I'll likely pick up the third (and final?) book of the series, Hoard, when it comes out next year, just to see how it all wraps up. It's a quick, fast pace, with lots of revelations about the nature of the Freaks and what they're really capable of, which made this book totally worth reading. However, once Deuce takes action, the book becomes far more enjoyable. Everything Deuce was going through, while valid, just felt old and tired to me, and the only reason I kept going is because I enjoy Aguirre's work so much in other genres. My Rating: 6 - Worth Reading, with ReservationsThe beginning of this book seemed to drive it home that as an adult, I wasn't the target audience. The monsters don’t intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols-those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore.

To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. The premise: ganked from BN.com: Deuce’s whole world has changed.

Outpost by Ann Aguirre