Excellent conclusion to the story begun in Breathe. A little unbelievable, in the way that most YA post-apocalyptic dystopian adventures have unbelievable bits, but the action is fast-paced and far from predictable. ( )

Can you believe that I read the first book to this duo over five years ago? Because I can't. That being said, I did kind of forget what the whole thing was about, but that didn't stop me from deep diving into this one. By the end of the book, I was all caught up, and remembered probably half of the other one. That's not important, though. I really need to keep up with my books and remember to finish things like these before it gets to be too long. That being said, I really enjoyed reading this sequel to Breathe.

Check out my full review here!

https://radioactivebookreviews.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/resist-breathe-2-by-sara... ( )

Resist by Sarah Crossan is the sequel to Breathe. I disliked Breathe but since I had the second book on my shelf and I was looking for a YA read, I picked this one up. These books are set in a dystopian future where air quality has broken down and only the privileged few have all the oxygen they want. People live in a glass dome and the air quality is tightly controlled, those who obey get air. The first book ended with 3 teens leaving the glass dome and finding a resistance group that is searching for alternative ways to avoid oxygen depletion, unfortunately soldiers from the domed city arrived and many were killed.

Now the survivors are trying to reach Sequoia, a rumoured sanctuary, but is this place the refuge that they were led to believe? I appreciated that these books were based on environment issues, but the story itself was weak and at times just didn’t make any sense. There was a decided lack of character development and a little too much teen angst for my comfort. Some characters were dropped or forgotten about and the deficiency in world-building prevented me from finding any sort of believability.

To be given or denied oxygen based on your social standing is an excellent premise, but this book simply didn’t work for me. ( )

The story was fine. But I just couldn't get into it at all.

Note to future me: no matter how good the next book (if there is one) sounds, you are not allowed to pick it up! It is forbidden!!

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Alina, Quinn, and Bea, now outlaws and outcasts, make their way to the last enclave of the Resistance but once there, they discover they can count on no one but each other and may, in fact, have to betray those they considered allies.