TOUR / REVIEW: This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada


**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada


Release Date: October 30, 2018

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Summary: Cat  thought  the  Hydra  epidemic  was  over,  but  when  new  cases  pop  up,  Cat  must  team  up  with  an  enemy  to  fix  the  vaccine  before  the  virus  spirals  out  of  control  in  this  thrilling  sequel  to  This  Mortal  Coil,  which  New  York  Times  bestselling  author  Amie  Kaufman  says  “redefines  ‘unputdownable.’”

The  nightmare  of  the  outbreak  is  finally  over,  but  Cat’s  fight  has  only  just  begun.

Exhausted,  wounded,  and  reeling  from  revelations  that  have  shaken  her  to  her  core,  Cat  is  at  a  breaking  point.  Camped  in  the  woods  with  Cole  and  Leoben,  she’s  working  day  and  night,  desperate  to  find  a  way  to  stop  Lachlan’s  plan  to  reprogram  humanity.  But  she’s  failing—Cat  can’t  even  control  her  newly  regrown  panel,  and  try  as  she  might  to  ignore  them,  she  keeps  seeing  glitching  visions  from  her  past  everywhere  she  turns.

When  news  arrives  that  the  Hydra  virus  might  not  be  as  dead  as  they’d  thought,  the  group  is  pushed  into  an  uneasy  alliance  with  Cartaxus  to  hunt  down  Lachlan  and  fix  the  vaccine.  Their  search  takes  them  to  Entropia,  a  city  of  genehackers  hidden  deep  in  the  desert  that  could  also  hold  the  answers  about  Cat’s  past  that  she’s  been  searching  for.

But  when  confronted  with  lies  and  betrayals,  Cat  is  forced  to  question  everything  she  knows  and  everyone  she  trusts.  And  while  Lachlan  is  always  two  steps  ahead,  the  biggest  threat  to  Cat  may  be  the  secrets  buried  in  her  own  mind.



I'm lucky enough to be a part of the blog tour for This Cruel Design! Today, my stop features my review and some hand-lettered quotes I did for the book. Don't forget to check out the giveaway at the end of this post as well as the rest of the tour, schedule below!

While I didn't particularly LOVE This Mortal Coil, I was still so hyped for This Cruel Design! I was not disappointed either tbh; this book was so thrilling and fast-paced and plot-twisty. It was such a good sequel, and I can't wait to see where Emily Suvada goes for the third book.

The characters are way more developed in this book, and there's more friendly joking aka slight  found family, which you all know I'm weak for. We are also introduced to a few new characters, and there was one who I sorta kinda fell in love with. And I hate that I did because it's sooo typical of me to like this uh type of character.

I didn't really like the romance in the first book because I felt like it was very instalove, but I was willing to deal with it. However, I really did not like them in this book. It felt a bit like Mal and Alina where the love interest doesn't really want the protagonist to reach her full potential. I will say that I ended up being fine with the end of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, so we'll see how I feel with the next book in this trilogy.

I think I love most about this series is that it takes a lot of tropes we saw in 2012 dystopia (post-apocalypse, protagonist is the chosen one, instalove, love triangle, etc.) but pairs them with such great plot twists and such an original plot. I love the science-heavy plot, especially because we need more STEM heroines. And the plot twists!! I was literally gasping at some parts.

This Cruel Design is a stunner of a sequel; I loved every minute of it. I can't wait for the next book, especially because I am so not over that last plot twist. Check this book out this Tuesday!


Here are some hand-lettered quotes I did for the first book!




And here are the ones I did for This Cruel Design! Slightly spoilery, so look away if you trying to avoid spoilers.









About the Author: Emily  Suvada  was  born  and  raised  in  Australia,  where  she  went  on  to  study  mathematics  and  astrophysics.  She  previously  worked  as  a  data  scientist,  and  still  spends  hours  writing  algorithms  to  perform  tasks  which  would  only  take  minutes  to  complete  on  her  own.  When  not  writing,  she  can  be  found  hiking,  cycling,  and  conducting  chemistry  experiments  in  her  kitchen.  She  currently  lives  in  Portland,  OR,  with  her  husband.



Giveaway:

  • Prize: 2 copies of This Cruel Design
  • US only (sorry!)
  • Open from: October 22 to October 31


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Tour Schedule:

October 22nd


That Artsy Reader Girl - Welcome Interview

October 23rd


The Reading Corner for All - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design, Book Aesthetic, & Playlist
Fan-Girl-Tastic - Review of This Cruel Design & Favorite Quotes
Oh Hey! Books - Author Q&A
Boston Book Reader - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
It Starts At Midnight - Review of This Cruel Design

October 24th


Book Dragon Lair - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
Angela Walker's Reviews - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
Justicereads - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
808bookdr - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design (+ TMC Giveaway)

October 25th


Vicky Who Reads - Author Guest Post, Review of This Cruel Design
Paws and Paperbacks - Review of This Cruel Design
Reader Rising - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
the Bibliophagist - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

October 26th


Rhythmicbooktrovert - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
Nay's Pink Bookshelf - Review of This Cruel Design
Belle's Archive - Review of This Cruel Design
Bri's Book Nook - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design

October 27th


Portrait of a Book - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
MetalPhantasmReads - Review of This Cruel Design
Morgan Vega - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design, Creative BookTube Video
Confessions of a YA Reader - Author Guest Post

October 28th


Bookish Friends and Felines - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
Magical Reads - Review of This Cruel Design and Creative Quote Designs
Library of a Book Witch - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
The Critic Uncritical Bookworm - Reviews of This Mortal Coil & This Cruel Design
Luchia Houghton - Review of This Cruel Design

October 29th


Kat's Books - Review of This Cruel Design, Author Q&A
Book Lady's Reviews - Review of This Cruel Design
Vicarious Bookworm - Review of This Cruel Design, Bookish Soundtrack
Hauntedbybooks - Review of This Cruel Design

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