Suppressed (Sins of Our Ancestors #2) By Bridget E. Baker

Book 1 was incredible and book 2 didn't disappoint. I'm not a big fan of love triangles, but Bridget made it work. She took a unique approach and made it compelling without it feeling immature or overdone. I can't wait to start book 3 this weekend! Kindle Edition Trilogies are tricky, and the second book often feels like a mere bridge between the first and the third, lacking forward-progression in the plot. This one, however, was engaging from the first chapter, with tension and intrigue that maintained my interest throughout the remainder of the novel. Suppressed includes crucial information about the virus and it's potential antidote. That and the building conflict earns this book a well-earned place in the trilogy that will keep you turning pages until the end, at which point you can't help but order the concluding book in the series, Redeemed. Those who enjoy Hunger Games and Legend with love this installment in the Sins of our Ancestors series. Kindle Edition Once again, I read most of it in one sitting. Baker knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat and turning pages. A strong second novel that makes me anxious for the third. Kindle Edition A blood-borne virus requires a blood-born cure, but can Ruby survive saving everyone else?

I was really excited to read this second book in the Sins of Our Ancestors trilogy. Ruby barely escapes from Galveston and joins up with the Marked to try to develop a cure. Unfortunately her escape comes at a high cost. The loss of someone important and the loss of her father's last journal, which holds the key to developing the cure. I was delighted to see that the Marked have a major base in my home city of Baton Rouge in this book. I knew exactly where they were and it was easy to picture the setting changed to a post-apocalyptic one.

Wesley plays a much bigger role this time around and I like him quite a lot, and there ended up being a few parts involving Wesley that I thought were amusing. I can't say that I like him as much as Sam, but I like him in a different way, and it was fun to read and see the differences in the two characters and the strengths they each bring individually to the story, and how they each have helped Ruby through this.

That being said, the love triangle is still a negative for me in this book. It didn't bother me in the last book, but unfortunately this time around it became a bit of an annoyance. Ruby ends up a bit conflicted about her feelings here. I like ruby but this did cause me to have some conflicting feelings about her, but at the same time she is a teenage girl who never had a romantic relationship in her life before, so I can see that perspective of it as well. On a positive note - I was extremely happy when she realized she shouldn't be blaming herself for so many things that weren't her fault, but it did take a long while for her to get there.

The book ends with Ruby left in a situation that she is not happy about, but it's not a cliffhanger at all. Although I didn't like this one quite as much as the first book, I thought it was still very good. I'm looking forward to reading the final book in the trilogy, and I'll definitely be looking for more from this author in the future.

Thanks to the author for proving me with an ARC in exchange for a review.

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Very cliche. The classic ''I had the cure all along'' trope, the triangle - which wasn't very triangley as she seemed pretty set on Sam for almost the entire time.
Nevertheless it was a nice simple read, and the disease theme was enjoyable to read about given the current covid-19 crisis as it feels like more of a real threat. Kindle Edition I don't think there's such a thing as false hope, not really. There's just hope and despair, and we get to choose each day which one we cling to. I always choose hope. Kindle Edition I liked this book, but it wasn't quite as good as the first. And once again, it felt like a rush job. It just doesn't have the same quality as many great books I've read.

Ruby is so whiny and annoying. And the love triangle thing is so cliche and overdone, even cumbersome to the story. It's like the serious end-of-the-world virus stuff is just a backdrop for the story of this awful love triangle, when for a good dystopian novel it should be the other way around. (Or preferably, no love triangle at all.) The boys fight over her like she's not even a person, and she lets them.

There's not as much action in this one as the first, and not really an twists or surprises. I definitely knew that Sam was not dead. But I was super happy that they addressed his inhuman abnormalities that were obvious in the first book. The premise makes it sound so exciting, but it kind of disappoints. There's not enough present danger to make it feel serious, so it almost feels like they're just running around playing. I also felt that what happens at the beginning of this book (you know the part I mean) probably would have made a better ending for the first book. It would have left a cliffhanger, but it might have been a more natural point to stop and then lift off again for this second book in the aftermath. Oh well.

The characters and dialogue still feel wishy-washy and unnatural to me. Her mother is the worst of them all. But I'll keep reading because there's still a lot to resolve and I need to know what happens. Kindle Edition Nowhere near as good as the first one. Stupid love triangle. Indecisive Ruby. Sillier story line.
But I love how they show how christianity, like all religion, is used to manipulate and control people. Kindle Edition Get ready for a wild adventure with so many twists and turns—just amazing! This story made me cry, cheer, and chuckle out loud. Ruby tries so hard to do the right thing, even when so much prevents her from doing what she really wants. Yet she never stops trying. I love her tenacity.

This book has great banter between the characters. I love the world-building, the plot, the relationships, and the struggle. So much action is packed into this story that it’s impossible to put down once you start reading (I should know, I started it after midnight and finished reading at 6 am!) Another masterfully written episode in an epic struggle for survival. Kindle Edition

A blood-borne virus requires a blood-born cure, but can Ruby survive saving everyone else?

The last few weeks sent Ruby Behl's world into even more of a tailspin than when the Tercera virus first broke out. Her boyfriend might be dead, her best friend isn’t dead, and the man she knew as her father may have kidnapped her at birth. Worse, the virus suppressant suddenly stopped working, accelerating the deaths of thousands. Finding a cure just went from important to critical.

Unfortunately, an essential piece of the puzzle fell into the hands of David Solomon, a zealous cult leader planning to massacre the remaining Marked—unless Ruby gives him what he wants: her blood, possibly all of it. Ruby must decide. Should she stay and help the Marked who rescued her or gamble on saving the entire world? As she grapples with the meaning of family and the value of a legacy, Ruby must decide who to trust—and who’s worth saving in the first place. Suppressed (Sins of Our Ancestors #2)