Koli, Ursula, and Cup are on their way to London in search of the source of the message Monono discovered at the end of the first book. But their journey is not an easy one, and not just because the plants and animals of the world are trying to kill them. Along their journey, they meet other people, some hostile and some not; some people seek to gain access to any and all tech their group has. In addition to continuing Koli's journey, we also go back a bit in time to revisit the time which passed in the first book after Koli was thrown out of his village through the eyes of Spinner to see the effects of Koli's actions on his former village.
Revisiting this world was so much fun, and I am already looking forward to reading the last book of the trilogy. Having read many trilogies, I will admit to having some reservations about reading this book, especially with how much I enjoyed the first book. So many times, the second book of a trilogy suffers and isn't as good as the first book. I don't know whether that's because of the way the book is often used to set up the finale or because expectations are so high from the first book that the second book has no choice but to disappoint. What I do know is that this book did not fall prey to that trouble. If anything, I think this book might be better than the first one.
Not only do we continue to follow Koli on his journey to find London and try to save the world by saving its people, which was a great continuation, but we also get to return to Mythen Rood to see how Koli's actions have affected the people there. Those chapters, told from Spinner's point of view, were absolutely wonderful. First, I loved that Carey took the opportunity to revisit the time leading up to Koli's exile. Being able to see those actions from another point of view helped provide more depth, and to have Spinner be the narrator also added some wonderful color to her relationship with Koli and her decision to marry Haijon. The chapters told from Spinner's point of view also allowed for the continued character development of the many characters who were in Mythen Rood. Doing so had me changing the way I felt about several characters - not all of them, but some of them - because more information was given on why they did what they did.
I can't wait until the next book to see what new information I'm going to get and how that information will affect what is already known. With the way this book ended in both of the story lines, I am definitely looking forward to seeing what else will happen. With all the new information we learned in this book, I think my favorite aspect of this book was how much Spinner changed, how she changed, why she changed, and how her changes affect those around her.
Listening to the audiobook again, I also loved the narration. Theo Solomon is back as the voice of Koli, and he did another fabulous job. Joining him in this book was Saffron Coomber, who provided the voice for Spinner, and I loved her parts. She had such a light and fun voice for Spinner, bringing her curiosity and care to life in a wonderful way. I will absolutely be listening to The Fall of Koli when I read it.
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Incredible continuation of Koli’s journey.
In THE BOOK OF KOLI, readers were introduced to the wonderfully endearing Koli Woodsmith as he was trying to find his place within his small community. His journey continues in THE TRIALS OF KOLI, where he is navigating yet another tricky space by coming to terms with being Faceless and alone. Not only did his world expand by miles and miles seemingly overnight, but so did the danger. There is no fence to protect him from the harsh environment and there are no weapons to protect him against the exiles as he and Ursula try to make their way to London.With this second book, Carey shines more light on the events and the circumstances that led to the end of the world. Human interference, genetic modification, global warming were all factors in the environment turning on us. My favorite aspect of this series still remains the danger from things we find innocuous. I’m not sure what’s better — having people try and survive the seemingly unsurvivable, or just let nature take over and eat everyone. Another contributing factor to the apocalypse was something known as the Unfinished War. A little more is revealed about said war, but not nearly enough and I hope that’s explored more in the final book.In THE TRIALS OF KOLI, readers are also joyously given dual narrators where the story moves between Koli and Spinner, who recounts what happened after Koli was exiled and the now-precarious position Mythen Rood and its Ramparts finds itself in. What readers (and Koli) already know about the tech, some members of Mythen Rood have been necessarily let in on the secret and it seems like only a matter of time before the community implodes.Bottom line — Carey’s RAMPART trilogy is definitely one you need to read. It’s a post-apocalyptic treat that’s unlike any other, with characters you can’t help but feel for. Highly recommend both this book and its predecessor, and I can’t wait to see how Koli’s journey concludes in the final book.*eARC received courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher.
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Amazon Customer
a excellent follow up.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2024
lyra
Great character and world development
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2020