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Review by JodiBrozio -- The Last City of America
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Last City of America" by Matthew Tysz.]
I rate The Last City of America by Matthew Tysz 2 out of 4 stars. The book does not seem to be professionally edited. There are too many characters that did not seem to have a purpose to the plot. This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys a complicated storyline and several leads to follow. This book will not appeal to anyone who wants to know the true hero. Your loyalties will shift throughout the book.
The world is overpopulated and a virus called Hephaestus is created to slow procreation. As civilization declines, seven cities rise up to protect the people who are not affected by the virus and its mutations. Each city has a leader, and corrupt politicians, that will be overthrown. The struggle becomes a survival of the fittest as each city tries to rule the other under the influence of their host or lord and lady. The people have to decide if they want to succumb to good or to evil. They have to choose which leader they want to believe in as the world as they know it marches into one war after another against each other with vengeance as their reason.
Morgan Veil is selected to start a revolution in his poverty-stricken town. Adam Velys is shot and presumed dead. He is kidnapped for research and saved by a doctor named Harold Del Meethia. Harold was a student of Rush University where the viruses were created and is expected to carry on the legacy of the previous mad scientists. Angela Mesa was raised by mercenaries outside of the safe cities when her mother was kidnapped. She finds her way back to her biological father who has become a leader of one of the great cities. Angela marries Adam, who had changed his name to Adrian. Charles Grakus was abandoned and raised by a tribe outside of the safe cities. Grakus is a wizard wanting to know more about the powers of good and evil. They all rise to become leaders of different cities and fight to reign supreme over all. It is difficult to decide which side is better suited to overcome in the end.
What I liked the best about this book was the suggestion of hope that humanity can still exist even when the rest of the world is in chaos. Calum Sentry was in charge of the subway network called the Unity Link that was supposed to connect the cities of the east with the cities of the west. He kept a toy train from his father that he could use to “escape” the realities of his life. There was also a place called Popcorn Town filled with nice people. When Harold was traveling through, they gave him gas for his car and popcorn for free. He kept their recipe on how to make popcorn.
What I disliked about the book was Adam’s fixation on Maggie. He failed to realize that she had him in the friend-zone, even after she married Morgan. He wasted a lot of time on the feelings he thought he had for her. I also did not like how the characters followed through on their poor decisions, even though they knew better. There is vulgar language throughout the book. There are scenes of rape and violence. Overall, this is a dark, depressing, and oppressive book.
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I rate The Last City of America by Matthew Tysz 2 out of 4 stars. The book does not seem to be professionally edited. There are too many characters that did not seem to have a purpose to the plot. This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys a complicated storyline and several leads to follow. This book will not appeal to anyone who wants to know the true hero. Your loyalties will shift throughout the book.
The world is overpopulated and a virus called Hephaestus is created to slow procreation. As civilization declines, seven cities rise up to protect the people who are not affected by the virus and its mutations. Each city has a leader, and corrupt politicians, that will be overthrown. The struggle becomes a survival of the fittest as each city tries to rule the other under the influence of their host or lord and lady. The people have to decide if they want to succumb to good or to evil. They have to choose which leader they want to believe in as the world as they know it marches into one war after another against each other with vengeance as their reason.
Morgan Veil is selected to start a revolution in his poverty-stricken town. Adam Velys is shot and presumed dead. He is kidnapped for research and saved by a doctor named Harold Del Meethia. Harold was a student of Rush University where the viruses were created and is expected to carry on the legacy of the previous mad scientists. Angela Mesa was raised by mercenaries outside of the safe cities when her mother was kidnapped. She finds her way back to her biological father who has become a leader of one of the great cities. Angela marries Adam, who had changed his name to Adrian. Charles Grakus was abandoned and raised by a tribe outside of the safe cities. Grakus is a wizard wanting to know more about the powers of good and evil. They all rise to become leaders of different cities and fight to reign supreme over all. It is difficult to decide which side is better suited to overcome in the end.
What I liked the best about this book was the suggestion of hope that humanity can still exist even when the rest of the world is in chaos. Calum Sentry was in charge of the subway network called the Unity Link that was supposed to connect the cities of the east with the cities of the west. He kept a toy train from his father that he could use to “escape” the realities of his life. There was also a place called Popcorn Town filled with nice people. When Harold was traveling through, they gave him gas for his car and popcorn for free. He kept their recipe on how to make popcorn.
What I disliked about the book was Adam’s fixation on Maggie. He failed to realize that she had him in the friend-zone, even after she married Morgan. He wasted a lot of time on the feelings he thought he had for her. I also did not like how the characters followed through on their poor decisions, even though they knew better. There is vulgar language throughout the book. There are scenes of rape and violence. Overall, this is a dark, depressing, and oppressive book.
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The Last City of America
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