The White Rose

Today’s post is on The White Rose by Amy Ewing. It is the second novel of The Lone City. It is 308 pages long and is published by Harper Teen. The cover is white with the main character standing in the center which looks like a rose. The intended reader is someone who has read the first novel and likes dystopian novels. There is mild foul language, talk of sexuality and violence in this book. The story is told from first person perspective of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Violet is on the run. After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death. So along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet runs away from her unbearable life of servitude.
But no one said leaving the Jewel would be easy. As they make their way through the circles of the Lone City, Regimentals track their every move, and the trio barely manages to make it out unscathed and into the safe haven they were promised—a mysterious house in the Farm.
But there’s a rebellion brewing, and Violet has found herself in the middle of it. Alongside a new ally, Violet discovers her Auguries are much more powerful than she ever imagined. But is she strong enough to rise up against the Jewel and everything she has ever known?

Review- We pick up exactly where the last novel left off with Violet waiting for help and Ash in the dungeon below. Violet refuses to leave with him and then goes to save her friend Raven.  They travel throughout the Lone City and see the different ways that the people are suffering under the rule of the Royalty. Raven has been changed by what her mistress did to her and is now tormented by it. Ash is looked down on because of being a companion and is not trusted by anyone but Violet and Raven. When they leave the city we finally learn what is expected of Violet, she is the descendant of the original people who lived on the island and that is where her abilities come from. The Black Key, a resistance movement, wants her to destroy the walls that separate the city and protect the royals. We get some character development but this novel is mostly about developing the setting and backstory of the world. There was less tension in this novel for me because we are so far away from the villains in this book. But the ending is tight and I look forward to getting to read the final volume.

I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.