Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published date: March 3rd, 2007
Edition: Paperback, English
Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison -- a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device -- a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ... (From Goodreads)
I really enjoyed the idea of a futuristic prison being alive. Not many inanimate things are described as being alive, unless you're watching a children cartoon show. The way that Fisher makes the prison alive is almost creepy. Just imagine being trapped in something that is constantly watching every move you make and laughing at the things you do to try and escape it.
The plot of this book had a lot of promise. I enjoyed where it was going and could sense the uniqueness of it. It was good enough for me to want to finish reading this book to see what happens in the end. The only problem I had with this book was the writing style. Although it's a Young Adult book it rather felt like a Children's book. The writing was super simple, and kind of felt flat. I was hoping for a bit of complexity in the writing, it could have improved the book a lot.
Let us discuss about the characters in this book. To put it straight, I did not bond with any of the characters. I felt as if they were not developed well. I wanted to know the background of Keiro and Attia since they are such a mystery to the person. I wanted to know why they are what they like now. Finn felt like a background character to me. I felt Keiro out did Finn, almost as if he were the main character. Finn didn't do much, except for talk to Claudia through the key. It was Keiro who did most of the fighting and plotting along with Gildas. There is a lot of mystery surrounding Attia, which unfortunately wasn't discussed in this book. Claudia was rash and dense. Sometimes I felt like she just wanted herself to be happy, and rather selfish. Like for instance she made it look like she only wanted to help free Finn and not his friends. She didn't care about the others, just Finn *rolls eyes*.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read except for the writing style and lack of character development. I will be reading the second installment, Sapphique but it is not at the top of my TBR pile. I give this book a 3.8/5 !
The plot of this book had a lot of promise. I enjoyed where it was going and could sense the uniqueness of it. It was good enough for me to want to finish reading this book to see what happens in the end. The only problem I had with this book was the writing style. Although it's a Young Adult book it rather felt like a Children's book. The writing was super simple, and kind of felt flat. I was hoping for a bit of complexity in the writing, it could have improved the book a lot.
Let us discuss about the characters in this book. To put it straight, I did not bond with any of the characters. I felt as if they were not developed well. I wanted to know the background of Keiro and Attia since they are such a mystery to the person. I wanted to know why they are what they like now. Finn felt like a background character to me. I felt Keiro out did Finn, almost as if he were the main character. Finn didn't do much, except for talk to Claudia through the key. It was Keiro who did most of the fighting and plotting along with Gildas. There is a lot of mystery surrounding Attia, which unfortunately wasn't discussed in this book. Claudia was rash and dense. Sometimes I felt like she just wanted herself to be happy, and rather selfish. Like for instance she made it look like she only wanted to help free Finn and not his friends. She didn't care about the others, just Finn *rolls eyes*.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read except for the writing style and lack of character development. I will be reading the second installment, Sapphique but it is not at the top of my TBR pile. I give this book a 3.8/5 !
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