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Caste (2013)

by RaeLynn Fry(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0989213412 (ISBN13: 9780989213417)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Terebinth Tree Publishing

series

The Corporation

review 1: More like a 3.5. I liked this one but I must admit that some things were predictable & it could use a good editing polish (hopefully the author will be able to do an update that at least changes the many instances of "gate" where she really means "gait" & "Hughes's" instead of "Hughe's" & "conscious" was used when "conscience" was meant once or twice as well). The word usage gaffes were the most deterrent to story flow & each time they took me out of the moment. The story itself is, overall, a good one & I enjoyed reading about Karis & her quest to save Ajna. There were some things that happened far too easily for her & one glaring one was the pretty much insta-love with Ethan. I'd already bought into her feelings for Kavin being real because that's how it was laid out in ... morethe beginning, so I couldn't really invest in Karis/Ethan when the main of the story between them takes place over the span of about a week. Having Mr. Singh throw in his support behind the couple at the end, didn't sell me either. Karis got over Kavin, her Pair, whom she'd known all her life & says that she truly loved even before they'd been paired, in a blink. He was cast out into the Further, not dead & was part of her reason to want to strike back at The Corporation but she didn't think about him much. Ethan's declaration of eternal love... m'kay. I'm still pulling for Kavin to be saved. Karis/Ethan can be together but I just don't care. Still, at least there was more to this story than the "love" & that's where it shined mostly. The reveal of Ethan's identity was the most predictable element & seemed almost interminable as the story progressed & Karis remained clueless. I quite enjoyed the bits of Neech shown, from the factory where Karis & Journey work to the Black Market. The Masquerade in Dahn was well done & where one of the most compelling interactions in the entire story takes place, between Akin & Karis. The action picked up a bit somewhere after 70% & the momentum was good until the end, even if some things happened too easily for the characters or others were simply not even explained. The final play was good & I look forward to the next book, but I was disappointed that none of the characters even considered that would happen (I don't even know why any of them were keen to participate in the Jatis after everything that they now knew). Overall, a good story that I'm interested enough in to continue with the series. I'm glad this was in my via Amazon Recommendations.
review 2: In the dystopian novel "Caste", two cities are governed by a ruthless Corporation; the Outer City of Neech, its citizenry half-starved and burdened with providing for the inhabitants of Dahn, the privileged Inner City. As the plot unfolds production quotas and hours of work have increased for the labourers in Neech just as their air has become fouler and their provisions reduced. In the Singh household, seventeen year old Karis is perturbed by the newsletter that appears daily on their doorstep, detailing the Corporation's sinister plans for Neech's populace. Only when her brother Ajna suddenly becomes ill and the Corporation's Analysis declares him not valuable enough to save, does she begin to believe the truth. Determined that he won't die she sacrifices her safety by having her tattoo altered in the Black Market so she can enter Dahn and acquire the medicine he needs. Into this riveting mix add Ethan, the boy who wants to help Karis although it could mean jeopardizing his plans and exposing his mysterious identity.The action doesn`t stop as the plot heats up and lies and secrets begin to unravel. The personalities of the main characters develop and expand as the story progresses; determined and stubborn Karis struggles to find a cure without sacrificing her independence, ingenious and resourceful Ethan finds love and purpose where he least expects it. Even the minor characters are memorable; Ella, the dedicated medic and staunch revolutionary determined to uncover the source of a disease that cripples and kills, Karis`s estranged mother tenaciously protecting the daughter she loves and their nemesis Akin, the power-hungry authoritarian leader of the Corporation.I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and expect the struggles of Karis and Ethan to be as exciting in Raelynn Fry`s next book. less

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