So I’ll give you a little teaser in case you want to know more about the story (no spoilers though!). The blurb gave us nothing beyond her mother getting arrested, which happens immediately. We jumped straight into the story! The only thing I didn’t like about that, was that I then had no idea where the story was headed. Chapter 1: Ember’s mother is getting arrested. I’m pretty sure I drooled all over my copy.Īrticle 5 wastes no time getting started. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings-the only boy Ember has ever loved. That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.Įmber has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. People who get arrested usually don't come back. There are no more fines for bad behavior-instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. There are no more police-instead, there are soldiers. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. Genre: Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Romance, Science Fiction Published by: Tor Teen on January 31, 2012

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