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Us Deadly Few

Us Dark Few Series, Book 2

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Us Deadly Few

By: Alexis Patton
Narrated by: Raquel Beattie
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Khalani Kanes never imagined surviving Braderhelm Prison, let alone escaping to the desolate surface they had been told was uninhabitable.

Haunted by the Governor of Apollo's dark secrets, Khalani and her crew of criminals embark on a new perilous journey.

Now, the true test begins as Khalani ventures through the treacherous Death Zone toward the nearest underground city, Hermes. Abandoned relics of a once-great nation are not the only threats on the barren road. Violent storms sweep across the Death Zone, the deadly Takeshi Steele has resumed his cold detachment, and unsettling signs suggest they might not be alone on the surface.

To survive in this unforgiving world, Khalani must draw on her strength and harrowing experiences from Braderhelm. For a new kind of prison awaits in the corrupt city of Hermes—one where she finds herself trapped with the man who aggravates her the most. But this time, they'll likely perish before escaping alive.

©2024 Alexis Patton (P)2025 Podium Audio Survival Dystopian Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Emotionally Gripping Science Fiction Greek Mythology Science Fiction & Fantasy Mythology Ancient Greece
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Emotional Cliffhanger • Slow-burn Romance • Amazing Narrator • Intriguing Plot • Fast Pacing • Engaging Storytelling

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This is an exceptional apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic/dystopian novel; the pacing is excellent, and the slow burn narrative is masterfully executed. The cliffhanger ending leaves me eagerly anticipating the next installment. Furthermore, the narrative's clarity allowed for immediate re-engagement without the need for a reread.

The narrative's clarity allowed for immediate re-engagement

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Generally, I like the plot, the fallout style books always peak my interest. I loved Divergent, the 100, the Fallout franchise, the Silo, etc.. This hits the mark on that note, but it felt like unauthentic, taking a lot of content/ideas from the 100 and Divergent. The ideas are not original, which isn’t an issue in and of itself, people can share the same story in real life. It is a little underwhelming though, but the author told a story and regardless of where the ideas originated - it was a good story.

What got to me the most, was the lack of build-up. It was the same for Book 1, just not enough world-building in my opinion. A lot of communications and events go unwritten and often are implied - I think the book would’ve benefited greatly with this written in the pages, not just as an implication. For example, there’s 1-2 positive interactions between Winnie and Takeshi and they use nicknames for each other ONCE. When Takeshi gets left behind, Khalani goes into why he was a good fit for their group and mentions how Winnie is maternal for him. Girl, when?

I won’t even get stared on the juvenile back and forth between Khalani and Takeshi, when he says he will protect her until his death, she says “he hates me”. Um, okay. I love a slow burn, but this… didn’t really hit the mark.

Finally, Takeshi being “brainwashed” and holding a knife to Khalani’s throat - that’s STRAIGHT out of Divergent Book 1. This book started straying from the Dystopian genre to Sci-Fi with the insert of insane medical tech, that came out of NOWHERE. It reminds me of the TV series when it started straying from the books (and in my opinion, went downhill).

I hope Book 3 has better world-building and uses AS MANY pages as it needs to tell the story, not sitting at a 320 page count. There’s a lot of story left to tell (with their future travel to California, taking the weapons back, curing Takeshi, etc.) for the Trilogy, and it would be a shame to rush it and only gloss over what’s been building up through the series.

Rushed Story, but Good Plot

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Its amazing and wrecked me in the best way. A little predictable at times, but still so emotional.

Wrecked

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This book will stick with me. This series was really haunting. I love the characters. I love the relationships between everyone and their journey. It was just what I needed after reading so many romantasys lately. Thrilling. Fast paced.

Amazing book

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God I love a slow burn, the tension is tensioning. The best thing about this book is all the relationships between all the characters. It just feels organic and real.
Such a fun progression in the story. The plot and writing have been so much fun. I’m genuinely surprised this book hasn’t blown up yet.

I read this book in 2 days

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