Language: R (31 swears, 31 “f”); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
The Aperture became Sonya’s home and prison when she was 17 years old, right after the Triumvirate overthrew the Delegation. Ten years later, the Triumvirate is graciously allowing those who were only children when they entered – defined as 16 years old or younger – out of the Aperture to reintegrate into the new society. They might be persuaded to let Sonya, the face of the Delegation, out, too, if she does something for them.
I liked how Sonya’s thoughts illustrated how much she bought into the Delegation and what they valued based on how she still sees things – retraining thoughts isn’t easy. Sonya has to dig through the life she thrived in growing up, and she learns that her happy world turned a blind eye to those who weren’t as privileged as her family, that her happiness came at a cost to others. Confronted with new information, Sonya has to decide how to live with her past and what to do with her future. Her story ensnares readers with the promise of untangling what exactly was going on behind the scenes of the Delegation.
Sonya is described as having “beige” skin and is depicted on the cover as white, and Alexander is described as “brown-skinned.” There are a couple of allusions to other non-white characters, but the majority of the characters are implied white. The mature content rating is for drug and alcohol use, innuendo, implied sexual harassment and masturbation, nudity, and mentions of sex. The violence rating is for gun and knife use as well as for murder and suicide.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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