Audiobook: Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss by Stefanie Gaither and narrated by Angela Dawe is the sequel to her Falls the Shadow.

Violet Benson used to know who she was: a dead girl’s clone, with a dead girl’s memories. But after Huxley’s attempt to take over the government left her memories and personality wiped, all she has left is a mission: help the CCA fight back against the rest of Huxley’s deadly clones that are still at large.

But when a group of clones infiltrate CCA headquarters, Violet is blamed. Already unsure of where her loyalties should lie, Violet finds herself running away with an unlikely ally: Seth, Jaxon’s unpredictable foster brother. With Seth at her side, Violet begins to learn about a whole new side of her city’s history—and her own.

But when she learns the shocking truth about cloning, Violet will have to make a choice—and it may be one that takes her away from everyone she ever loved.

The Breakdown:
1. I really enjoyed the first book, Falls the Shadow, and was excited to see that Gaither' wrote a follow up it.  In this book, she switched from Cate's perspective to Violet's.  The narrator, Dawe, is not what I would have pictured as the sound for a teen-aged girl, but it really works with Violet's character.  It is a little more of a gritty sounding and works wonderfully with the story.

2.  Violet is struggling to find her place in the CCA after President Cross brings her back.  She does not remember her life before and most of the CCA hates her and what she represents.  She tries so hard not to care about others, like Cate and Seth, but she finds that she is more than an emotionless clone.

3. I really liked Seth in this book. He is more than what he seems, and has a great wit about it.  He has some great secrets that come out in this book.

4. The ending was not what I expected but it really works with the story.  The only thing is that I wonder if Gaither was going to continue with the series.

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