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bmacenlightened's review
5.0
Punk city is an engineered urban hellscape run by horrifically bloodthirsty gangs of children chasing the next high and their next kill. The titular Hell Bound Kids or HBK are one such gang, and the main characters happen to be members. In the middle of their bloodthirsty gang activity one member, Ghost, finds himself feeling things that are not conducive to continuing on with being an active member of the gang. Specifically lines started appearing that he wasn't willing to cross or allow to be crossed, and he started pushing against them and longing for life outside the bounds of Punk City. Considering the city is an engineered hellscape and exists on purpose, the idea of someone being able to escape is not acceptable by the powers that be, so something has to and will have to give.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
thesleepyreader79's review
5.0
I had no idea what kind of book I was getting myself into with this one. As the synopsis states its one-part Lord of the Flies and one part The Warriors.
The Hell Bound Kids is one wild ride. A place called Punk City. A city run by kids running wild. The Hell Bound Kids are just one of the cities ruthless gangs that are vying for control. Murder, robbery, sexual assault, and the harvesting of psychotropics from those tortured to death (if you know the name of these psychotropics then you've been paying attention for the last few years).
The city is ruled by a corrupt city manager by the name of Abraxas. Punk City, a major, sprawling metropolis of unending twisting streets that loop back to the city with no end and an ocean no one can cross or access. Trapped. Trapped by drugs, violence and death. In a city that is at war, not only with itself but with the powers that be, is there any hope for escape? There are adults but they are either police, social workers or what they call "projections", what I'm guessing are something like holograms.
All the gang members have nicknames. Ammo, Pusho, Mimic, etc. One member of the HBK gang, is starting to realize this is not the life he wants. Ghost hears rumors that another gang, the Outsiders, may know of a way out of the city. A way to escape. Abraxas and the entities that he serves can never allow this to happen as it will reveal the cities true nature.
Like I said above I had no idea what I was getting into with this book. As a fan of The Warriors and having read Lord of the Flies, I was intrigued. As I got into the book, I noticed certain things that parallel topics that have come to light over the past few years. If you've been paying attention for the last two years, then you know what I am talking about. The harvesting of a chemical from people, and a certain island that has nefarious things happening on it and the revelation that powerful family's control much of our world. Some might read this and see fiction but there is definitely some truth to much of this story. An interesting read for sure and I'm more than curious as to where the story will go from here. I received this book free from Booksirens for an honest review.
The Hell Bound Kids is one wild ride. A place called Punk City. A city run by kids running wild. The Hell Bound Kids are just one of the cities ruthless gangs that are vying for control. Murder, robbery, sexual assault, and the harvesting of psychotropics from those tortured to death (if you know the name of these psychotropics then you've been paying attention for the last few years).
The city is ruled by a corrupt city manager by the name of Abraxas. Punk City, a major, sprawling metropolis of unending twisting streets that loop back to the city with no end and an ocean no one can cross or access. Trapped. Trapped by drugs, violence and death. In a city that is at war, not only with itself but with the powers that be, is there any hope for escape? There are adults but they are either police, social workers or what they call "projections", what I'm guessing are something like holograms.
All the gang members have nicknames. Ammo, Pusho, Mimic, etc. One member of the HBK gang, is starting to realize this is not the life he wants. Ghost hears rumors that another gang, the Outsiders, may know of a way out of the city. A way to escape. Abraxas and the entities that he serves can never allow this to happen as it will reveal the cities true nature.
Like I said above I had no idea what I was getting into with this book. As a fan of The Warriors and having read Lord of the Flies, I was intrigued. As I got into the book, I noticed certain things that parallel topics that have come to light over the past few years. If you've been paying attention for the last two years, then you know what I am talking about. The harvesting of a chemical from people, and a certain island that has nefarious things happening on it and the revelation that powerful family's control much of our world. Some might read this and see fiction but there is definitely some truth to much of this story. An interesting read for sure and I'm more than curious as to where the story will go from here. I received this book free from Booksirens for an honest review.
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