Review: The New Capital: The second book in the Human Zoo series

The New Capital: The second book in the Human Zoo series by Kolin Wood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Stars ★★★★

Fast plot, well developed story, fantastic descriptions of places and characters and imagery that will leave you queasy. A great read!



The New Capital is book 2 in The Human Zoo series. It is set in a post-apocalyptic London where the rat infested streets run with spilt blood and human waste. All but the elite live in poverty under the reign of a brutal establishment from ages of old. The only entertainment in The New Capital, apart from sex and alcohol, is The Pit, where two men are forced to fight to the death.
After her escape from the prison, Juliana heads to the capital seeking revenge against The General for her treatment in the prison and for the slaughtering of her loved ones. She didn't expect that the inside of the capital would be worse than the outside. After fearing for her life and being taken in by Tanner they must find a way to escape The New Capital and head north towards a fairer society. How can Juliana escape death after slaughtering a guard in cold blood? How can Tanner be expected to survive when his final fight is with one of the cannibalistic Numbers?

It's difficult to review this book without spoiling both this book and book one of this series. However, expect more gory death scenes, extreme power struggles and brutal behaviour within these blood soaked pages. I highly recommend this series to fans of extreme horror and for those with iron stomachs.
Like the first book I ended up removing a star due to editing issues. Although not as bad as the first book it still needs further proof reading to remove repeated words and fill in missing words as these effect the enjoyment of reading.

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