Summary: The Pledge by Kimberly Derting is about a seventeen-year-old girl named Charlaina. In the country of Ludania, the classes are divided by the language they speak. The smallest mistake, like looking a higher class in the eye while they are speaking their language, results in execution. Charlie can understand every language of every class, while it is a gift, it could get her killed. The only place she can be free is underground. There she meets a boy named Max, who speaks a language she has never heard before, but understands, and she is almost exposed. Charlie begins to be entangled in something that she realizes is much bigger than herself. My Thoughts: I loved this book and the other two books in the trilogy. This book has a dystopian feel while still being fantasy. While this book is not extremely popular, it is a great book that is underrated. If you like fantasy or dystopian books, you will be sure to love this book. |