[SPOILER ALERT FOR FENCE: STRIKING DISTANCE BY SARAH REES BRENNAN]
One-Sentence Summary:
In the sequel to Striking Distance, Disarmed takes the Kings Row team to France where plot lines are resolved and relationships are formed. 😈
Why I’m So Excited!
Oh gosh, where do I begin!
Striking Distance was one of my favorite and most anticipated books of the year, and I didn’t even find out about it until July or so! I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it since I’m not a fan of format changes, even when it is to a format I like better. My feelings on Striking Distance are probably evident from my review (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, find it with the rest of my reviews on this blog and part of it on my #bookstagram, @thefictionfeature).
Sarah Rees Brennan, the author of the Fence novels, says that Disarmed is the other half of Striking Distance and the resolution to the elements that began there, specifically the romance between Aiden and Harvard. After that ending, I can’t wait.
In Striking Distance, Harvard’s new boyfriend, Neil, breaks up with Harvard after going on a double date with Aiden and Bruce. This is clearly because he realized Harvard is in love with Aiden, but Harvard is blissfully unaware of this and wants to get Neil back. In order to become a better boyfriend, he asks Aiden, the resident playboy and Harvard’s best friend, to help him “practice” dating. Any feelings from before are amplified even more to the point that Harvard has to shut down the fake dating for what he thinks is in their best interest.
Based on this, you can see why it’s pretty exciting that the team is going to a training camp in FRANCE of all places! I’m so excited for classic romcom moments and the romance we all know will be in Disarmed, and if there’re ARCs, y’all know I’ll be trying to get one!
Fence: Disarmed will be released around May 18th, 2021 for those interested!!!!
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