Review: 3.5 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
What you're in for: Sex slaves. An outside world that's not much better than "the Line". Hard times. A man's world. Defiance. On the run.The dystopian society: Doesn't seem to be very far into the future. The way the world is, you would think the setting is more futuristic than it seems to be, but all of the technology and things seem the same or very similar to modern day technology. I hate it when it doesn't mention a date. I like having some clue as to when it is taking place.Am I glad I read it? In short, yes. I love the author's message through this dystopian story and how, even though she told it this way, these things are real in our current time.A New Adult novel that's not dominated by romance! However, there is a tad bit of romance.  Not very good romance, though, in my opinion.  I found it unrealistic how Naya was a sex slave for 9 years and yet she has these feelings for Ric. I mean, I know she's conflicted about the feelings and it scares her, but still. I would think someone who went through the horrible things that she did - as many times as she did and for how much of her life she did - would be pretty hard emotionally and wouldn't trust a man, let alone have feelings for one. I would think that a girl like her would be turned off of men completely after those 9 years. Is that just me?Overall, it was a decent read. It kept my interest and I would like to continue the duology.