#BookReview: The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

  730. That's how many days I've been trapped.
18. That's how many days I have left to find a way out.

DAI, trying to escape a haunting past, traffics drugs for the most ruthless kingpin in the Walled City. But in order to find the key to his freedom, he needs help from someone with the power to be invisible....

JIN hides under the radar, afraid the wild street gangs will discover her biggest secret: Jin passes as a boy to stay safe. Still, every chance she gets, she searches for her lost sister....

MEI YEE has been trapped in a brothel for the past two years, dreaming of getting out while watching the girls who try fail one by one. She's about to give up, when one day she sees an unexpected face at her window.....

In this innovative and adrenaline-fueled novel, they all come together in a desperate attempt to escape a lawless labyrinth before the clock runs out.

Ryan Graudin was born in Charleston, SC with a severe case of wanderlust. When she's not traveling, she's busy photographing weddings, writing, and spending time with her husband and wolf-dog. She is also the author of All That Glows. The Walled City is her second novel. You can visit her online at ryangraudin.com.

This author is one that I have found that I love some of her books and just not so much for others.  This one fell into the not so much!! This is a very dark story that to tell you the truth it was kinda boring. I only got just past the 50-page mark before I made the choice to just call it quits.  It is very vibrant in the world building and I came to find out that it is based on a true city from ages ago.  Which was very interesting.  The charters all seemed the same and I ended up at parts going back to the front of the chapter trying to figure out who I was reading about.  I wish that the book would have been in one or dual POV vs. 3.   The story was slower and well there were parts that just made me totally gag!  If you have a weak stomach this may not be the book for you.  

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Posted in: 1 Star, Jessica P., Little Brown for Young Readers, Review, Young Adult