#039 Claimed, Clarissa Cartharn

#039 3rd August 2014- Claimed, Clarissa Cartharn

**I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review.**

This book was a great start to what I hope will be a fantastic series. I can see it following the route of many other series’ leading up to a revolution. It was a great book that was well written with an original plotline and some really interesting characters.

The main character is Jared; he is from the lower end of the society and makes his living hunting illegally and then selling his meat. He lives with his sister and her two kids as well as his mother, the development in our storyline starts when Jared meets Ellie the governor’s daughter. Jared has a bad relationship with the governor and dislikes his sister working in the governor’s household. That’s when Jared’s life changes, he soon finds out a secret that’s been hidden from him his entire life a secret that helps him become a distinguished member of the society they live in and that will help him get closer to Ellie. I liked Jared as a character, especially as he came into his powers and accepted his responsibility to become a leader of the revolution.

The secondary characters include Ellie, Tara, Evelyn and Edmund. I especially liked Ellie and Tara; as they added more to the story in order to influence the progression of Jared’s character. Edmund is Ellie’s fiancé however we get the feeling throughout the book that the only reason they are together is so that Ellie’s father can progress Edmund’s career in politics. Evelyn is Ellie’s sister, she has been brought up in the same situation as Ellie however couldn’t be more different, and whereas Ellie questions everything to do with her upbringing Evelyn is a product of her upbringing. 

The pacing of the story was great it gave us a good build up to the finale; it gives us a great insight into the characters’ lives and the difference between the wealth in society. It also gives us information on how the downfall of society began offering us a hard hitting truth that is very much applicable to our own lives.

The storyline was something many of us have read before, a futuristic society which is so close to our society it’s scary. However this story has a very different rebellion aspect to do with our main character and potentially other people involved in the rebellion.

Great book. Would love to read more books by this author 4 stars.