Perfect Ruin
by Lauren DeStefano is an interesting book that begins the Internment
Chronicles. The premise is unusual: a piece of a planet has broken
free of the surface and floats in geosynchronus rotation almost above
where is broke free. Because of the small space available to them on
their floating island, the people of this place establish very
specific rules to manage themselves and their lives. Among those
rules: married women can only get pregnant after receiving permission
and the gender of their baby will be predetermined, the people will
live a set number of years no matter what, and everyone grows up
knowing who they will marry from birth.
The premise of this
story is such that I wanted to finish the book, but something about
the story telling wasn't super compelling for me. As a result, I
found myself not rushing back to read more. So I do recommend this
series, but reservedly. I do not recommend it for youth under
sixteen. There are many mature topics broached.
Have you read
Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano? What did you think of it?
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