K. A. Riley

Good for a second book in a series, pretty fully developed, not too much repeating, but book one is the best of the series.

Having escaped from the Processor and with the truth behind the Eastern Order finally revealed, Kress and her fellow Seventeens go on the run. Guided by Render, they find themselves in the mountains where they encounter a group of fellow teenagers who have escaped from another small town like the Valta. Finding a clue that there may be a resistance movement in San show more Francisco, the Seventeens complete a dangerous, enemy-filled journey west. Joining forces with the Insubordinates, a guerrilla army of counter-insurgents led by an unexpected but familiar field general, Kress and her Conspiracy set out to expose the government’s lies about the Eastern Order and to reclaim the democracy so many of them and their families died trying to protect. show less

Great read!

If you enjoyed the Divergent and Hinger Games series, you’ll also enjoy this book. Quick easy read that left me excited to read the next book in the series.

All children born in a given year have the same birthday. On your seventh birthday you are picked up and taken away - as these teens soon discover - they are in a military training camp.

I just started this book, and it already has me hooked! Think the raven will be an important character.

FROM AMAZON: Book One, RECRUITMENT: In 2042, Kress and her friends are all that’s left of their bombed-out and isolated mountain town. When Kress and all the other seventeen-year-olds are taken away by the Recruiters to aid in the fight against the invading Eastern Order, they find themselves in a secret military training camp that’s turning more mysterious and deadlier by the day.

Book Two, RENDER: Having escaped from the Processor, Kress and her fellow Seventeens go on the run. Guided show more by Render, they undertake a dangerous, enemy-filled journey west where they encounter the Insubordinates, a guerrilla army of counterinsurgents led by an unexpected but familiar field general.

Now, Kress and her Conspiracy are preparing to expose the government’s lies about the Eastern Order and reclaim the democracy so many of them and their families died trying to protect.

Book Three, REBELLION: Aided by the Insubordinates, Kress and her Conspiracy wage a daring counter-offensive against the Patriot Army in an effort to liberate the city of San Francisco. Outnumbered, facing impossible odds, and opposed by a powerful and ruthless enemy named General Ekker, Kress and her friends hope for help as they struggle to understand and control their emerging abilities. show less