
Admittedly, this one is quite a bit slower than the first book, [b:The Knife of Never Letting Go|2118745|The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)|Patrick Ness|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277071696s/2118745.jpg|2124180]. However, it's a thinker. The author tackles some seriously mature issues like war, terrorism, torture and genocide and has a much darker tone to it with some pretty shocking scenes. It will make you question who is right and who is wrong, who is the hero and who is the villain; and, it will almost certainly leave you wanting to read the third and final installment, [b:Monsters of Men|7540092|Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3)|Patrick Ness|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266377044s/7540092.jpg|7160343].