Branded by Abi Ketner & Missy Kalicicki
A Sinners Series
Fifty years ago the Commander came into power and murdered all who opposed him. In his warped mind, the seven deadly sins were the downfall of society. He created the Hole where sinners are branded according to their sins and might survive a few years. At best. Now LUST wraps around my neck like blue fingers strangling me. I’ve been accused of a crime I didn’t commit and now the Hole is my new home.
Darkness. Death. Violence. Pain.
Now every day is a fight for survival. But I won’t die. I won’t let them win.
The Hole can’t keep me. The Hole can’t break me.
I am more than my brand. I’m a fighter.
My name is Lexi Hamilton, and this is my story.
Excerpt
I turn on the faucet for a long while only to discover
ice-cold water rushing out. The water never warms and I begin to understand.
The Commander thinks he can wash away my soul by freezing me to death. He
thinks he can destroy me by stripping away my possessions. But he can’t and I
won’t let him take my memories, my ambition, and my pride.
He thinks I’m so easily broken.
The Commander doesn’t know anything about me, what I grew up
with, what I endured—the father I lost, the mother I hate, the brother who
walked out of my life, and the stepfather I was forced to accept. He thinks
since I was rich, making me poor will cause me to give up. What he doesn’t
understand is that, after my father passed away, I grew up behind walls of
hatred. I had nothing, but had everything at the same time. I owned expensive
clothes, enjoyed good schooling, and lived in a nice home. But my body was just
a shell protecting an empty, desperate heart. My life was a colorful façade.
I had so much time to sit and think. I spent the majority of
my life between four walls. I was abandoned, neglected, starved, betrayed, and
abused. I’ve already been treated like the scum of the earth, so the Hole is
nothing new. He wants to erase every sign of my existence on this earth, but I
won’t let that happen. He can strip me naked, but he’ll never reach my soul.
It’s personal, completely personal.
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About Abi and Missy
Abi and Missy met in the summer of 1999 at college orientation and have been best friends ever since. After college, they added jobs, husbands and kids to their lives, but they still found time for their friendship. Instead of hanging out on weekends, they went to dinner once a month and reviewed books. What started out as an enjoyable hobby has now become an incredible adventure.
My Review
Branded: Intense, sinful, brutal, with a gleam of hope in the sinners community of the Hole.
Lexi, wrongfully acused, is branded for Lust, ad sent to the Hole to live out the remainder of her life. However long that may be. For some reason, she has a guard who is ordered to protect her at all times. This seems odd for the Hole standards.
Lexi has no idea of the violence she will see and face in the Hole. She is assigned to the hospital to work, and befriends a little girl who is dying. She is the one that helps her escape her reality even if it is just for a little while. Cole, the guard, has started to become easier to deal with, and his dog Zeus just loves Lexi. He fast becomes her protector too.
Alright, no more information about the actual story and plot, because it's just too good to spoil it for anyone. First, I am a sucker for Dystopia books, can't seem to get enough of them. Branded is incredible creative, and boy, does it have those twists and turns you don't expect. It's loaded with them. This story will keep you on your toes as you do a dive into the story. It's difficult to come up for air, because once you start, you don't want to stop. Branded is full of action, shocking scenarios, and a forbidden love that is so extreme, you can't help but want that happy ending. The characters are strong with huge personalities that you will definitely fall for and will stick with you way past the story has ended....or has the story ended? I hear that there will be a sequel that I can not WAIT for!
So jump on this one...It's a definite 5 star Book!!
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This book sounds really great, I can't wait to read it!
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