“”The fifty eight floors of this building are to all intents and purposes my world. I will never leave it. I was born here, I will marry here, I will have my children here and I will die here — my life from beginning to end will have no impact on any one outside: to them I might never have existed.”Deeta Richards lives in a harsh world, one in which you must be strong to survive. In this world of so many dangers she is protected by her tribe, but even they cannot shield her from the Andak. Deeta knows that when the Andak want something they get it, but why do they want Dec, he’s just a child? The only one who can answer her question is Tom. However Tom is facing his own troubles — fighting against his shadowed past and present fears, Tom is the only one who can save Dec, but only he knows how much it will cost him.”
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Summary
Broken City by D.D. Chant Deeta Richards is twenty years old. She was born, raised and will die in this building she calls home. She has no future but within these walls. For it’s not safe for them outside the building. Only the trained guards go out for supplies, and even they don’t always return. Her comfort is caring for the Jepjon's family on the floor above. One day when a secret has been revealed everything Deeta knows and believes is turned upside down. D.D. has created a wide range of characters. From the humorous to the vain to Tom who is just mysterious and hard to read. The Tribes who all live their separate lives in the buildings around a city that is mostly destroyed. Never mixing with each other. Rumors that get worse each time they are told about certain Tribes. Fear of the unknown. This story is told mainly through Deeta Richards view but does add the views of other characters where needed. I am impressed with the two books this author has written. I read The Promise which takes place in Saxon England and then the author takes us to a post-apocalyptic almost futuristic time in Broken City. Such extreme opposites and yet both are well written stories.