Crossed: The Fractured Fairy Tale and TikTok Sensation (Never After)

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The Crossed themselves show considerable variation, as they are still self-aware individuals – albeit turned into homicidal maniacs. A lot of the questions I had in ‘ Matched’ went unanswered, and even more are raised in ‘ Crossed’ – so it’s set up the finale for a doozy – and I really want to find out what is going on in this society, as well as the fates of Cassia, Ky and Xander.

The series frequently presents Crossed specimens with unusual levels of focus and restraint, allowing them to form gangs of Crossed around them. Ky blames his father for the death of the entire village and of his parents because he took so many risks. Ultimately though, he is killed by a biker woman he fled with, when he confided his cowardice that resulted in the death of her sister-in-arms. It follows Julie (an uninfected archivist) and Fleshcook (a Crossed raised by one of the twelve disciples of Beauregard Salt) as they attempt to forge an alliance between infected and uninfected.The whole book, from beginning to end, happens in one area, which was kind of annoying, and there wasn’t really a climax at the end like most books have. I didn’t really understand the landscapes their groups were travelling through – thank goodness there was a map at the beginning! Cassia's message from the archivist tells of "the rising", a rebellion against the Society, led by "the pilot".

S. Navy fleet sent from Pearl Harbor to protect the evacuation ships at San Diego harbor somehow falls victim to the infection and ultimately massacres much of the civilian evacuation vessels still residing in San Diego, killing and maiming hundreds or possibly thousands of survivors. The captain mentioned that besides Smokey, he had heard rumors of a nun in England (Aoileann), twin sisters in Florida (Ashley and Ashlynne), and an autistic kid in Montreal (similar to epilepsy, apparently his autism made his brain structure different enough that the virus didn't take full hold). When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she's using witchcraft to lure him to her. I think, by the sounds of the last few pages of Crossed, that the next one, Reached, is going to be good!A paroled enforcer for a local mobster, Mattias fell in love with his parole officer, Serena, and they had a relationship that ended due to the conflict between their duties and their love.

A few nuclear power plants were not reached in time, however, such as Wolf Creek in Kansas and Browns Ferry in Alabama, detonated by Crossed who removed the control rods.

When I started reading Crossed, I was hoping that I would be able to gush over it in the review, however my reading experience was just another one of the dreaded "meh" feelings. When the noise stops, they investigate and discover that the Society has bombed the river with spheres of poison.