Skyhunter Book 2: Steelstriker by Marie Lu

Skyhunter Book 2

As a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life. 

Loyalty to the Shield who watches your back, to the Strikers who risk their lives on the battlefield, and most of all to Mara, which was once the last nation free from the Karensa Federation’s tyranny.

But Mara has fallen. And its destruction has unleashed Talin’s worst nightmare.

With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted homeland. She has no choice but to become the Federation’s most deadly war machine—a Skyhunter.

Red is no stranger to the cruelty of the Federation or the torture within its Skyhunter labs, but he knows this isn’t the end for Mara—or Talin. The link between them may be weak, but it could be their only hope to salvage their past and safeguard their future.

While the fate of a broken world hangs in the balance, Talin and Red must reunite the Strikers and find their way back to each other in this smoldering sequel to Marie Lu’s Skyhunter. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780550-steelstriker

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Marie Lu never disappoints. I will admit I wished I re-read Skyhunter before starting Steelstriker to refresh my memory, but as I began reading the details from the previous book slowly came back to me. This book takes place six months where the last one left off. Talin is now turned full Skyhunter and has no choice but to serve Constantine since he holds her mother’s life in his hands. It’s made her do awful things but until her mother is safe, her hands are tied. Meanwhile, Red has been working with Talin’s friends to save those they can and find a way to save Talin. After such time apart they finally will be close to one another and plans can finally be made to save their futures. It will take everything they all have to defeat those who are corrupt. Loved diving back into this world. And I loved getting both Talin’s and Red’s point of view. It added a lot more to the story knowing what was going on with the two of them until they could be reunited once more. They both have important roles to play in order to save everyone and everything they love. This book does not disappoint! The story sucked me in and I couldn’t put it down until it was done. Just another great series by this amazing author!