Kitty's stint as impersonating Lila Hart has come to an abrupt end. Betrayed by Knox, Daxton exiles her to Elsewhere. While there she sees the true depths of the rebellion and finds a way to use her famous face to help. As she goes deeper into the maze, she finds people along the way that she can trust... and some that she shouldn't. She also gets a bigger piece to the overall puzzle, finding out that maybe there's more reasons for her involvement than pure coincidence and the color of her eyes.

I don't know what to think about this book. One the one hand, I really enjoyed the story and the adventure. All the high-paced action and the new characters made me read this book quick. On the other hand, I wanted to hit Kitty over the head with a shovel. That girl got more thick-headed and flat-out ridiculous in this book than I thought possible.

I think the reason I like this series is Knox. He's level-headed and has a plan... and he's not going to risk it all because Kitty wants to know things. He keeps a lot from her, and honestly I would too. At times I started to think maybe he was being unfair, but her behavior confirmed to me that she can't be trusted. She acts like a spoiled child and sadly the consequences of her actions usually ends up with someone dying. She'll feel spurned in some way and then just stomp off and do the most reckless and flat-out dumb stuff to retaliate. She almost dies a million times, and I was kind of hoping she would (even though I knew that that was never going to happen). I think she felt like she was being a leader and "stepping up", but most of the time the things she did totally backfired, and had she stopped to think it through for a minute, people wouldn't have had to die and the rebellion wouldn't have been endangered. Now she does redeem herself at times by doing really brave things, but those times aren't nearly as plentiful. The author seemed to confuse bravery with blind stupidity and stubbornness.

I really enjoyed seeing Elsewhere and finding out what it was all about. In the first book it was this total question mark. I mean, I knew it wasn't going to be anything good, but it was interesting to see how the people there lived. Of course, Kitty grew up thinking it was some sort of Floridian retirement home, but anyone with a brain would know that it would be more like a concentration camp. But within a place so desolate, there was love and family, which was nice to see. I thought to use it as a setting for the middle book was a really great idea.

I hope Queen features much more of Knox and much less of Benjy. Benjy is just blah and he's just in the way. And I know Kitty loves him, but she puts him above all reason and that is a liability. I am going to finish the series because I'm super interested now in what happens. It's easy reading if you don't allow your blood-pressure to rise too much at Kitty's stupidity.

OVERALL: I enjoyed this second book in the Blackcoat Rebellion series. At times I really did NOT like the main character, but that didn't stop me from needing to know what happened. If Kitty was a tad more intelligent and less thick-headed, this series would be so fun!

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Worse than the first one, which reluctantly got me to read to the end. Shallow, nasty, and not recommended. ( )

I will admit that this one slowed for me a bit, but it was still twisty-turny in the plot line. I think it was a setting that did it {or didn't do it} for me.

Let me first preface these next remarks by saying, "I know I'm wrong in wanting this, but" I really want Lila/Kitty to get with Knox. I know her relationship with Benjy is one that is built on years of trust and mutual respect, etc... but there doesn't seem to be the passion/chemistry that happens between Lila/Kitty and Knox. I mean, even another character says to her [Lila/Kitty] that Knox must really love her to try and protect her the way he does.. Benjy just kinda is there, part of the scenery..urgh! [...dropping this topic for now.]

We find out more things about who Kitty Doe really is, and the blackcoats are really up to in the revolutionary way.

I can't wait for the finale of this trilogy. ( )

This continuation of Pawn had the same intense plot as the first book in the series. Kitty continues her unwilling impersonation of a high level family member in the dystopian society where Level 1s are hunted and level 7s live in luxury and control the country. She discovers more about the revolution. And she finds herself in the place she fears the most. The story is intense and a fast read, but the main character started getting on my nerves. She is often selfish. She also thinks that when people ask her to do something they are always treating her like a pawn. Sometimes, she needs to just follow orders. ( )

This book made me nuts. I wanted to slap Kitty so many times, then I remembered she is only 17 was thrust into a political game that she doesn't know the rules of. However her constant battle of wills and arguing got to me, and I kept hoping that she would gain some maturity given the situations she kept getting thrust into. The story itself however continues to be intriguing and there are some twists I didn't see coming. I will finish this series up and hope that Aimee Carter will turn Kitty into a heroine we can be proud of instead of the whiny, headstrong teen who doesn't trust anyone and always seems to need rescuing. ( )