Author: Patrick Ness
ISBN: 0763644900
Pages: 519
Release Date: September 8, 2009
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Genre: Fiction
Source: Personal Copy
Rating: 3 out of 5 Bookworms
From Goodreads.com:
Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order.
But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer?
And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...
The Ask and the Answer is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure.
The Ask and The Answer is the second book in the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. I really enjoyed the first book (you can read my review here), and was expecting to enjoy this second installment as much, if not more. But...
I didn't. The story itself was fine. There were some very good parts, some great action and the plot thickens toward the end, but it was getting to the end that was a problem.
The book was LOOOOOOOONG! Way too long, in my opinion. It just dragged on and on. I remember thinking to myself several times, "Okay, get on with it!" I think if the editors had cut about 150 pages, it probably wouldn't have detracted from the story; in fact, I think it would have made it better.
That being said, I enjoyed seeing the characters grow in their own ways and the end of the book was very good at leaving me wondering what will happen next. Was it enough to make me pick up the third, and final, book in the series? Hmmm...dunno yet. Very possibly, but for now I want to take a break from this story.
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