Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Think of the two most disparate locations you can think of… the two most radically different places you've ever been to. Now multiply those differences by a thousand, and you're close to understa...
Genre
Fuse is a post-apocalyptic world with two opposing sides: the Dome, and outside of the Dome. Does this remind you of say, District One and District 12 of The Hunger Games? It's not exactly like tha...
What's Up With the Title?
Much like Pure, the first book in Baggott's trilogy, Fuse has a deceptively simple title. It might be tempting to think "Oh, yes. Fuse. People are fused to things. Got it!"But then you'd be missing...
What's Up With the Ending?
We have a three-parter here, and they're all cliffhangers — but that's okay, because this is the second book of a trilogy. To sum the three-part ending up: Pressia makes Bradwell into a monster,...
Tough-o-Meter
(4) Base CampJust like Pure, Fuse reads relatively quickly. And—bonus— we're accustomed to the language that the characters use, and we already know the backstory to many of them. So when we st...