By Jovanna Brink
Courier Columnist
Hit by Delilah Dawson is unlike any other book I’ve read. It extremely shocking and raw.
The premise of this story is quite original. Patricia, Patsy for short, and her mother owe a lot of money to Valor National Bank, a company that has taken over and controlled all of the US. Many people owe debt to Valor, and there is a clause in their credit card application, that no one ever reads, that says if they sign up, it is legal to kill them if they owe money.
Patsy and her mom are faced with this issue, since Patsy’s mom is sick and has to pay many medical bills. Officials from Valor bank come to Patsy’s house and tell her that if she doesn’t go out and become an assassin for them, her and her mom will be killed. Patsy reluctantly joins to save her mom.
An assassin basically has to do exactly what the official did to Patsy and her mom. Patsy has to go to ten people’s houses, convince them to open the door and listen to her, and then give them the choice of becoming an assassin like she is or die. If they fight back or try to run away, she is obligated to shoot them. If she can finish her job in five days, her and her mother will be free from their debt.
Her assassination assignment obviously isn’t easy, and to make matters worse, some of the people she is supposed to assassinate are people she knows. Also, some people may have information to where her father is, since he left her and her mother when she was a baby.
Patsy’s morals are tested in the dystopian thriller. She has to make some really tough decisions during this time.
I really enjoyed Hit. It is a very gory and gruesome book, but it illustrates the reality of the US being controlled by a corporation. It also warns about the consequences of not reading the fine print of contracts, which almost everyone can relate to.
The only aspect I didn’t like about this book is the romance. I’m not a fan of adding romance where it isn’t needed, and this is one of those books that definitely did not need it. I felt like the premise was so good, especially the issue involving her dad that it could have easily been done without the romance.
Nevertheless, this is a book that I would recommend to anyone. It is such an interesting book that I think everyone would enjoy it.
