"Renegade" A Book And Story Worth Fighting For

Renegade (The Elysium Chronicles, #1)
Title:  Renagade
(The Elysium Chronicles #1)
Author:  J.A. Souders
Format:  E-book
Length:  364 pages
Publisher:  Tor TEEN
Rating:  5 Stars

Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law. But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie. Her memories have been altered. Her mind and body aren’t under her own control. And the person she knows as Mother is a monster. Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.  -Goodreads


My Thoughts

This book is a star of both the YA genre and Atlantis like settings.  Evelyn Winters, Daughter of the People, sheltered princess, unwitting pawn, and...
There is so much going on with this young lady that you can't take your eyes off of her for a second. 
Add to that Gavin Hunter, from the surface...and let the games begin.

This entire book is one beautifully constructed hedge maze, filled with plot twists, shadow operatives, and lies, lies, lies.
The key to the success of this story line lies in the fact that it is constructed in the form of a puzzle.  A puzzle that readers get to solve along with the characters.  A puzzle that when solved shows a picture that neither reader nor character expected to see.
You are never sure who to trust, and therefore, are always on edge.

As if the breakneck pace  and expertly crafted story are not enough; Miss Souders manages to further endear her Gavin and Evie to readers through the subplot of their budding romance.
That's right!
Action, adventure, underwater world, intrigue, lies, and love!
This book has it all!
To make matters even better...there is going to be a book 2!

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