In this book, the amazing author Destafano (who is more known for her Chemical Garden Trilogy, which I plan to read later) has incorporated some of my favorite things along with some difficult topics that no one really has the guts to talk about. So my hat is off to you Ms. or Mrs. DeStafano (I tried to find if you were married but didn't find anything... You are certainly pretty enough to be married).
As the biggest bookworm in the Seattle region, my favorite type of books are DYSTOPIAN. And the beutiful DeStefano's book is exactly that.
It starts as our main protagonist lives on Internment: basically a floating city in the sky. You're given a betrothed from when you were conceived, but your parents couldn't even have you without the King's consent. And the protagonist, named Morgan, has been absolutely sheltered. In her world there's nothing wrong really. Other then you can't go to the edge. You fall of the edge, you're considered a jumper. Which Morgan's brother, lex, happened to be just that. He, unlike his sister, has been through more then anyone can imagine. Before his jump, he was a pharmacist. After, a writer and never touched another thing of medicine afterwards.
Her world is perfect until.... A school girl, in her age group none the less, is murdered. It's later believed that her betrothed was the one who killed her. But was it really? You'll have to read the book to find out that and many other things.
What I enjoy so much about this book is it not only deals with murder, but suicide (technically). Many authors aren't even brave enough to tip toe around the subject, being it such a fragile and unpredictable thing. But this beautiful woman, her main character contemplates jumping quite a lot in later chapters.
Another thing I like is the way DeStefano starts her chapters. Every single one of them is a quote from a paper the victim of murder (Daphne) wrote that went against the thought of the gods the city was practically forced to believe. Now that's the way to do it! Start your story with your quotes!! And every quote had something to do with that chapter (or the precious), either way it was truly amazing.
I would like to thank my school library, of course. When I asked them about the book, they said it wasn't in stock but they would get it. Along with another book I asked for called The Naturals... Buts that's another review!
So long for now, my friends
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