Deliverance : defiance #3 / C.J. Redwine.

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Title:

Author:

Redwine, C. J.

ISBN:

9780062117236

Edition:

First edition

Publication Information:

New York : Balzer + Bray, 2014.

Physical Description:

470 pages

Series:

Defiance #3

General Note:

Sequel to: Deception.

Abstract:

"Rachel Adams has been kidnapped by enemy forces and is being taken to Rowansmark while her love, Logan McEntire, is imprisoned and awaiting trial, unable to leave Lankenshire. As uneasy alliances are tested and their enemies plot against them, will the two manage to find a way to rid their world of the tyrannical Commander and destroy the tech that controls the deadly Cursed One once and for all?"--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction.

Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction.

Kidnapping -- Juvnile fiction.

Survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Love -- Juvenile fiction.

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Summary

The thrilling final installment of C.J. Redwine's Defiance trilogy, a rich post-apocalyptic YA fantasy perfect for fans of Graceling and Tamora Pierce.

Rachel has been kidnapped by enemy forces and is being taken to Rowansmark, while Logan is imprisoned in Lankenshire. Separated from each other and their Baalboden comrades, each must find a way to achieve what they desperately have been fighting for: to rid their world of the Commander and the tech that controls the deadly Cursed One once and for all.

Fighting through her pain and embracing the warrior she's become, Rachel will do whatever it takes to escape and join Logan in his fight. But when she discovers a shocking secret that changes everything, she realizes that to save the people she loves, she'll have to destroy Rowansmark from the inside out--if she can survive the journey through the Wasteland.

Logan needs allies if he wants to thwart Rowansmark's power grab and rescue Rachel. But securing allies will mean enlisting the help of Commander Chase, the man he hates more than anyone. Driven by his love for Rachel and his determination to make his world safe, he may be just the weapon the city-states need to defeat the Cursed One.

But as Rowansmark bears down and uneasy alliances are tested, will the pair's love for each other be enough to surmount the unbelievable odds against them?

Reviews (3)

Horn Book Review

Rachel and Logan (Defiance; Deception) have been captured by different sides. To find each other they will have to beat all their enemies and deal with their own desires for vengeance. The protagonists' alternating voices sound too similar, and after much build-up the final battle is rather anticlimactic. However, series fans will enjoy seeing where the two end up. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

The post-apocalyptic romance that began with Defiance (2012) reaches its conclusion as Rachel and Logan separately work to bring down the men who have robbed them of their families and community.In the sanctuary of Lankenshire, Logan plots to trick the Commander into helping him raise an army to lay siege to Rowansmark and save Rachel. Meanwhile, the captive Rachel plots against Logan's long-lost brother as he takes her across the Wasteland to Rowansmark. At the center of their travails is the "tech" that controls the subterranean, dragonlike creatures that destroyed America just a few decades before. If Logan can adapt his device, he can use it to bring the Commander down; if Rachel can disable Rowansmark's, she can render the city vulnerable to Logan and his forces. All of this is punctuated by much violence (multiple dismemberments, a protracted flogging and more exploding bodies than any book ought to contain, among other examples) and extravagant navel-gazing by the protagonists. As Rachel and Logan tell the tale in alternating, nearly identical, present-tense narrations, each returns over and over to their respective journeys through grief to festering revenge. Plotting is heavily contrived; prose is plodding. One bright spot is a new secondary character, the bookish Connor, who accompanies Logan; unfortunately, his sexual navet triggers an embarrassingly retrograde exchange about what girls want.Tedious. (Post-apocalyptic romance. 14-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Redwine brings her trilogy (Defiance, 2012; Deception, 2013) to a satisfying denouement without breaking stride in her world building or nuanced character development. Young lovers Rachel and Logan, who narrate by turns, both fight to bring political and humanitarian salvation to the Baalboden homeland, from which they have been taken. Quinn and Willow play central roles, of course, and old enemies and new allies emerge from the Wasteland as well. An essential and highly anticipated conclusion for those who have read so far, and the completion of a literary dystopian series for those searching for a sharp new epic.--Goldsmith, Francisca Copyright 2014 Booklist