Junkyard Cats - Book Review

 

Junkyard Cats (Junkyard Cats #1)

by Faith Hunter

What is it about:

After the Final War, after the appearance of the Bug aliens and their enforced peace, Shining Smith is still alive, still doing business from the old scrapyard bequeathed to her by her father. But Shining is now something more than human. And the scrapyard is no longer just a scrapyard, but a place full of secrets that she has guarded for years.

This life she has built, while empty, is predictable and safe. Until the only friend left from her previous life shows up, dead, in the back of a scrapped Tesla warplane, a note to her clutched in his fingers - a note warning her of a coming attack.

Someone knows who she is. Someone knows what she is guarding. Will she be able to protect the scrapyard? Will she even survive? Or will she have to destroy everything she loves to keep her secrets out of the wrong hands?

What did I think of it:

I was warned by a friend that this was a weird series, still I was curious enough to give it a try.

And I what she meant.

This is a futuristic world with lots of freaky stuff, so if you're not into freaky science SciFi skip this series.  

Still, I had a good time with this book.

There was a bit too much fighting at times. I would have liked it better if there was a better balance between the tense action and more relaxed moments.

But all in all this was an interesting and intriguing read. I really liked Shining and her employee/friend Matteo. And of course there are the junkyard cats!

There is a lot going on and explained in this book, and maybe Hunter chose to get in so much action to make all the explaining less boring (which it wasn't imo).

By the end it's clear what Shining's next step will be, and I will get my trotters on the next book to see where this whole series will lead to.

Why should you read it:

It's an intriguing Futuristic Read.