A review by bookbrig
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This read sucked me in super quick. I originally picked it up because I got a lucky day copy from the library and could skip the holds line. But then I didn't start reading it until it was almost due and it returned itself as I was mid page near the end (BOO). I finally managed to finish it this month, and it didn't suffer waiting for me to get back to it. The world building is great and I would easily recommend this to fans of Bitch Planet or the Hunger Games  or maybe even Squid Games because of the ways "punishment" is commercialized. Really readable with fascinating characters and cinematic fight scenes. Also guttingly sad at spots, so you know, not the lightest read.

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