City of Savages, Lee Kelly
City of Savages, Lee Kelly
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City of Savages

Author: Lee Kelly

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Rebecca Lowman, Joy Osmanski

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2015


Synopsis

“Red Dawn meets Escape from New York and The Hunger Games” (Booklist) in an action-packed dystopian fantasy filled with “prose [that] is gorgeous and brilliant” and “tells a satisfyingly dark tale through alternating the two sisters’ points of view” (VOYA, starred review).

It’s been nearly two decades since the Red Allies first attacked New York, and Manhattan is now a prisoner-of-war camp, ruled by Rolladin and her brutal, impulsive warlords. For Skyler Miller, Manhattan is a cage that keeps her from the world beyond the city’s borders. But for Sky’s younger sister, Phee, the POW camp is a dangerous playground of possibility, and the only home she’d ever want.

When Sky and Phee discover their mom’s hidden journal from the war’s outbreak, they both realize there’s more to Manhattan—and their mother—than either of them had ever imagined. And after a group of strangers arrives at the annual POW census, the girls begin to uncover the island’s long-kept secrets. The strangers hail from England, a country supposedly destroyed by the Red Allies, and Rolladin’s lies about Manhattan’s captivity begin to unravel.

Hungry for the truth, the sisters set a series of events in motion that end in the death of one of Rolladin’s guards. Now they’re outlaws, forced to join the strange Englishmen on an escape mission through Manhattan. Their flight takes them into subways haunted by cannibals, into the arms of a sadistic cult in the city’s Meatpacking District and, through the pages of their mom’s old journal, into the island’s dark and shocking past.

About Lee Kelly

Lee Kelly is the author of A Criminal Magic and City of Savages. She has wanted to write since she was old enough to hold a pencil, but it wasn’t until she began studying for the California Bar Exam that she conveniently started putting pen to paper. An entertainment lawyer by trade, lee has practiced in Los Angeles and New York. She lives with her husband and son in Millburn, New Jersey. Follow her on at @LeeYKelly and on her website at NewWriteCity.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

maggie has added her own review at the end i expect different things from adult novels than i do from YA novels. that is a statement made for clarity, not apology. to me, it's just common sense to judge a book based on how well it serves its intended audience. it would be silly to dismiss Charlotte's......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

Initial Review: This book was phenomenal. Utter perfection. 2015 MUST READ. Add it to the shelves people. Read the full review @ A Perfection Called Books There are some books that you discover and just know you're going to love. That happened to me with this book; I fell head-over-heels in love with......more

Goodreads review by Tyler

As a male in my 30s, I have to admit I had slight hesitations before reading a YA novel with two teenage girl leads. My friend got an advanced copy, the title had “savages” in it, so I figured why not? Two days later, I’ve finished the book, and I cannot wait for more. The writing is superb, and the......more