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Title: Bite
Author: K. S. Merbeth
Narrator: Stephanie Willis
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs
Language: English
Release date: 07-26-16
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Mad Max, eat your heart out.
Hungry and alone in the desert, Kid is picked up on the side of the road by Wolf, Dolly, Tank and Pretty Boy: a raider crew with a big, bad reputation and even bigger guns. But as they journey across the wasteland, Kid learns that her saviours are hiding a terrible secret.
In a world that's lost its humanity, how long will Kid stay hungry before she loses hers?
Members Reviews:
Fun!
A delightfully fun and irreverent wasteland romp.
For those days when you want your apocalypse a bit happier. Sorta. I mean, hell, it is the wasteland.
with good and bad lines blended keep you open minded
Fast paced adventure of Kid and several folks she meets along the way. Set in the future seeking food, water and shelter are a task in itself. Staying safe and strong enough to defend yourself must be learned. Right and wrong, with good and bad lines blended keep you open minded. I sure hope the story continues. I recommend this book.
Enjoyable, But Uneven
Bite, a post-apocalyptic offering from new author K.S. Merbeth, comes with a neat little hook with its focus on cannibal wasteland scavengers and killers, but I would have enjoyed a little more meat on the bone.
Kid, a young woman hitchhiking her way through the irradiated ruins of Australia, accepts a ride, only to learn sheâs bit off way more than she can chew. In short order, she soon finds herself a part of the gang and on the run from various forces, many of whom, unsurprisingly, donât look to kindly at having cannibals in their midst.
The premise alone is a huge part of the draw in Bite, and I appreciated Merbethâs wasteland sagaâs focus on a group of people who are, quite arguably, the bad guys. Kid quickly makes friends with these neâer-do-wells, led by Wolf, a dread-locked survivor with a knack for pulling off scores by the seat of his pants, and they all soon find their survival linked to one another. Dolly, a blue-haired tough, is an easy standout for fan-favorite of the bunch, with her quiet ways and easy violence making her an unsettling sort, but also an attention-grabbing mystery.
My biggest hurdle in Bite, unfortunately, was the main character herself, Kid. I prefer my female heroines to have a bit more agency, and felt that Kid too often fell into role of victim who needs saving. Granted, this is a sort of heroâs journey and she grows and adapts as the story progresses, but frankly I found it a be too unbelievable that this wasteland survivor would so freaking useless at the outset. She doesnât know how to fire a gun or use a knife, sheâs of little use in hand-to-hand fights, and despite this being an action-heavy book she spends too much time in hiding or waiting to be rescued. The first half of the book felt repetitive with its focus on members of the gang getting captured, followed by thwarted rescue attempts, and then their eventual escape only to again find themselves captured by different people in a different setting. By the time Merbeth gets around to explaining why Kid lacks any sort of adeptness or situational awareness, it feels too little too late. And, although Kid eventually levels-up, I think there were better options than starting her off as a nearly-constant damsel in distress.
Tonally, the narrative strikes an uneasy balance between serious and aloof. At times, this felt like a Young Adult title trying too hard to be a foul-mouthed, adult actioneer, and characters like The Queen only served to amplify this imbalance.
