Amy Ewing

I'm often left at the end of reading some of these wondering about what happens next. What will they do with the trauma and will they actually manage to have relationships that aren't shaded by all the shenanigans I have to wonder.
Anyway, Violet is now part of the resistance and they develop a plan for the next surrogate auction when plans go awry because Violet's sister Hazel is imprisoned in the palace of the Lake. It all screams trap and while Violet acknowledges it she still decides to go in and try to save her. Ah, teens and poor impulse control. It was an interesting ride and everything goes well for the heroes. They also learn a bit about how some people survive the society they're in, sometimes in different ways. The whole violence to achieve a cause is glanced at but not delved into.
And if I'm honest I'd love the dress on the cover.… (altro)

Sera and Leela are best friends on a small world that gets its sustenance from larger worlds through a magical tether, much like an umbilical cord. When it is time to sever the connection so their world can move on to find another world, one of the citizens who are all female, is chosen to use their magical blood to sever the link.
When Sera is chosen, much to everyone's surprise, she's reluctant, but the culture of her small world has no room for exception. When she allows her arms to be pierced so her blood will flow freely, her fall toward the larger world begins, but she neither dies, nor severs the connection, creating not only chaos on her world, but a different sort of havoc on the planet below. It involves two countries nearly at each other's throats, a cold-hearted and greedy father, his son and daughter, as well as a cast of quite interesting lesser players, including magical ones. I'm eager to read the sequel.… (altro)