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City of Shattered Light
City of Shattered Light | Claire Winn
2 posts | 1 read | 2 to read
As darkness closes in on the city of shattered light, an heiress and an outlaw must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other. As heiress to a powerful tech empire, seventeen-year-old Asa Almeida strives to prove she's more than her manipulative father's shadow. But when he uploads her rebellious sister's mind to an experimental brain, Asa will do anything to save her sister from reprogramming--including fleeing her predetermined future with her sister's digitized mind in tow. With a bounty on her head and a rogue A.I. hunting her, Asa's getaway ship crash-lands in the worst possible place: the neon-drenched outlaw paradise, Requiem. Gunslinging smuggler Riven Hawthorne is determined to claw her way up Requiem's underworld hierarchy. A runaway rich girl is exactly the bounty Riven needs--until a nasty computer virus spreads in Asa's wake, causing a citywide blackout and tech quarantine. To get the payout for Asa and save Requiem from the monster in its circuits, Riven must team up with her captive. Riven breaks skulls the way Asa breaks circuits, but their opponent is unlike anything they've ever seen. The A.I. exploits the girls' darkest memories and deepest secrets, threatening to shatter the fragile alliance they're both depending on. As one of Requiem's 154-hour nights grows darker, the girls must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other before Riven's city and Asa's sister are snuffed out forever.
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BookmarkTavern
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Mehso-so

A smuggler scrambling to pay off a debt & a runaway heiress trying to save her sister find their paths collide with explosive results.

This was a fun read with a fascinating cyberpunk/dystopian setting & a breakneck pace most of the time.

There were interesting and diverse characters that felt inconsistent, & I really dislike love triangles. And the end was so obviously the first chapter of a sequel I felt cheated of a resolution. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

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BillBlume
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Got some #BookMail! This Sci-Fi YA debut from Claire Winn looks like it‘ll be a lot of fun.

BookmarkTavern I‘m reading this one right now! 3y
BillBlume @ozma.of.oz awesome! I was saddened I was the first to post this one. Glad you found it, too. 3y
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