Melissa Wray

This post-apocalyptic book describes a world where there are only small, far apart towns left behind after a disaster that wasn't fully described. A pair of brothers find a near-dead girl outside the towns and take her in. Although they are supposed to report outsiders, they keep her secret until she has healed. However, she remembers almost nothing of her past.

Someone comes to try and take the girl, Kerina away, but she is found to be a friend who clears up some things about her past, so they leave to try and find out what happened to their parents. One of the brothers, Saxon, finds out that his parent's death wasn't an accident, and he and his best friend go with the girls to try and sort out what happened.

As the story progresses, we find out exactly who the girls are, and why Saxon's parents died.

This book was pretty well written, however, the ruby locket really was not a key part of the story (it actually didn't make much sense). Also, the ending of the book was rather rushed. I thought they should've explained the relationships much more clearly.… (mer)