I didn’t get into this book right away,
but I’m glad I stuck it out because I ended up really enjoying it. It is set in the future, generations after
some apocalyptic event has driven people underground, and people live within
societies known as enclaves. Each
enclave has its own rules and it takes days of running in the tunnels to get to
the next settlement. The tunnels are
infested with Freaks, zombie-like creatures who feed on meat, animal and human
alike.
Deuce has only ever known life in the
enclave, but soon after being initiated as a Huntress, she begins to question
the methods of her society. When she and
her hunting partner Fade are banished from the enclave, they make their way
topside – the place where Deuce was always taught could not sustain human life
and the place where Fade came from.
While there are certainly parallels to
other books of this genre, it is different enough that you don’t feel like you’re
reading something you’ve already read. I've already added the sequel (Outpost) to my to-read list.
