Let’s hope it’s a slump and not a trend for a downward spiral.

‘ Containment’ has really suffered from the middle book slump. While I love the science fiction of it all, the scary aliens, the strange abilities the teens have, and Lix’s ability to write great action scenes, the soul of this story wanned in comparison to the debut. There was also too much repetition from the plot of ‘ Sanctuary.’ I know it was to give a symbolic twist to the story – a chance to change an outcome, but it read a lazy and trite. I felt like a 2 year old kept saying ‘mine.’ The power struggles between the characters could have been dealt with in a better fashion so they weren’t so aggressive and immature to give the narrative a better flow. With 496 pages, this is a long YA, and it was made worse with the slow pace and juvenile attitudes popping up every now and then from the cast. The continual reiteration of the facts became boring, so too did the repeated use of certain descriptors… I feel like Caryn Lix’s editing team really let her down on this one. Where was that pacing from ‘ Sanctuary?’ We got a few great action scenes, but the rest of ‘ Containment’ was bogged down in detail, internal lamenting, and repetition. ‘ Containment’ brought all of that in spectacular fashion, but there were a few issues I had that which disappointed me. I was so eager to continue with the story of Kenzie and the gang, their fight for survival against greedy corporation Omnistellar, and an alien threat. Omnistellar has put a bounty on Kenzie’s head-and the question is whether the aliens or Omnistellar get to her first. What Kenzie doesn’t know is that the aliens aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Because if the monstrous creatures who attacked Sanctuary reach Earth, then it’s game over for humanity. When Kenzie intercepts a radio communication suggesting that more aliens are on their way, she knows there’s only one choice: They must turn themselves in to Omnistellar and destroy the ship before the aliens follow the signal straight to them.

Worse still, she’s haunted by memories of the aliens who nearly tore her to shreds-and forced her to accidentally kill one of the Sanctuary prisoners, Matt. Everyone has their own dark secrets: Omnistellar, her parents, even Cage. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn’t know who to trust anymore. Now they’re stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. They may have escaped Sanctuary, but Kenzie and her friends are far from safe.Įx-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive.

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