Incarceron --- Catherine Fisher

Rating: 3 Stars
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Futuristic
Pages: 442

Official Summary:
Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison -- a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device -- a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ...

Review:
Here we go... Fascinating idea for a story, but could have been executed better. Some portions of the book were pretty good while others dragged and got a little weird. The book switches between perspectives of the two main characters, Claudia and Finn. Claudia was a strong, determined character. Finn was more of a wuss. I must say I enjoyed reading Claudia's story more than Finn's.

This book is an enjoyable read... mostly. It is worth reading and definitely unique. The sequel comes out December 2010. I will probably read it, but I won't be camping out for it or anything haha!