Ash
by Shani Petroff & Darci Manley
After the Event, in which seven billion people died, the
survivors created a system to ensure nothing like that would happen again. People are placed into what is essentially a
caste or “ring” system, starting with the highest, most powerful Purples through
the rainbow to the lowly Ashes. As
people are born, specialists extract their destinies, down to the day and time
– and to maintain order, all must fulfill their destiny. Dax is a rarity, a
Blank – one whose destiny could not be extracted, the lowliest of the low. Madden is an elite Purple, being groomed to
take over a position on the ruling board.
After Dax’s brothers commit the ultimate sacrifice in the name of
breaking free from predetermined destinies, Dax and Madden are thrown together
in a plot of intrigue, secrecy, and danger.
While many elements of the plot are left unexplained – for
instance, how exactly does a specialist extract a destiny from a baby? – the
action is never sparse in this newly-wrought science fiction novel by Petroff
and Manley.
VERDICT: For lovers of stories about rebelling against “the system,” like The Hunger Games and Divergent, the Destined series is bound to entertain and enthrall.
Note: I reviewed this book for School Library Journal.
VERDICT: For lovers of stories about rebelling against “the system,” like The Hunger Games and Divergent, the Destined series is bound to entertain and enthrall.
Note: I reviewed this book for School Library Journal.
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