Monarch Rising

Monarch Rising by Harper Glenn
4 Stars

Monarch Rising is set in a dystopian future, where a rebellion overthrew the rich and prominent. Jo lives in the Ashes, the poverty-stricken land on the outskirts of New Georgia. She has one chance to make it out of the Ashes through the Line Up, where a select few are chosen to go live in New Georgia. Those chosen escape a life of hunger and poverty. What awaits Jo is a boy trained to break hearts and crush souls.

There are quite a few triggers that I wish had content warnings at the beginning of the book, but overall I enjoyed the book. Both Jo and Cove have experienced fear and desperation in different forms. While Jo's stems from hunger and poverty, Cove's stems from the emotional and physical abuse he has experienced.

Thank you to Harper Glenn and @hearourvoicestours for sending me the copy for review.