But, as she was so brilliant, I wanted her win.

She felt so dangerous, so cunning, that I knew I shouldn’t trust her. And then he starts to build real confidence. It was a great arc, and one I haven’t seen a lot of. He’s starts out confident because of his money, but Madeleine and the Nightwalkers really make him doubt, exposing his confidence for the falsity that it is. This book is the start of journey to becoming Batman, but he doesn’t end up as Batman – he’s simply a step further down the road. Those that I noted made me more excited for the finale.īruce is a compelling character, not yet started his Batman days. Marie Lu peppers clues about the ‘solution’ and finale throughout in such a way that I didn’t quite spot them all, but are obvious in retrospect. I loved that it was, at its heart, a mystery. I tore through this in a matter of hours, unable to put it down.

It’s superbly written to keep you on the edge of your seat at all time, not knowing who to trust or believe. The writing is very addictive, fast-paced and driven by the mystery of Madeleine, the Nightwalkers and what happens next. This is a wonderfully tense physiological thriller. Can he trust her? And who’s next on the Nightwalker’s list?

She’s calculating and cool, but Bruce is drawn to her. There he meets Madeleine, a Nightwalker and tech-genius – and murderer. On his eighteenth birthday, he uses a new car to chase down a Nightwalker – a vicious gang draining the bank accounts of the rich and powerful before brutally murdering them.įor his recklessness and interference, Bruce is given community service at Arkham Asylum. Bruce Wayne is a billionaire – and billionaire who can now access his trust fund.

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