I wanted to read The New World before starting The Ask and the Answer to freshen up my mind about the story, as it is ages that I read The Knife of Never Letting Go.I liked Viola's POV; she seemed very mature for her age and I liked that and the contrast that's been created between her and Todd's POV.It was interesting to learn about how Viola got to the New World and what she had to go through.As always, I thought that it was way too short, a bit more story would have been nice. But that's always my problem with novellas.I'm now so excited to finally read the second book of the trilogy!