Sunday 24 January 2016

Leave all your love and your longing behind, you can't carry it with you if you want to survive.


 


 See How They Run
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Publication Date: January 14th 2016
Publisher: Orchard Books
~A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~

Inside every secret, there's a world of trouble. Get ready for the second book in this new series of global proportions--from master of intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.

Grace's past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.

The twists get twistier and the turns get even more shocking in the second thrilling installment of Embassy Row.



OHMYGOD. THAT WAS THE MEANEST CLIFFHANGER ENDING. Continuing on from All Fall Down, See How They Run builds up the history of Adria, and the history of the founders. Believe it or not, See How They Run is a lot darker than its predecessor, there are so many more secrets about Grace and Adria and more things out of Graces control than she likes (and we know how she acts when it comes to secrets).


Grace is...I hate to say broken, but she is completely broken. And it's what you'd expect from what she found out about the mystery surrounding her mother’s death and the scarred man. At least when she didn't know she had this thing to hold onto, to know she wasn't crazy, when everybody acted like she was. But I love her, she isn't entirely likeable, but I connect more with her than any previous Ally Carter MC's (Cammie post Only the Good Spy Young and Kat, Uncommon Criminals). Alexei. Oh, bloody hell, Alexei. We get more of him (yay!) but we also get more depth from him, and get to see his darker side.

What I love about Ally Carter, is the emphasis she puts on family. Never are they standard or perfect, they're broken and dysfunctional but they're strong. They're family, and it doesn't stop at blood. And in See How They Run we get to meet Grace's older brother, Jamie. And she tries her damn hardest to push him away, but he's always there pushing her back. They really feel like siblings.

WE HAVE SOME ROMANCE, if you were disappointed by the lack of romance in All Fall Down, you still might be, because honestly, there's no outwardly romance between Grace and Alexei. But what I seriously adore about the way Ally Carter writes romance is how she builds their foundation first. How she can write intimate and sexy moments without the characters even kissing, is beyond me.

See How They Run is fast paced, packed with shocking twists that you won't see coming until just before it hits you, family ties, and uh, more Alexei.




Rating: 5/5

                             

11 comments:

  1. I haven't read the first book, but thinking about checking it out from my library. Glad this sequel is awesome. That's not usually the case.

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    1. It was SO much better than the first, though I loved that, too.

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  2. You know, I'm a terrible person who judges a book by its cover, so I haven't read this book and the Gallager series because it looked too "immature," but everyone keeps talking about how dark these series are!

    Off to my library I go!

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    1. Haha, I did too, don't worry. I put of GG for so long, and okay, the first three and a half are a little tweeny, but they started getting darker and this series? Ohhh, it still feels like an Ally Carter but definitely much darker.

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  3. I REALLLLLLLYYYYY need to read the first book! I've had it sitting on my shelf since it came out last year and I still haven't picked it up! After reading this, I'll have to soon!

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  4. YES. I absolutely adored All Fall Down, so I am so excited that this is a worthy sequel. :) And it makes me happy to know that there is some romance because I felt that was the one thing that was missing in All Fall Down. ;) Thanks for sharing Kirsty and, as always, fabulous review! ♥

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    1. Ha, right? I so wanted romance in All Fall Down (even though it did seem to plant some seeds) and there's not full out romance in here, but more intimate, which, hell yes. ;)

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  5. Wow, that's great you loved this sequel. I've never read anything by Ally Carter but I like to hear that books feature families in some regard. It's nice!

    -Lauren

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  6. I'm a little embarrassed to say I haven't read any Ally Carter yet...
    Glad to see you enjoyed this one so much! And I like that this one has some romance ;) Awesome review, Kirsty!

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  7. I haven't read any carter books, but good to hear that the twists were well written

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