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Divinity Laws #1
The Divinity Laws
Clara has broken the Divinity Laws and got away with it. So far. But she knows her time will come: deviants are always caught in the end.
And those who are caught and convicted by the Divinity Division, face losing everything: their freedom, family and future. But worse than that, they face a brutal rehabilitation program that aims to break them completely.
When her history teacher is blackwashed as a lone deviant and arrested, it seems Clara’s luck will hold. But then the Divinity Division realises that an unidentified deviant has escaped its most recent investigation, and sends Agent Hants to flush out the offender.
Little does Clara know that she will have to face her day of reckoning sooner than she hoped - and make a life-defining decision: run and hide, or embrace what she really is and face the consequences.
And those who are caught and convicted by the Divinity Division, face losing everything: their freedom, family and future. But worse than that, they face a brutal rehabilitation program that aims to break them completely.
When her history teacher is blackwashed as a lone deviant and arrested, it seems Clara’s luck will hold. But then the Divinity Division realises that an unidentified deviant has escaped its most recent investigation, and sends Agent Hants to flush out the offender.
Little does Clara know that she will have to face her day of reckoning sooner than she hoped - and make a life-defining decision: run and hide, or embrace what she really is and face the consequences.
324 pages, ebook
Published February 17, 2017
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P.J. King
3 books1 followerPJ King is a creator of stories, writer, and self-published author—who hatches narratives in the Grey Woods, in the English Countryside. Sometimes these narratives become fully-fledged books.
The YA dystopian trilogy: DIVINITY LAWS is available to read now on Amazon and other ebook stores.
THE DIVINITY LAWS (Divinity Laws, #1)
DEVIANTS (Divinity Laws, #2)
THE ASSEMBLY (Divinity Laws, #3)
The YA dystopian trilogy: DIVINITY LAWS is available to read now on Amazon and other ebook stores.
THE DIVINITY LAWS (Divinity Laws, #1)
DEVIANTS (Divinity Laws, #2)
THE ASSEMBLY (Divinity Laws, #3)
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September 11, 2019
This was the kind of book where I found myself falling in love with characters I couldn't believe I liked and wasn't sure I could trust--the kind where you fear your heart could be shredded at any minute, but the draw is irresistible. I honestly loved so many of the characters in this book, even with their myriad issues, and even when certain ones seemed to pose a threat to certain others that I also loved. Authors who can make me do that are a rare breed, so that's a serious compliment. <3 Not to say that I loved all the characters, as there are some who still make me extremely mad, but I certainly loved more than I was expecting to. ;)
The setting didn't feel extremely futuristic, with the exception of the divinity laws, which honestly made the dystopian/authoritarian elements all the more frightening. Like this is something that could happen in our society, not to some nameless future generation... o.o One thing I will note is that the divinity laws are so broad that we don't really dig down into the specifics of what Clara (and others) believe, except for the vague existence of a divine being. I'm not sure if this will be touched on in future books, but it's left pretty unclear in this one.
This would easily be a five star book for me if not for some of the language scattered throughout. I'll admit that I don't really know where the line is between "profanity" and "language", but although this book avoided a couple of words that are an automatic DNF for me, it did have several that I was not at all comfortable with. To be fair, the book wasn't peppered with them, but they did occur more than a couple of times. Yes, it made sense for the characters and the situations, but it still made me more than a little uncomfortable and was enough to knock a star off what otherwise was a tremendous book.
Content--disobedience of (admittedly autocratic) authority figures; some lying and deception; fights and beatings; mentions of wounds, blood, and bruises; mention of a man having a hangover; mentions of swearing; several instances of language
The setting didn't feel extremely futuristic, with the exception of the divinity laws, which honestly made the dystopian/authoritarian elements all the more frightening. Like this is something that could happen in our society, not to some nameless future generation... o.o One thing I will note is that the divinity laws are so broad that we don't really dig down into the specifics of what Clara (and others) believe, except for the vague existence of a divine being. I'm not sure if this will be touched on in future books, but it's left pretty unclear in this one.
This would easily be a five star book for me if not for some of the language scattered throughout. I'll admit that I don't really know where the line is between "profanity" and "language", but although this book avoided a couple of words that are an automatic DNF for me, it did have several that I was not at all comfortable with. To be fair, the book wasn't peppered with them, but they did occur more than a couple of times. Yes, it made sense for the characters and the situations, but it still made me more than a little uncomfortable and was enough to knock a star off what otherwise was a tremendous book.
Content--disobedience of (admittedly autocratic) authority figures; some lying and deception; fights and beatings; mentions of wounds, blood, and bruises; mention of a man having a hangover; mentions of swearing; several instances of language
March 14, 2018
I'm not usually into dystopia books and thought that this book might not be my cup of tea. HOWEVER I loved it! There is a huge amount of detailed description given to the characters and setting that you could imagine it almost like a film. The story line was easy to follow and hooked me in as I was determined to find out what was going to happen to Clara and who I could really trust in the story.
For a modern day writer to write in such depth is very rare (in my opinion) and I could easily compare the detailed style to J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. I highly recommend this book to all ages! It seems like it would suit a teen however being in my 30's did not deter me.
I loved this book and really want to know what happens next. I shall be waiting at the front of the queue to read the second!
For a modern day writer to write in such depth is very rare (in my opinion) and I could easily compare the detailed style to J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. I highly recommend this book to all ages! It seems like it would suit a teen however being in my 30's did not deter me.
I loved this book and really want to know what happens next. I shall be waiting at the front of the queue to read the second!
October 5, 2020
The Divinity Laws is the first book of a trilogy that explores the consequences of choice, belief and conscience in a dystopian State that allows no deviation from the accepted norms.
Written primarily for teenagers and young adults, P.J. King has cleverly constructed what at first appears to be an absorbingly normal world, but underneath is anything but. With its engaging characters and fluid but subtlety reticent and diversionary plot, the impulse to skip a few pages to satisfy one’s curiosity can be overwhelming.
Never pretentious or moralising, and immensely readable and engaging, the Divinity Laws is a first novel that has been accomplished with great sympathy and skill.
Written primarily for teenagers and young adults, P.J. King has cleverly constructed what at first appears to be an absorbingly normal world, but underneath is anything but. With its engaging characters and fluid but subtlety reticent and diversionary plot, the impulse to skip a few pages to satisfy one’s curiosity can be overwhelming.
Never pretentious or moralising, and immensely readable and engaging, the Divinity Laws is a first novel that has been accomplished with great sympathy and skill.
April 15, 2019
The title of this book intrigued me, it's not the sort of book someone of my age (66) would probably go for, a book written for young adults, but I do love young folk, having brought up 4 myself and this book allowed me into a world very different from the one I grew up in, I just got hooked, couldn't put it down.
The writing is superb, the characters, even the rogues, are so well written, I feel as if I was in amongst them all, feeling for them, championing them and defending them.
It left me 'champing at the bit' for the 2nd one to be released!
The writing is superb, the characters, even the rogues, are so well written, I feel as if I was in amongst them all, feeling for them, championing them and defending them.
It left me 'champing at the bit' for the 2nd one to be released!
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