Incarceron (Incarceron Series #1)

When I first started reading this I was concerned. Because I knew it would be different from my usual choices for reading. Which usually were all about vampires, werewolves, ghosts, fallen angels, etc. But I am incredibly happy that I took a chance on it and read it. Its amazing!

In the beginning your introduced to Claudia's world and Finn's. Claudia lives Outside the prison, but things are not perfect for her. Her world is frozen in time, growth, progress, age, are all forbidden. And everyone has to adhere to "Protocol". Anything out side of Era is illegal, so basically technology of any kind. Claudia is the warden of Incarcerons daughter, and she has been preparing for an arranged marraige to a Prince named Caspar for many years. But she can't stand him, and desperatly wants out of the wedding. She also is very curious about Incarceron, her father never talks about it, and no one knows where it is. So she decides that with the help of her tutor Jared, she is going to break into her fathers private study. A room she's never seen and no one but her father goes into, and when he does go in he seems to be there for very long periods of time. When the chance arrives, she breaks in, but to her disappointment there isnt much to see. But she does find a crystal key, in a drawer that opened when she said the password "Incarceron".

Incarceron is a vast, dark and dangerous place. The prison watches everyone with red eyes that are everywhere. It can create, destroy, and Incarceron can even Speak. Finn lives inside the prison and has no memory of his past, but he believes he came from Outside. After meeting a woman who recognized the marking on his wrist, he decides he has to know what she knows about it. The woman tells him that she simply noticed that the mark on his wrist matches the mark on a crystal she and some others found. Once Finn gets ahold of the crystal he recognizes it as a key.

Claudia and Finn soon discover that their keys hold more power than they were aware of. They figure out that with them they can communicate with each other. Claudia immediatley decides she must help Finn Escape. And Finn finally having proof that there is an outside, with the help of his oathbrother Keiro, who is arrogant and all too aware of his good looks, And the wise Sapient, Gildas, set out on an adventure through Incarceron to find the way out. Just as one legendary man named Sapphique was said to have done long ago.

This book is suspensful and inspiring, it is a book that will stay with you after you've finished. And I believe that some of the most powerful lines were delivered by the prison itself. Like when it said, "Can you even dream of being trapped inside your own mind, watching only those that inhabit it? They made me powerful and they made me flawed."

I highly recommend this book to anyone, and I hope that this review was helpful.Show Less