I stayed up until midnight finishing this book because I couldn’t wait to see how it ended! SANCTUARY gripped me from start to finish. I’m not usually a big science fiction reader, but Caryn Lix deftly handles the world-building in a way that makes the book approachable, even for non-sci-fi readers, crafting characters and conflicts that I was eager to follow. I was immediately drawn in to Kenzie’s struggle. Few books hook me in quite the same way SANCTUARY did – it feels “big” to me in the same way The Hunger Games or The Fifth Wave did. I would not at all be surprised if this book takes off like those series in a huge way. SANCTUARY has “blockbuster movie” written all over it. I hope there is a sequel coming soon because I will be first in line to buy it!

Think Alien and X-Men rolled together and dropped into a space prison.  I'm asking myself why it took so long for someone to come up with this scenario.  

The author provides more than adequate world-building to understand the rules of this world and how these characters arrived at the positions they're in, but omits just enough to allow speculation and mystery, and I liked that.  I formed all kinds of theories, but have to wait until the next book to see if I'm even close.

Kenzie is an admirable protagonist, and has to deal with some hard truths, but never curls into a ball of self pity and bemoans her situation.  The girl is a fighter.  What I really enjoyed was the diverse cast of supporting characters.  All are well-drawn, with unexpected traits that make them seem more realistic.  None are there for decoration - they all play integral parts in the plot.

At 480 pages, this is a long novel, but with the tense action scenes and near constant fight for survival, the pages flew by for me.  A lot of information is given in this book, but I feel like we've barely scratched the surface of what's going on in this world.  Highly recommend!  

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Sanctuary is a new science fiction release that I received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sanctuary follows Kenzie, a teenage gaurd of a space prison that holds humans with superpowers. When a routine drill goes wrong, Kenzie is taken hostage by said humans, and the story kicks off. What Kenzie doesn't realize is that she'll have to work with the prisoners she despises to fight against an even larger evil.

Once I read the synopsis of Sanctuary, I knew I had to request it from Netgalley. I love YA sci-fi, so this was a no-brainer for me. Though I didn't fall in love with the book, it was thrilling. At first, I had a hard time getting invested into the world. There is a chunk of exposition where the book didn't capture my attention, around 70 pages. However, once Kenzie is taken hostage, my attention was piqued. Once the real antagonist comes aboard the space station, though, is when the real fun begins and when I was hooked. I couldn't put the book down after that.

Full review to come shortly! 4 out of 5 Stars.

Loved this. Just totally loved it. I love that while Kenzie joined the guard because she wanted to help, but when she was confronted with her own privilege and biases, she did the right thing. And what's more, it was a really cool invasion story.

I’m sorry but I didn’t see this wasn’t available on my kindle.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital arc of "Sanctuary" by Caryn Lix. After only reading the first paragraph I knew I would be buying this book for the library. I have a student in mind who this is perfect for. The main character is very real. I felt at first like I was reading a contemporary. The science fiction is amazing. This book is going to be very popular!

Pretty good - I was definitely invested in the book, but less so in Kenzie, more so invested in the background stories of the company life itself and the Sanctuary prisoners. Kenzie became more interesting over time, which made it easy to continue reading the stories. I look forward to reading where the story goes in the future.