Arch-Conspirator
By Veronica RothNarrated by Dion Graham, January LaVoy
Listening length 3 hours, 20 minutes
Published date February 21, 2023
My review 3.5 out of 5 stars
In this gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Antigone, #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth reaches back to the root of legend and delivers a world of tomorrow both timeless and unexpected.
“I’m cursed, haven’t you heard?”
Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end.
Antigone’s parents―Oedipus and Jocasta―are dead. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but with her militant uncle Kreon rising to claim her father's vacant throne, all Antigone feels is rage.
When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest.
But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he.
“Roth is a masterful conjurer, summoning both classic myth and visceral dystopia to weave a breathtaking tale of love, avarice, and the timeless desire for revenge.” ― Ryka Aoki, bestselling author of Light From Uncommon Stars
While I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for a review, all opinions remain my own.
I requested this book because I loved Veronica Roth's divergent series and this one just sounded amazing. Lets just say, I hope this one is part of series as well because it left me on a cliffhanger. I hate books that do this. Each novel in a series (regardless of their status in the series) should be able to stand alone as a story.
“I’m cursed, haven’t you heard?”
Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end.
Antigone’s parents―Oedipus and Jocasta―are dead. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but with her militant uncle Kreon rising to claim her father's vacant throne, all Antigone feels is rage.
When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest.
But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he.
“Roth is a masterful conjurer, summoning both classic myth and visceral dystopia to weave a breathtaking tale of love, avarice, and the timeless desire for revenge.” ― Ryka Aoki, bestselling author of Light From Uncommon Stars
While I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for a review, all opinions remain my own.
I requested this book because I loved Veronica Roth's divergent series and this one just sounded amazing. Lets just say, I hope this one is part of series as well because it left me on a cliffhanger. I hate books that do this. Each novel in a series (regardless of their status in the series) should be able to stand alone as a story.
When I finished this book, it felt unfinished to me, like I was still waiting for something to happen. Left me with some disappointment. Don't get me wrong, the part of the story that I did get, it was amazing. I loved it, I want more, but I wanted it to be more complete.
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