warriorbarrd reviewed Bridge by Jane Higgins
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4 stars
Set in a dystopian world, The Bridge refers to a crossing between the two cities; but they are divided by hate and fear as much as the metal and stone.
Nik and his friends are forced from their boarding school when a bomb tears it apart. Half their friends are lost, Nik is attacked the forces meant to protect them and Fyffe’s little brother Sol is kidnapped by traffikers. Together, Fyffe and Nik set off across the Bridge into Southside, the half of the city that the Breken occupy.
Told horrible stories about the Breken their whole life, the two know their only hope is Nik’s dark skin and ability to speak the language; together, they blend in enough to start their search for Sol.
But all is not what it seems and Nik slowly begins to realise that what they’ve been told their entire lives about the war and …
Set in a dystopian world, The Bridge refers to a crossing between the two cities; but they are divided by hate and fear as much as the metal and stone.
Nik and his friends are forced from their boarding school when a bomb tears it apart. Half their friends are lost, Nik is attacked the forces meant to protect them and Fyffe’s little brother Sol is kidnapped by traffikers. Together, Fyffe and Nik set off across the Bridge into Southside, the half of the city that the Breken occupy.
Told horrible stories about the Breken their whole life, the two know their only hope is Nik’s dark skin and ability to speak the language; together, they blend in enough to start their search for Sol.
But all is not what it seems and Nik slowly begins to realise that what they’ve been told their entire lives about the war and the “hostiles” might not be entirely true.
While the politics was sometimes hard to follow, The Bridge is a well-written story with developed characters and a great blend of action and quiet moments. Not every writer can accomplish this seamlessly, but Higgins pulls it off. While it perhaps could have been more suspenseful, it certainly holds your attention and has some important messages threaded throughout the engaging narrative.