Contemporary Sci-fi, young adult, series
I've
read several books by Amy Tintera now and I truly adore her books.
All These Warriors is the second and final book in her Monsters duology and it was just as wonderful as the first in the series, All These Monsters.
When reviewing All These Monsters, I wrote, "Tintera
likes to write about the fight; her characters usually belong to some
sort of misfit army and All These Monsters carries that tradition
forward. In an Earth that's been invaded by violent creatures called 'scrabs', both private and government groups are forming to fight the
invaders and keep people safe."
Focusing once again on American
Team 7- because we would all be gutted if she didn't- Tintera takes us
right back into the action as we learn the fallout from the events of
the first book. There's less fighting-action in this book as the team
tries to determine the best way to bring down Julian and the
corporations who are trying to train scrabs for their own personal use.
The slower pace of the story might be a turn off to some, but I really
enjoyed the opportunity to focus on the characters more than the
situation they were in. Tintera creates wonderful characters that you
want to cheer for; of course, Edan is the perfectly crafted anti-Julian
and while it might be cliche it was still wonderful to watch his
relationship with Clara unfold slowly and patiently. I was particularly relieved
that Tintera did not try to redeem Julian- a trope I would be happy if I
never had to read it again.
This was a satisfying conclusion to
the story, with just enough of hint of what's ahead for our characters
in the epilogue. I can't wait to see what Tintera writes next.
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