Published on February 28th 2012
Goodreads Review : This fast-paced YA debut novel has it all: smart, savvy characters making their way through an eerily dystopian society, with all the requisite action, adventure and romance characteristic of the genre vividly and at times, chillingly, portrayed.
In a wild and lawless future, where life is cheap and survival is hard, eighteen-year-old Saba lives with her father, her twin brother Lugh, her young sister Emmi and her pet crow Nero. Theirs is a hard and lonely life. The family resides in a secluded shed, their nearest neighbour living many miles away and the lake, their only source of water and main provider of food, gradually dying from the lack of rain. But Saba's father refuses to leave the place where he buried his beloved wife, Allis, nine years ago. Allis died giving birth to Emmi, and Saba has never forgiven her sister for their mother's death.
But while she despises Emmi, Saba adores her twin brother Lugh. Golden-haired and blue-eyed, loving and good, he seems the complete opposite to dark-haired Saba, who is full of anger and driven by a ruthless survival instinct. To Saba, Lugh is her light and she is his shadow, he is the day, she is the nighttime, he is beautiful, she is ugly, he is good, she is bad.
So Saba's small world is brutally torn apart, when a group of armed riders arrives five day's after the twin's eighteenth birthday snatch Lugh away. Saba's rage is so wild, that she manages to drive the men away, but not before they have captured Lugh and killed their father.
And here begins Saba's epic quest to rescue Lugh, during which she is tested by trials she could not have imagined, and one that takes the reader on breathtaking ride full or romance, physical adventure and unforgettably vivid characters, making this a truly sensational YA debut novel.
My Rating : 5/5 stars
My Review : AMAZING! LOVED EVERY PART OF IT! On the cover it says its "better than Hunger Games," and i must say, I agree. This is one of my new favorite books. I loved the characters, especially Saba, and how determined she is, shes not afraid of death and will do everything in her will to save the people she loves. The way the author writes perfectly fits the dystopian feel of this series. There's tons of action, id say even more than the Hunger Games, and the love story is very interesting too. You definitely get to watch Saba grow up and turn into a great person, shes smart, determined, caring, shes just a kick ass character in general. The action never stops, and it never gets boring. Truly amazing.
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