Both Cyra and Akos are "fated" - meaning that oracles see them carrying out the same destiny in a host of possible futures - and their fates are linked. Like An Ember and the Ashes and The Winner's Curse, this is a tale of two protagonists, one who's from a ruling family and caste and one who's practically a slave. Roth's latest twist-filled fantasy is sure to please readers who love epic opposites-attract romances set in war-torn faraway lands. As Ryzek embarks on a mission to go to war with the Thuve, Cyra and Akos must decide how to undermine his bloody plans.
Although at first they're reluctant to trust each other, Akos and Cyra eventually become friends. Dictatorial Ryzek gives Akos to Cyra as a present, because his touch can relieve her pain. Cyra's gift is that she feels and can cause unlimited amounts of pain, while Akos' is that he can interrupt anyone else's gift. After Ryzek kidnaps a young Akos and his older brother, Eijeh, the brothers are brought up imprisoned in the Shotet kingdom. There's Akos Kereseth, the youngest son of a Thuvhian oracle (everyone on the planet has an X-Men-like special gift, whether it's the power of persuasion, swapping memories, or seeing the future), and Cyra Noavek, the younger sister to Ryzek, the Shotet's tyrannical ruler. Set on an icy planet ruled by violence between two neighboring but enemy peoples - the peaceful Thuvhe and the nomadic, violent Shotet, who carve a mark on their skin after every kill - the story is told from two points of view. The story promotes the message that groups of people are more than the stereotypes about them.ĬARVE THE MARK is the first book in best-selling Divergent author Veronica Roth's new fantasy duology. Some critics have pointed out problematic depictions of skin color and chronic pain, but that's open to interpretation. Language includes mild insults and a few uses of "s-t." The book offers up swapped gender roles, with the girl protagonist as the expert fighter and the boy protagonist as the vulnerable, emotional one. However, the violence is persistent throughout the story, from assassinations to drawn-out torture sessions to arena duels to the death. There's a buildup of romantic chemistry but only a few kisses, nothing more. The characters' unique gifts can injure, torture, even kill. The first in a two-volume series, the dual-narrative story includes fantasy violence, murder, kidnapping, imprisonment of innocents, and a planned war. Parents need to know that Carve the Mark is a futuristic fantasy from best-selling Divergent author Veronica Roth.
Occasional drinking among the upper classes.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. People purposely poison others with plant-derived drugs. Lots of people take medicine and teas made from iceflower it can be medicinal or recreational.
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