The Rig by Joe Ducie

Ducie, J. (2013). The Rig. London, UK: Hot Key Books.

ISBN: 9781471402197
Pages: 368
Age Level: YA 12-18
Genre: Sci-Fantasy / Dystopia / Mystery / Thriller
Rating: 4 stars

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The Rig is an old oil rig, hundreds of miles from nowhere in the Arctic Ocean, which has been converted into a maximum security juvenile prison for the worst of the worst.  Surrounded by sharks and monitored around the clock, escape is impossible.

15 year-old Will Drake is a bit of an escape artist and loves a challenge.  He has escaped from every prison he has been put into.  There is no-where he can’t escape from, and he will stop at nothing to prove the warden wrong when he is transported onto the Rig.  However, not everything on the Rig is as it seems, from the reason Will has been incarcerated, to the use of the prison and how some inmates are different from the others – stronger and more aggressive!    

The Rig is a young adult, prison break story … but it’s really so much more than that.  It is science fiction, fantasy, thriller, adventure, and dystopia all rolled into one.  If you can suspend your disbelief about the futuristic vibe and harshness of the setting of this novel, which most young adults can do, then the plot and setting of this novel is realistic and believable.  It will make you question yourself, and humanity, and ask “What if?”  There are so many elements in this novel that make it a great young adult read.  


I got my copy of The Rig from my bookshelf. 

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Of Sea and Stone by Kate Ellison

Ellison, K.A. (2014). Of Sea and Stone: Secrets of Itlantis #1 [electronic resource]. Atlanta, GA: Author.

ASIN: B00I7LZV12
Pages: 260
Age Level: YA 12-18
Genre: Sci-Fantasy
Rating: 4 stars

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I received a copy of 'Of Sea and Stone' from LibraryThing to review.

This is a great new YA series from Kate Ellison set in the underwater world of Itlantis. It is well written with great character development and many twists and turns in the plot.  It is an interesting and engaging read, and I look forward to book 2. 

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Aemi is a slave in the Village of the Rocks, good at fishing and very handy with a spear. The mayor's son, Nol, is her Nemesis.  One night their village is attacked and Aemi, Nol and a number of other villagers are taken captive.  Aemi and Nol end up as indentured servants in the same household, and Aemi is planning her escape right from the start.  Friendships are formed with the master and his daughter. 

On the eve of their departure to the city of Primus (and planned escape), the city of Celustrus is attacked, supposedly, by their enemies the Dron, and Nol is not found amongst the survivors. It is up to Aemi and the master to uncover the truth behind the attack. 

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