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The Cyclopes' Eye

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The Cyclopes' Eye is set in a Distopian future- like America where Axiom, a huge corporation that practically runs America, takes people's eyes in hopes of a medical revolution. The story follows Henry a 17 year old boy as he along with his friends and twin sister try to break out of Axioms grasp and reveal their secrets. Please note that Henry has a lot of metal health issues and there are a lot of graphic scenes in this story that the trigger warnings go through at the beginning.

This book really kept me on the edge of my seat. It had a good concept and great pacing. I found each chapter had a purpose and nothing was to over explained. The characters were complex and there was a perfect amount of them so nothing got confusing as I got deeper into the story. The details were for the most part very well done however I thought the setting could be described more. On that note I felt the details were a bit too much during some of the more graphic scenes (Henry's self harm and beating his father) for a young adult book. I also found Henry's inner monologue to be a bit more childish and more immature that what I would expect a 17 year olds to be. The only other note I have is that I in the middle of the book when Henry is faced with a big choice his feelings, emotions and decision switched a lot to the point where it became a bit hard to follow the direction he was headed. Over this was a great read and I look forward to book 2!

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