New Review! A Dance of Lies (The Outlands Pentalogy #4) by Rebecca Crunden 5 Cranky Stars

A Dance of Lies by Rebecca Crunden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 CRANKY STARS


This book starts with the backstory of Blaise and Nadia. It tells how the government rules all aspects of one’s life. Marriages are arranged for reproduction and not Love. So many couple have illicit affairs. Blaise and Nadia are one of these couples. Blaise is also a member of Nate’s rebellion group, one of his best friends. This group is the one he and Kitty have gone to for help in the last three books.


Kitty and Nate had made it to the Outlands with some of their friends. They meet a tribe of Radiants and find out that there is very little different about them. They decide that until the plague is cured or ends, they are safer out there. The tribe takes them in and teaches them how to live off the land. Thom has made it to the Outlands and is also living with the tribe. The tribe travels the countryside and has various places it camps by season. Not all is as it seems though, as in all societies, there are good and bad. Therefore, everyone must know how to fight. Unlike the city, there is no mechanization here, bow, arrows, knives and spears are the main weapons. Even the children must learn to defend themselves.


This book is a history lesson for the city folks, and they come to love it. But, deep down, they yearn to return to the city. If it wasn’t for the plague, and drought, plus the fact they would all be hanged, they would return. But, then again, Kitty loves this life. Little do any of them know that the Queen and Kitty’s father are plotting to get them back to the city. On to Book 5 as the plot thickens.


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