Week 34 Review: Lifeless

From Goodreads:

When Tavin Barnes escaped Eden City with Khaya, the Word of Life, he became a most-wanted fugitive overnight. But he never expected his flight would end with the ultimate becoming the next Word of Death. Now he's a prisoner inside the Athenaeum, where his new life under the Godspeakers' control has begun. As the Word of Death, Tavin can kill with a touch, an ability he must learn to harness or risk hurting the people he cares for. But Ryse, the Godspeaker charged with Tavin's training, is pushing him to be as ruthless as she is. Her goal: make Tavin an elite assassin, whether he wants to be or not. His first target: the Chinese ambassador to Eden City. And that's just the beginning . . .

My Review:
I had a really fantastic time reading this book! I really enjoyed the first book, and I just love her writing so much, and this was another fantastic, unique and wonderful read, one that I had such a great time with, and I'm glad that we got 2 books in this world with these characters!

The situation that Tavin is in at the start of this book isn't great, what with him now being the Word of Death, and the abilities that come with it, well, he's even more hunted. But it was such an interesting shift, and what it meant for him and for the world.

I was interested in Ryse, because the way she's described, made me think that she was just playing a role, that she didn't actually believe what she was pushing him to do. So I enjoyed reading this book to find out if I was right or not.

Reading this book was such a blast, I had such a great time watching as Tavin struggled with his abilities and his situation, figuring out what he was going to do, what the right thing was. It was fantastic and engaging and I couldn't get enough! 

This was another really wonderful read and I can't wait to read more by Adrianne Strickland! 

Author: Adrianne Strickland 
Series: Words Made Flesh #2 
Read: August 17th, 2024  
Source:  NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a Sophomore Challenge Book! 
Publisher: Flux
Published: August 1st 2015

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars