Chained: Everything you know is a lie... (Cage of Lies Book 1), by Susanne Valenti
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Terrified of the contamination and the creatures it has created, humanity hides behind The Wall. No one knows what lies beyond the wasteland. Maya has never thought much about what might still be out there, lurking in the forgotten places. But when she's thrust into the unknown, she is forced to question everything she has ever been told. Not everyone outside died, some of them became something...else. As her heart is torn in two, every choice she makes is harder than the last. What she discovers will change her forever. She knows she will probably die, but Maya has seen enough of death and she won't let it have her without a fight.
Chained: Everything you know is a lie... (Cage of Lies Book 1), by Susanne Valenti- Published on: 2015-10-01
- Released on: 2015-10-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Susanne Valenti lives in Kent, England with her husband and four fur-babies. She has worked with rescue animals and helped run the family business. In her spare time she likes to read, write, workout, watch movies and play video games (in that order).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I loved the story By Jaslyn Hughes I loved the story, it is such a good idea. There are no predictable zombies outside or anything like that, it basically comes down to s*** hitting the fan and greedy politicians trying to take all the power from the people and keep them locked away doing their bidding. I liked that the world outside the Wall seemed mostly well adjusted with groups of people living together in small communities with some form of leadership, but there still being bandits causing threats and of course the big bad scary Creepers and giant animals that roam the forest. I also really enjoyed all the action in the book, there was always something happening and Valenti did so well writing fight and flight scenes I could feel my whole body tensing and my mind wanting to race as fast as the group was racing through a forest or something. It was just enough detail for it to come alive in my imagination, and my mind fill in the blanks.I liked the characters in the book too, I thought they were well developed. I could totally see myself being BFFs with Laurie, though I’d probably find Alicia a bit intimidating, I mean a totally gorgeous girl who’s a total bad arse with weapons and fighting? Her character is an easy going and likeable one though. Maya, I don’t really understand her random angry outbursts. Sometimes they seemed to work because the reader got to see what she was thinking about that got her so worked up, but other times it just seemed kind of random, so I’m still trying to work out what her trigger is. In saying that, I’d rather an occasional random angry outburst than a main character who is a mopey crybaby; Maya is far too strong to be emo for no good reason.Overall this was a great dystopian story, and though targeted for young adults, it was written maturely and without the childish drama that something like the Vampire Diaries has which is wonderfully refreshing. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading post-end-of-the-world stories, it was really easy to read and I just could not put it down.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Safety or Adventure - Which Would You Choose? By Susan Berry Chained by Susanne Valenti was an entertaining read about what life might be like if Al Gore is right about global warming and certain experts are right about genetically-modified foods. Scarcity, a contaminated world toxic to humans, and a powerful governing body that leaves no margin for error, no space for creativity, and controls nearly all movement within its sphere of influence are some of the elements of the world of the City behind the Wall in Valenti's narrative. Chained is similar to Hugh Howey's Wool, Amber Garr's Waterproof and Edan Lepucki's California.The protagonist, Maya and her closest friend Taylor are found to have broken a few of the City's rules. As their punishment, they are sentenced to be messengers for the City's army that is fighting in the Subwars. The purpose of the wars remained unclear to this reader. Long story short, Taylor is injured by a bullet and Maya and Taylor along with a warden named Laurie, who has come to their rescue find themselves facing certain death until an unlikely hero, Coal gets them to safety. That safety though is to the world that is thought to be contaminated, a place where humans cannot survive for long. The City has instilled this belief in the minds of the Walls' inhabitants to keep them under their thumb. From there, the three, Maya, Taylor, and Laurie find that life is not as they have been told. It is still a world of scarcity and danger, but there is also beauty, friendship, and security in certain settlements. Ultimately, it is a battle between these settlements and the City. It is this struggle that drives the narrative to its conclusion.I liked the characters Laurie, Hunter, Coal, and Coal's sister, Alicia, who is one tough chick. They have the capacity to survive whatever life throws at them. As far as the protagonist, Maya and her friend Taylor, I cannot say I was impressed. Taylor to me seemed like he was skating by on his father's reputation. Think of a spoiled not-so-rich kid with his father to get him out of whatever scrape Taylor manages to get into. Of course, it does not work in the end. It never does. Eventually, the consequences catch up. Maya was out of her league and it showed. I counted seven times in which her foolhardy actions and ineptness almost cost someone their life. Maya can shoot better than average; that is about all. I can shoot; come with 15 feet of me and see. That doesn't mean that I would be any good in combat, which is essentially where Maya finds herself in both of the worlds. Maya to me did not grow as a character. She was morally compromised when she flat out lied to Coal by pretending to not know if he had killed the King of the Creepers (deformed monster race of humans with animal-like qualities). Prior to her conversation with Coal, she had seen the king breathing as he lay on the ground after the battle between him and Coal. Then she decides to keep to herself that the King is not really a Creeper. Is Maya an artifact of the City's teachings? Maybe.Valenti's description-world building was excellent with gorgeous scenery and realistic scenes (except for Laurie, a trained warrior sticking the barrels of her guns into the dirt). The pacing was good and the story line was excellent. I had a few quibbles with some clunky language, issues with grammar and editing, and placement and/or necessity of one or two scenes. Overall, a good first start of what has the makings of a great series.*Copy received from author at no cost in exchange for an honest review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Amazing Character Development and World Building By Amazon Customer I came across Susanne Valenti on WordPress. I started following her blog awhile back and saw that she was giving out a few ebook ARCs. Seeing that it’s YA and a dystopian, I jumped at the opportunity and sent her an email. Holy cow. I have loved the book ever since I started reading it. I spent several nights staying up well past a teachers bedtime reading this book. It’s fast paced and changes so much! Nothing in it is stagnant.The setting in the beginning of the book feels very similar to Divergent. But it changes SO MUCH. It’s a wild, whirlwind adventure throughout the entire novel. The main character Maya starts off in the city, but then ventures outside the walls, and then gets sent to Subwar, which is basically like the battleground outside of the city. From here, you think she is going to have to fight to survive with her friend Taylor so that they can eventually get back to their lives in the city, tucked safely behind The Walls. Everything outside of the walls is “contaminated.”During their training for Subwar, they meet a few unlikely friends (another criminal and a Warden) and they make a few enemies. In the beginning of the book you, as the reader, think this is the plot of the novel. That they are supposed to survive Subwar and the enemies they make there. Ohhhhhh no. Hold your horses. You’re barely to the rising action of this book.I don’t want to spoil the rest. It’s definitely a novel you need to purchase to enjoy the full plot and climax. But you meet some outsiders who Maya comes to depend on and befriend. Through her friendship with them, she begins to question the world she knows. She starts to contemplate where she really belongs. Valenti did an awesome job of character and relationship building. I love the sense of camaraderie between Maya and Coal, Maya and Alicia, and Maya and Taylor, Coal and Alicia, Laurie and Maya, etc. Each character has their own faults, but it makes them all the more loveable and relatable. They all mesh well together and build each other up.Chained also reminded me a lot of the Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke and the television show The Walking Dead. As a reader I was able to make so many world connections with this novel. I love how it was an entity of itself but brought together all of these different aspects from other films and novels that I find interesting. Someone needs to pick this series up and make it into a show or movie. It would be HUGE.I gave this novel 5/5 stars on Goodreads.
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