Jenny Moyer

Um, this sounds like [b: Red Rising|15839976|Red Rising (Red Rising, #1)|Pierce Brown|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369153188s/15839976.jpg|21580644]? Like, from the blurb, almost identical to it? Except with a girl? And maybe not the Color system, but some similar style of oppression?

I dunno, I'll probably try it, but that kind of sucks for Jenny Moyer because the comparisons will be well-nigh inescapable. That cover though.… (mais)

Orion and Dram, miners who bring in the most of the element needed by the city are in constant danger. Danger from the environment, and the government. Of course there is a conspiracy going on here--it is a dystopian, after all. But I liked this one. It's just different enough and scary enough (cave-ins, scary bugs that eat you, venomous bats, and radiation) to keep me interested. I think the danger element, and the non-stop pacing, will draw quite a few of my students' interest. It's a duology, but this one ends well enough that if you didn't want to read the next one you would be satisfied.… (mais)

Literary Merit: Good
Characterization: Okay
Recommended: No
Level: Grades 6-12

In Flashtide, Orion works with her friends and allies to overcome an oppresive government that enslaves and murders its citizens.

I have not read the first book in this duology.

Overall, I was disappointed in this novel. Since I did not read the first book in the series, there was no doubt some details that I missed that would have probaby helped to set the scene and explain this universe. Without those details, though, it was difficult to navigate the different kinds of people and the storyline. Throughout the book, there was not a discernable overarching storyline. It felt like things were happening to the characters but these events did not feel connected and did not offer a sense of building a story.

There was no strong language or sexual content.

I would not recommend.… (mais)