Book Review: Beyond the Gates

At only seventeen, Renna has been the Speaker for her colony for three years. Her family is designated as bakers to feed the town. On the surface, they always seem to follow the law and do as they are told, until secrets unravel.

Renna makes a grave mistake that costs her everything. She gets trapped outside the gates and thus leaves the city without a Speaker to read the rules for each day. She runs into a young boy named Miles who will change her life forever. He shows her his camp and how life can thrive outside the gates. Despite an offer to stay, Renna refuses. She must get back to her family before it’s too late.

Miles agrees to take her back but is met with present mistakes and his dark past. They are soon found out and hunted down by the local government. Renna will discover how heartless and cruel the government she once served can be.

Scoresheet:

Violence: Mild, within reason

Romance: No spice! Some flirty remarks and handholding

Worldview: Hinted Christian worldview

Morals: Good

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