Enclave is the first book in the
Razorland Saga written by Ann Aguirre. It's set in post-apocalyptic United
States. The world (or I’m assuming this effected the entirety of the planet) is
plagued by creatures dubbed “Freaks” in the College Enclave. Our story starts
by following Girl15 into her naming day ceremony. She has survived 15 years in
the enclave and has earned the right to be named.
“That
day had come. Girl15 was dead.
Long
live Deuce.”
Yes,
Deuce is a weird name for a girl, or really for anyone. My husband laughed outright for the entire time I was describing this book because of that. But give it like two
chapters and you realize how important that unique and weird name is. Most
people in this book have weird names. Enjoy it.
Her
world is so very different than ours. She lives completely underground, her people
have such a short life expectancy and living in close quarters means illness
are a constant companion. Her job for the enclave is to be a Hunter—excuse me,
I mean Huntress. (Gender is not important in the enclave. But that title is the
only that understands the gender difference. Some try to make it demeaning but
Deuce wore it with pride.) She provides food and protection for her enclave. She and her partner brave the pitch black tunnels, which we learn are a part of a subway system, day after day.
Her partner is Fade, a
person who is scarred and sexy—well the sexy might just be in my opinion. He is
an outsider who came to the enclave a few years before the books starts. He’s
seen as a social pariah but Deuce looks up to him because he is the best. (We
are the best, of the best, of the best. Sir!) But seriously, he is the best. He
just gets in the zone when he fights and it is a kick-ass zone. Sure, Deuce gets
into that zone too, but something about the dark haired man candy just is
better to me. (In case, you can't tell, I like Fade as a character... Here's
Some Logan Lerman who plays Fade in my head, sure they don't have any pictures
of him wielding knives and pale from living underground but he still works for
me. Enjoy. ;])
The two of them together are like Buffy
the Vampire Hunter and Angel. Or I guess more like Katniss and Gale. They are a lean, mean
killing machine. Deuce is stoic and emotionally stunted but has fierce
determination. Fade has hidden feelings that are really apparent to everyone
unless you are emotionally stunted.
I loved this book; I got sucked into
the world. If a book can make me forget what’s going on outside in the real
world than I’m an even bigger fan. Now that I admitted that I loved this book,
I think this maybe my least favorite book out of the series. The last third is
a bit slow and it’s missing a major climatic element.
Let me know if you read it, or have read it.
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