Defiance Trilogy Defiance, Book 1, (Paperback)

from theinbetweenplace

C.J. Redwine deftly blends light fantasy elements and a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world to create an impressive debut novel. Unfortunately, there isn't much in the way of world-building - we have no idea what time period this could have taken place in and we aren't given very much in terms of h...

from kalky

Overview of DEFIANCE From BN.com:"While the other girls in the walled city-state of Baalboden learn to sew and dance, Rachel Adams learns to track and hunt. While they bend like reeds to the will of their male Protectors, she uses hers for sparring practice. "When Rachel's father fails to return ...

from wagner.sarah35

Set in a dystopian future in which humans live in isolated city-states where they are protected from monsters known as the Cursed Ones, Defiance chronicles the tale of Rachel, a young girl who defied tradition by learning tracking and fighting skills from her father. But Rachel's father has gone ...

from nocturnewytche

This was a hit or miss story. There were moments I really felt it and got involved and other moments where I felt disinterested and disconnected. The best part of this book were definitely Rachel's emotions and the explanation/details of how she felt. They were poetically presented and caught me ...

from wanderlustlover

3.5, erring on the side of sadness and hope, for one specific reason. This book is terribly written for the first 40% of itself, before it hits The Claiming and then becomes the most amazing, can't be put down, awesome for the next 60% of the book. I knew that going into it so I knew to hold out,...