In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious
extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an
investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae
Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America
(RUNA). Raised in an aristocratic
caste, Mae is now a member of the military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a
soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills.
When Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a
string of ritualistic murders, they soon realize that their discoveries have
exposed them to terrible danger. As
their investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than they
can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the world in which
humans are merely game pieces on their board.
4/5 stars (really liked it)
I LOVE Richelle Mead and have read almost everything she has
written. So when I heard there was a
new series I had to read it. This book
took a little while to get into because of the fact that it’s a whole new
world. New characters, new society (and
classes of people), regions and it’s futuristic. It’s a society that I can picture coming true. I think Mead did a great job in the
description of what kind of society this was.
This book features three main characters. First is Justin March, he was exiled to Panama basically because
of religion, which is unaccepted in RUNA.
Then you have Mae Koskinen, a beautiful but lethal soldier that gets
sent to Panama to get March. Also you
have 16 year old Tessa Cruz, who is from Panama but gets the chance to go to
RUNA and study. Her background gives
her a different perspective on the RUNA society. I would have loved to have more chapters from Tessa’s point of
view and it seems like she will become more important as the series progresses. Also I love the supernatural element in that
there are Gods out there looking for followers and choosing people. Justin reminded me a little bit of Adrian
from Vampire Academy & Bloodlines.
He loves to drink, he loves women and he knows he’s hot. I can’t wait to see where Mead takes this
series.
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