Review : Pawn by Aimée Carter
Pawn by Aimée Carter
Pages : 346
Genre : YA, Dystopia
Series : The Blackcoat Rebellion, book 1
My Rating :3/5
From the back of the book :
If she says yes, Kitty will be Masked—surgically transformed into Lila Hart, the Prime Minister’s niece, who died under mysterious circumstances. As a member of the Hart family, she will be famous. She will be adored. And for the first time, she will matter.
There’s only one catch. She must also stop the rebellion that Lila secretly fostered, the same one that got her killed and one Kitty believes in. Faced with threats, conspiracies and a life that’s not her own, she must decide which path to choose—and learn how to become more than a pawn in a twisted game she’s only beginning to understand.
My Thoughts :
Pawn was my second time reading Aimee Carter. At the time of reading The Goddess Test, I wasn’t charmed by her interpretation of the mythology but found her writing to be very engaging. I am all for giving authors second chances (especially when I can pinpoint what I liked in their work), so I was excited to give Pawn a chance.
Like many of its shelf neighbors, Pawn is a YA story with a dystopian setting. This futuristic world is filled with social injustices where people are marked and categorized for their abilities (supposedly – but not surprisingly, the rich have ways around that). As often with YA dystopian stories, it was a little difficult for me to accept this new world without question, but it was largely compensated by all the action, twists, and adventure.
I think what I liked most though, was how the author found a way to include Kitty in the heart of the drama in an acceptable way. As much as I have enjoyed other dystopian series, I am always a little bothered by how easy it seems for sixteen-year-olds to save the world! Here though, once you accept the new technology (also a fun part of the book!), Kitty’s story is extremely compelling. The circumstances make it so she isn’t a simple citizen anymore, and it actually makes sense that she is so important to the plot.
I mentioned twists before, and it needs to be said again : this book is full of twists! Some I saw coming, some I didn’t, but all of it very exciting. It’s more than the gossipy who-loved-who kind of twist, too, and it makes me kind of excited for what’s coming next in the series. And while there is a romance aspect to the book, it wasn’t taking precedence over more important (and interesting, if you ask me) aspects of the book.
Overall, a very fun reading experience. The book concluded in a satisfying manner, but also left plenty of questions to be answered in future books. I am looking forward to reading them!
Pawn is available for sale now! Thanks to Harlequin Teen for generously providing a digital copy of the book for this review.
I’m reading this at the moment, I’m only about a quarter of the way in but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by it so far, seems different to most of the dystopian books I’ve read.
Glad to hear you are enjoying it too! I think Kitty’s new role gives us a very different point of view from most similar YA stories (like Hunger Games, Divergent, Legend, etc) and I very much liked that.
I have never tried her before. Maybe now is a good time to start!
It was certainly entertaining to read!