SuitabookGlow
Amy Kathleen Ryan
- Reading
- Before reading, discuss what makes a decision fair when survival is at stake. Afterwards, compare Waverly's choices with Kieran's and Seth's without assuming the story treats any one path as correct.
- Themes
- Agency versus prescribed roles: Waverly is expected to marry young and have children, while part of her wants more from life than marriage. The premise clearly sets personal aspiration against a prescribed social role, but does not establish whether the book ultimately endorses, criticises or complicates that role.
- Survival and leadership: Waverly and Kieran become separated and find themselves leading dangerous missions after an attack. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Competing relationships: Waverly has a boyfriend, Kieran, but is also secretly intrigued by Seth; the attack separates her from Kieran. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The premise warrants checking in about violent conflict, abduction or coercive control, and pressure around reproduction.