Review: a good dystopian YA novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
Sovereign is the story of #1209, or Cori.  Cori lives in Antius, a refuge from the chemical bombs that decimated the world, and turned anyone not in bunkers into "savages" - mutated, beast-like humans.  Antius is the only settlement left - or so they are told.  Cori was not born there - she and her father were running from the savages when her dad was killed - and the owner/ruler of Antius found her and brought her back to his refuge.  Cori is always restless, always trying to escape and find something else.  Her best friend Dylan, a budding scientists, helps her.  The leader suddenly dies, and his crazy son Nathan takes over.  Things quickly change for the worse, and Cori and Dylan escape.  The rest of the book is the story of their budding relationship and escape to find another settlement.I had a bit of a hard time getting into the book - I think because there is a lot of violence, and violence to a female.  Just NOT my thing.  But I did get really into the book and found it hard to put down.  I rushed right out and got the sequel as soon as I finished!  I would recommend this book to YA or any age who like dystopian/post-apocalyptic fiction.