The Light We Seek by Katie MayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Every dystopian novel needs a road trip
The second book in the series is darker than the first book. In this book the world is falling apart quickly with the natural disasters and the virus spreading. Shops are emptying, people are hiding at home instead of going to work and folks are starting barter instead of using money. As the world continues to fall apart Addie gets closer to her guys. Calax is getting firmly entrenched in her heart and we hear more about their history.
When Addie hears the news about Atlanta falling to pieces she panics. Her little brother has been sent away to live there and she needs to find out whether he is ok or not. The guys all decide to join her in her journey - and thus we have our mandatory road trip.
The thing about road trips in dystopian novels is that the main characters are always going to be going through new environments where different perils await, and this is what happens in this book. It’s through this stage of the book we see things really start to get dark. There are ragers, environmental perils and the basic bad element of humanity to deal with, not to mention all the shortages.
This second book is definitely more intriguing than the first and the deepening bonds between Addie and the guys helps with that. We don’t get to hear much more about the guys’ individual histories, but we do get to hear about their feelings.
I will definitely be continuing to read this series.
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