Rook
by Sharon Cameron
Summary From Goodreads:
History has a way of repeating itself. In the Sunken City
that was once Paris, all who oppose the new revolution are being put to the
blade. Except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a red-tipped
rook feather left in their place. Is the mysterious Red Rook a savior of the
innocent or a criminal?
Meanwhile, across the sea in the Commonwealth, Sophia
Bellamy’s arranged marriage to the wealthy René Hasard is the last chance to
save her family from ruin. But when the search for the Red Rook comes straight
to her doorstep, Sophia discovers that her fiancé is not all he seems. Which is
only fair, because neither is she.
As the Red Rook grows bolder and the stakes grow higher,
Sophia and René find themselves locked in a tantalizing game of cat and mouse.
What an interesting idea combining future dystopia with Renaissance France! Sharon Cameron twists Paris, France into a setting that is absolutely intriguing. Paris is now half-sunken, and there is a divide between the Sunken and Upper Cities...and Sophia is torn in the middle.
What I especially love about this book is that, while Sophia is the heroine, and she is very sneaky and plots these elaborate escapes, she DOES make mistakes, and the powers that be do see what she is planning--so unlike most cookie-cutter dystopia novels where the hero hardly EVER gets caught or figured out, Cameron lets Sophia think she is elusive, but all the while, we know that LeBlanc knows who she is and what she is trying to do. This only makes the last 100 more pages excruciating, though, because you are DYING to know how everything will pan out in the climax of the story.
Fans of Divergent and the Hunger Games will love this new idea of futuristic Paris, and I highly suggest getting it ASAP!
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