Severina's Reviews > Malorie

This sequel to Bird Box takes place 12 years after Malorie and her children’s wild and reckless trip down the river to safety. The kids are now 16 when Malorie again takes them from their home on a trek to somewhere new.

This book is just as suspenseful and frenetic as the first. Malorie is so well drawn, a woman who has spent 17 years living on the edge and is on the brink of ordinary madness just from the stress of trying to keep her two kids safe. And the kids are lovingly portrayed as well: Olympia, curious and smart, and Tom, like his namesake, always seeking for a way to improve their situation even though Malorie’s fear keeps him shackled.

The ending is a bit contrived, but I loved the journey so I’m not even bothered.