The Details
Title: Gilded Cage
Author: Vic James
Genre: Dystopian, YA
Length: 368 pages
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Medium: E-Book
Rating: 4/5 stars
Pace: Medium
Stand-alone or Series: Series Dark Gifts #1
“Do your slavedays too
old, you’ll never get through them. Do your slavedays too young, you’ll never
get over them.”
The Goodreads Synopsis
Not all are free. Not all
are equal. Not all will be saved.
Our world belongs to the Equals — aristocrats with magical gifts — and all commoners must serve them for ten years. But behind the gates of England's grandest estate lies a power that could break the world.
A girl thirsts for love and knowledge.
Abi is a servant to England's most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of the noble-born sons, Abi faces a terrible choice. Uncovering the family's secrets might win her liberty, but will her heart pay the price?
A boy dreams of revolution.
Abi's brother, Luke, is enslaved in a brutal factory town. Far from his family and cruelly oppressed, he makes friends whose ideals could cost him everything. Now Luke has discovered there may be a power even greater than magic: revolution.
And an aristocrat will remake the world with his dark gifts.
He is a shadow in the glittering world of the Equals, with mysterious powers no one else understands. But will he liberate—or destroy?
Our world belongs to the Equals — aristocrats with magical gifts — and all commoners must serve them for ten years. But behind the gates of England's grandest estate lies a power that could break the world.
A girl thirsts for love and knowledge.
Abi is a servant to England's most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of the noble-born sons, Abi faces a terrible choice. Uncovering the family's secrets might win her liberty, but will her heart pay the price?
A boy dreams of revolution.
Abi's brother, Luke, is enslaved in a brutal factory town. Far from his family and cruelly oppressed, he makes friends whose ideals could cost him everything. Now Luke has discovered there may be a power even greater than magic: revolution.
And an aristocrat will remake the world with his dark gifts.
He is a shadow in the glittering world of the Equals, with mysterious powers no one else understands. But will he liberate—or destroy?
The Review
I was provided this book from NetGalley for an honest review.
Seconds please! This book has its own magical world that I
loved. I enjoyed the different take on a dystopian genre. The slavetowns were a
new concept that I found interesting. I felt there was so much history behind
the book and loved the world building. I was eager to know what was going to
happen and the ending has me begging for more!
The Characters
I enjoyed most of the main characters. I felt like the
Kingston estate characters could use a bit more detail, but then again the
darkness behind them was mysterious.
Abi was the sister everyone wants and loves. Doing whatever
it takes to keep her family safe.
Luke was a great character that I cheered for the entire
time. He felt so real and relatable.
The Style
This book is told from different perspectives every chapter
or so. Sometimes that drives me crazy, but the flow was great.
The Recommendation
I recommend this to anyone looking for a magical and
historical type of book.
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