Agent: Holly Root, Waxman Literary Agency. The story offers solid writing, ample action, and a sweet romance, but also implausible science and an unexpectedly messy climax that leads into the next book. Her characters are interesting, but so capable and polished that they lose realism and sympathy. Alternating between Rachel and Logan’s perspectives, Redwine’s debut is a jumble of technology, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic adventure. And Rachel, grief stricken over her fathers death, needs Logan more than ever. The brutal Commanders whereabouts are unknown.

Rachel swears to bring back the item, free Logan, and make the commander regret he ever knew her, but a rival power is also seeking the parcel, and the commander has some tricks up his sleeve. Redwine 3.93 8,536 ratings678 reviews Baalboden has been ravaged. The commander desperately wants the package Rachel’s father was carrying, and he’s willing to exchange Logan’s life for it. Rachel is certain her father is alive, but to leave the walled city-state of Baalboden and search for him she must agree to help Commander Chase, the violent despot who sent her father on his last journey. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.Īs Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can't be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.When 16-year-old Rachel’s father fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, she is made the ward of his 19-year-old apprentice, Logan, her unrequited first love. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor's impulsive daughter.

Apprentice to the city's top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden.

But what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her. CJ Redwine has written a series of 10 books. Redwine is rich postapocalyptic YA fantasy perfect for fans of Graceling and Tamora Pierce. Left with only a fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to find him herself. Most Recommended Books presents the CJ Redwine series written by CJ Redwine. Defiance (Defiance Trilogy, 1) Paperback August 27, 2013. and the one who handed her heart right back to her. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the city's brutal Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan-the boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago . . . She adores Harry Potter, Sherlock, most of the shows on the CW, and Batman.

While other girls in Baalboden sew dresses and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and wield a sword. Redwine is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ravenspire series and the Defiance trilogy.

Defiance by C.J. Redwine