A review by ailsaod
Break the Chains by Megan E. O'Keefe

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh wow this was good! I am currently kicking myself for not having the 3rd book on hand!

This book cuts between Detan and Ripka's POVs equally, although I would still say Detan is probably still the main character (maybe?). The world continues to expand well and focuses on a coastal part of the Scorched. 

I really felt for Detan (most of the time) in this book which is quite something seeing as I couldn't stand him at the beginning of the first book. Tibs gets a lot more development than he got in the first book and we see more of their friendship which was very nice. 

Ripka's part of the book is more focused on figuring out conspiracies and not dying but is still interesting.

The dual perspective format was good but infuriating. There were numerous cliffhanger chapter endings and then the next chapter would be in the other POV. This made me read the book mostly in two sittings. Also can I just say that the emotional moments in this hit pretty hard - a couple of scenes in particular had no right to be like that!

I've no idea how book 3 is going to go from here but I look forward to finding out!