Rebels: City Of
Indra: The Story of Lex and
Livia
Kendall and Kylie Jenner
Gallery Books/Karen
Hunter Publishing, Jun 3, 2014, $17.99
ISBN: 9781451694420
In Indra, Lex the orphan lives just above the
rock bottom layer where the rejected mutants live. She prepares for the day she persuades
authorities that she is useful to society rather than being banished to reside
with the dregs beneath her. Her chance
to prove her worth occurs when she is selected to train as a Population Control
Force cadet.
At the other end of the spectrum, Livia lives at
the top in a lofty home on a floating
island above the city. Though she seems
to have everything, Livia feels imprisoned with no freedom when all she wants
is to run around with her horse.
At basic, Lex the loner makes one
friend Kane. When her only buddy is in
trouble at the top of the world, Lex deserts her special ops post to protect
his back. However, standing in her way
is affluent Livia who proves flexible and intelligent as she forces Lex to
allow her to join her on the rescue mission.
Neither realize they share the same mark that if discovered places both
in danger as they share much more than this and the need to save Kane.
This tale focuses on the coming of age of two
young women with polar opposite backgrounds who sacrifice all initially to
rescue a friend but soon learn TMI. The
storyline is light fun but the key title character city never feels developed
especially the zones where the lead pair grew up and The Prince(ss) and The Pauper prove
interchangeable.
Harriet Klausner
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