Nil Unlocked Review

Alright so I won Lynne Matson's Nil Unlocked in a Goodreads giveaway which I never thought would happen but was awesome. It was really exciting because it is the sequel to Nil, a book I read during the summer and actually really enjoyed. Nil Unlocked is from the point of view of a different set of characters than the first book so technically you don't have to read Nil, but I strongly suggest it. The setting and characters will make a lot more sense.

Nil Unlocked is from the joint point of view of Rives, a character from the first book, and Skye, a new character. Nil is an island where mysterious gates take only teenagers to. They have a year to find a gate back or they die. When Skye's uncle was young, he ended up on Nil and wrote in a journal about it upon his return, until he died. While everybody thinks he was delusional, Skye's father believed him and dedicated his life to finding Nil and rescuing the kids. Skye is trained by her father to essentially be a survivalist and is roped into her father's adventure. Rives is the leader on the island and is trying to keep the City together and alive. When they come together they must race to save everybody and uncover Nil's secrets.

I really liked this sequel, I thought it was extremely well done. While I loved the first book, it was more focused on the romance and the two main characters. This book made Nil the main character. It is dark and mysterious and I was unable to put the book down multiple times. The island was a beautiful, but deadly place. I loved this balance. Especially because throughout the book there was such an emphasis on keeping the balance. I thought that was an awesome continued theme. Skye was an awesome new character because it does show that some people did believe in this island. I thought it answered so many questions from the first book in this way. It goes more into what Nil is and how it came to be. However, I was also left with more questions! I seriously hope there will be another book because I need to know why something happened and what it means! I can't even say what my question is because it's at the very end of the book!!!! Sometimes I thought that the relationships moved a little fast, especially in the first book, but that is kind of the point. They have a year on this island or they die. They have to seize each day and have "no regrets".

The one thing that kind of bothered me though was that there were these occasional time skips that had stuff happen within them. For example, one character died in a time skip. I just wanted more detail I guess. Maybe I just didn't want to miss anything about this book, I wanted to read each part. That's probably why I want a sequel so badly!!!

Nil Unlocked comes out May 12 and I will definitely be buying a copy so you should too! You should also read Nil though because it's awesome too!