Rosa never thought she’d make it to sixteen. In a world where being unique puts her in danger and speaking her mind can be punishable by death, Rosa finds herself fighting to survive.
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Rosa never thought she’d make it to sixteen…
When being unique puts you in danger and speaking your mind can be punishable by death, you might find yourself fighting to survive. Sixteen-year-old Rosa lives in one of the eight enclosed cities of The Woodlands. Where the lone survivors of a devastating race war have settled in the Russian wilderness because it’s the only scrap of land left habitable on the planet. In these circular cities, everyone must abide by the law or face harsh punishment. Rosa’s inability to conform and obey the rules brands her a leper and no one wants to be within two feet of her, until she meets Joseph. He’s blonde, fair-skinned, green-eyed, and the laid-back complete opposite of Rosa. She’s never met anyone quite like him, and she knows that spells danger.
But differences weren’t always a bad thing. People used to think being unique was one of the most treasured of traits to have. Now, the Superiors, who ruthlessly control the concrete cities with an iron fist, are obsessed with creating a ‘raceless’ race. They are convinced this is the only way to avoid another war. Any anomalies must be destroyed.
The Superiors are unstoppable and can do anything they want. After all, they are considered superheroes by the general public. But not everyone sees them this way. When they continue to abuse their power by collecting young girls for use in their secret, high-tech breeding program, they have no idea that one of those girls has somehow managed to make friends even she didn’t know she had. And one man will stop at nothing to save her.
Reviewed by Cynthia Shepp
Violence
There is capital punishment with violent deaths brought on by the government. Police bashing people's heads with batons, getting a heart carved in your chest and your lung punctured because you were caught with an extra kid, a girl being killed to make an example when they go to the Classes, etc..
Language
GD is used once, most of the other words are pretty tame like damn and hell.
Romance/Sensuality
I do not remember there being anything more than kissing in the book.
Drugs/Alcohol/Smoking
I'm not sure which to pick. There was the mind-altering drugs that they were piping into all the girls' rooms.
Supernatural Characters: None.
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