In this story, Isaias is a strong young man who finds himself unwittingly in the opposing camp of the elite where he must use his own wits and intelligence to survive and discover the truth about the split society he lives in.
Isaias is in love with Jessia - who is unobtainable and remote. However, there are strong and magnetic moments between them and their attraction and the circumstances which keep them apart are excellently portrayed. This is one of the highlight of the book.

The other highlight was the opening which I loved. I was glued to the page and was thinking I'd rate this maybe 5 stars if it continued like that. However, the excellent pacing, tension and virtuosity of this author did (unfortunately) sag after a while and the story got a bit bogged down in the middle sections. Even so, this was a good read and has elements in it of great writing.
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