Author: Rachel Vincent
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: June 9th, 2015
Goodreads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she's too busy trying to actually survive. Her town's population has been decimated by soul-consuming demons, and souls are in short supply. Watching over her younger sister, Mellie, and scraping together food and money are all that matters. The two of them are a family. They gave up on their deadbeat mom a long time ago.
When Nina discovers that Mellie is keeping a secret that threatens their very existence, she'll do anything to protect her. Because in New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. And Mellie's sin has put her in serious trouble.
To keep them both alive, Nina will need to trust Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist. But what kind of exorcist wears a hoodie?
When Nina discovers that Mellie is keeping a secret that threatens their very existence, she'll do anything to protect her. Because in New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. And Mellie's sin has put her in serious trouble.
To keep them both alive, Nina will need to trust Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist. But what kind of exorcist wears a hoodie?
Wanted by the Church and hunted by dark forces, Nina knows she can't survive on her own. She needs Finn and his group of rogue friends just as much as they need her.
REVIEW
Really, I
didn't see this book coming at all. I've been sick of dystopia for a while, but
my interest sparked again with this book. The human world discovers that there
are souls and demons along the way. There is a war between humans and demons,
which permits the Church to rise : a government that controls everyone's life
through religion. For example, big sinners are burnt. In public. And it's
broadcasted in the whole country. Our main character, Nina, is almost seventeen
years old, she has to take care of her sister, because her mother is a drug
addict, and she can't let the Church discovers it. Nina plans to become a
teacher and so dedicate her life to the Church, until her sister, Melanie,
reveals something that changes their whole lives. Then, Nina kills a demon,
discovers she has powers on her own and is hunted by the Church, demons - well,
everyone. On top of that, she has to trust rogue exorcists, because whether she
wants it or not, she's part of them.
This book
was really fast-paced and addictive, I read it in one setting or so. I saw some
plot twists coming, but not all of them, and I was so happy about it. To sum
up, nothing is as it seems, in this book. I liked some of the author's ideas,
like introducing the world through classes : first when Nina interrogates
Mellie for her history test, then when she is helping with the five years old
class. The world is a dystopian one, but humanity regressed, because the Church
is the establishment that controls everything, like in the Middle Ages. The
whole book is set in New Temperance, Nina's hometown, which isn't a bad thing,
because a lot happened in a few days. I can't wait to see more of this world
though.
The main
character is a strong one, who does what she has to in order to have something
to eat, she even sells herself. She protects her sister and is very mature, I
really liked her. My favourite character in this book was Grayson, she's
discreet, sweet, and helpless for now, but I'm sure she'll do great things in
the next books. The romance caught me off guard, it was really interesting, to
see how finally, Nina overcomes the difficulties she had. Still, the romance
wasn't overwhelming if you compare to other YA books.
Rating : 4.5/5
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