The Ask and the Answer (#2) by Patrick Ness

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Title: The Ask and the Answer

Author: Patrick Ness
Series: Chaos Walking (Book #2)

Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult

Length: 519 pages

Published: 2009

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) Reaching the end of their tense and desperate flight in THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are treated. Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, aimed at overthrowing the tyrannical government. Todd, meanwhile, faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayor’s oppressive new regime. In alternating narratives — Todd’s gritty and volatile; Viola’s calmer but equally stubborn — the two struggle to reconcile their own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other possibly survive?

My Review:

I give this book a 5 out of 5. 

This was a great follow up to The Knife of Never Letting Go. Todd and Viola are separated and held in different locations. The Mayor spends his days using them to get what he wants. We get to read the story in both Todd's and Viola's voices. The plot thickens, lies are told, lies are revealed, and both Todd and Viola do things they don't wish to do - all in the name of trying to get back to each other. 

Everything comes to a head after they are reunited. Todd learns things about himself that he never knew were possible. If you read the first book in this trilogy, definitely keep going. The action seriously does not stop.

You can purchase The Ask and the Answer through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format. 

Have you read The Ask and the Answer? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 

Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.