Our dark duet

Book 2 in Monsters of Verity Duology. Verity faces the consequences of the war that was started in book one. THe North is in Chaos after Sloan and Alice (the monster born from Kate) take over. Monsters run rampant in the North and humans are fleeing to the South. The FTF takes people only after screening them and they have to work for FTF now. The screening takes place at the border where August reaps the soul of anyone who has committed a crime. Kate is in the next town Prosperity fighting the budding monsters there.

As Kate faces a monster that feeds on violence, she knows it is now planning to go to Verity, where violence is flourishing. She moves back to Verity to warn August of the ChaosEater. The Chaos Eater incites violence among any people and it grows stronger with the violence. After many such reported incidents, Sloan captures the Chaos Eater to unleash on the Flynns.

Sloan takes Henry Flynn to drag the Flynns out of the FTF. Alice (evil Malchai, looks like Kate) meanwhile makes way through the unused subway to transport the monster to the FTF building. All hell breaks loose. Finally, after killing Sloan as the Flynns come back to FTF, many of their soldiers are killing each other. As August plays a tune, Ilsa throws herself at the monster and both of them fragment into ashes.

Notable characters:

  • The Flynns:

    • Henry Flynn: Commander of FTF. Leader of South. Kind, ex-doctor, believes in humanity.

    • Soro Flynn: Very righteous Sunai but keeps to himself, not a zealot like Leo.

    • August Flynn: Sunai with empathy.

    • Ilsa FLynn: Sunai who is also kind but also eccentric. She is very perceptive.

  • Kate Harker: Daughter of Callum. A amateur bad-ass.

  • Alice: Monster that Kate creates when she kills a man.

  • Sloan: Malchai working under Harker. Very cruel and mean. Loves violence. Wants to take over the city.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

What you will like about the book?

  • The heroine grows with pain. She doesn't just turn into an assasin in one day.

  • The writing is beautiful. Concise and not too flowery.

  • One very interesting question was raised: Who decides how much killing you can do before you are called evil? How does someone who kills for self-defense better than someone who kills for fun? A life is lost in both cases. I dont think it was answered.

What not to like about the book?

  • No plot/ very convenient plot.