Friday, February 21, 2020

Dustwalker by Tiffany Roberts [Review]

Dustwalker by Tiffany Roberts
Dustwalker by Tiffany Roberts
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: March 26, 2019

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Synopsis (Goodreads):
A SYNTH SEARCHING FOR PURPOSE…

Walk. Scavenge. Destroy. Trade. A simple cycle that’s suited Ronin for one hundred and eighty-five years. With no clear grasp of his programming, the barren wasteland known as The Dust offers him purpose, a place where his armored undercasing, amped-up processors, and advanced optics can be put to use. The ramshackle towns on the edges of the waste serve merely as resupply stations between increasingly long treks. But one night — one human woman — makes him question everything.

A WOMAN WHO BRINGS HIM TO LIFE…

Lara Brooks struggles to survive under the strict rules imposed by the bots in Cheyenne. With her sister missing, she’s been on her own for weeks, and fears the worst. Her only hope comes from Ronin, a bot she catches spying on her. He promises to provide for Lara and search for her sister. All she has to do is dance. It should be easy; she’s done it before. But the longer she spends with Ronin, the harder it is to see him as just another bot.

A SANCTUARY HIDING DARK SECRETS…

In a city where humans are relegated to live in squalor, Ronin discovers a threat greater than any in the Dust — Warlord, Cheyenne’s tyrannical leader. When Ronin ignores the rules, he unwittingly puts Lara in danger. Warlord is as intolerant of disrespect as he is of mankind.
Thoughts on Dustwalker: Man, I love tromping through broken worlds. Even more than that, I love when a being who's considered a machine finds themself wading through complicated emotions. That sounds weirdly specific, but those are the things that tick my boxes, man.

Anywho. Ronin. He's a synth who finds himself captivated by Lara. She's UNDERSTANDABLY wary of him. Given what she's experienced at the hands of bots in the past, the idea that he could be kind and honorable doesn't cross her mind at first.

OMG, the two of them navigating their attraction and the first steps in trusting one another is GREAT. Seriously, I love when two very different people find a way to come together.

I pretty much loved everything about this book, but standout moments were the slow uncovering of how their world came to be so messed up. Ronin coming to understand how much Lara meant to him. Lara's bravery in the face of overwhelming odds.

No, back up. It's everything. I liked everything.

And that ending. *sniffly swoon*

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