Language: R (43 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
When a virus broke out in Europe over 40 years ago, the Arcadia was already planning on setting sail, but they were never allowed off the ship at their destination. Esther (16yo) was born here and is focused on passing her medic test and earning her way off the ship. Then a rebel gets shot, and Esther is the one taken and threatened to help him – or else – placing her in the middle of a rebellion she never wanted.
The points of view in this book take readers from rule-follower to rebel to antagonist, showing how the actions of each affects the whole. Everything is set into motion because of the risky plan executed in chapter one. As everything unravels, readers scramble to understand the whole plan – like the antagonist – while worrying about getting caught – like the rule-follower and rebel. It’s a bumpy ride aboard the Arcadia, and one that isn’t over yet.
The majority of the characters are European. Esther, May, and their family are implied white; Nik and his family are Indian. The mature content rating is for drug use. The violence rating is for gun and knife use, blood, brief description of torture, and murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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