Let me say that I loved this book! I read the first book, The Wildlands and thought it was wonderful, but maybe a bit on the tame side...not this one...this is a grittier, meaner, and much more emotionally heavy book. I will admit that I got choked up several times...

This is one of the best YA novels I've read in a while. It's original, full of characters that you instantly take a liking too, and it has an emotional impact, much like Hunger Games. I felt Rayn's pain when she had to say goodbye to her parents...heart...

What else can I say? It's wonderful...exciting, interesting, sad at times and funny at others. The main characters, Rayn and Luk are the kind of fictional creations that you sort of wish were real...that you could actually meet them. Their journey across the remains of...