laced with tension.
And that’s when I heard them; the feral snarls of what used to be human beings echoing down the tunnel.
Ground Zeroes—or Zeroes, as we’d come to call them since meeting up with the Alliance—the burned army of Xander’s Resistance.
Sari took three steps back before turning on her heel. “I think we should go now.”
We backed up, trying to be as silent as possible in our exit. But then I stepped on the bones of a rat skeleton.
Echoes, then silence, and then it came.
Wild, livid, tortured growls, that shouldn’t come from any human being, rang through the tunnel. The cement shook, and I knew we were done for. There was nowhere to go; nowhere to hide.
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ABOUT MEGAN CURD
Megan Curd is a graduate of Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota. While having always enjoyed reading any books she could get her hands on, Megan didn’t begin writing until a friend encouraged her to do so while in college.
When not writing, Megan enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Photography, traveling and snowboarding are hobbies she loves, and she doesn’t turn down the opportunity to play xBox with her brother and friends when it presents itself.
Megan currently resides in Ohio with her husband and son, where she is trying to convert them into Buckeye fans.
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