Claw

Skye MacKinnon has given us an intense and dark story in Claw, the sixth addition to the “Catnip Assassins” series.

MacKinnon says that she was influenced by the isolation she experienced during the pandemic and holy sugar I just want to reach out and hug her. On the other hand, girl has some dark thoughts which really benefit us because Claw is awesome.

Kat is put through her paces when she is held captive, tortured, starved, and experimented on. As I said before MacKinnon goes dark in this book so beware. (I am trying not to give away any spoilers and it is so hard!) Even though Kat is put through tremendous pain, she still remains who she is: a fighter. MacKinnon is not soft when it comes to the captivity as she details Kat's thoughts during this process. We get to witness the true strength of a person who is in an ever-changing hell.

I think what I like most about Kat is that she keeps surprising herself. Plus she is a survivor. Through everything she has gone through she has grown her own humanity and ended up a superhero. She is constantly breaking her own rules of survival to include people in her life that opens her up to potential hurt. I think this is very clear when it comes to her sisters. In this story, she gets herself voluntarily kidnapped for a sister she has never met and does know if she is good or evil. Superhero material.

MacKinnon has created different versions of Helena (Orphan Black - love and miss that show...hard). All of the sisters are slightly left, okay some might be totally off the grid (laugh). This can make for comedy, battles, and heart-break. MacKinnon balances a fine line and does it expertly.

Overall, I loved this book and I have the entire series so far. Claw could actually be read as a standalone, but why would you?! (laugh) Need a hero through this pandemic? Kat is a great superhero to get addicted to.

I received an ARC of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.