Published by Allison & Busby on March 26th 2012
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Source: Own Copy
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In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the language they speak. The smallest transgression, like looking a member of a higher class in the eye while they are speaking their native tongue, results in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina has always been able to understand the languages of all classes, and she's spent her life trying to hide her secret. The only place she can really be free is the drug-fueled underground clubs where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. It's there that she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy named Max who speaks a language she's never heard before . . . and her secret is almost exposed.
Charlie is intensely attracted to Max, even though she can't be sure where his real loyalties lie. As the emergency drills give way to real crisis and the violence escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country's only chance for freedom from the terrible power of a deadly regime.
Dertings’ writing style allows you to quickly get into the book, allowing for the novel to flow easily and for the reader to empathise with the characters.
Without trying to give too much away Derting uses the simple idea of differing classes and creates a completely different world to the one we see today; there is an element of a dystopian world. Classes are dictated by the language you speak; preventing mobility amongst the classes.
If you want a book to snuggle down with and be transported to another life, then The Pledge is the book for you. Just grab a coffee, sit down and the rest will appear before you in black and white. I highly recommend this book.
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