Title: The Polaris Uprising
Author: Jennifer Ibarra
Publication: Oct. 30, 2013, Tiwala Books
Format: Digital copy, 328 pages
Source: Pinoy Book Tours (Thank you Dianne!)
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Synopsis:
No citizen shall be left behind
Life in Neress is simple. For nearly four decades, people have known exactly what’s expected of them. Obey the rules, follow the path that’s been laid out, and everything will be provided for: food, shelter, education, safety. No need goes unmet. But the cost is steep: you lose all rights to make your own choices in life.
In seven years, eighteen-year-old Ryla Jensen will come of age and take over for her father as president of this idyllic nation.
Groomed since childhood to take on a role she’s not even sure she wants, Ryla’s only escape from the pressures of duty is her sister, Alanna.
But when her eyes are finally opened to the oppressive regime her father built, she begins to question everything she’s set to inherit—and finds herself at odds with her sister’s blind allegiance to their father. Torn between loyalty to her family and the fight for freedom, Ryla must decide just how far she’s willing to go to make a stand and risk losing the person she loves most in the world: Alanna.
Misfit Review:
I had the interest of reading it because it kind of had the kingdom dynamic and also ruined politics so I was like, YAAAY! I have to read it. After reading, my mind flashed with different things like: "OH MY GOD! What the hell just happened?" and "I can't believe they would do that." Basically, I was stomped, but in a good way!
*this may not contain quotes from the book, I will try, but it's hard to do so when I'm reading from a digital copy..>_<... BLINDNESS!
So the story follows Ryla as she is set to rule Neress on her 25th birthday but unusual things started to happen in the kingdom and she finds out that her dotting, supportive father-who happens to be the king, (duh Jayvee)- is an abusive little son of.. I'm sorry! This part gave me a lot of feels and I think this book sort of got to me in a feels kind of way. Maybe because I was rereading TFIOS while reading this too.. So, anyway, Ryla finds out and she can't help but hate her father and then she finds out that her sweet, meek sister, Alanna is taking her father's side on things!
