(WARNING: spoilers for The Book of Ivy.)  See the review for The Book of Ivy here.  Banished to the wilderness outside the fence after taking ownership for a crime she did not commit, Ivy must learn to survive the harsh reality of the landscape outside of the city where she has spent her whole life. Alone and unprepared, she must battle against the elements, predators, and old enemies in order to survive, and to face her hardest challenge: learning to let herself love again.  I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I did the first in the series. There were some good points that followed through from the first…

Against the backdrop of a dystopian society, two rival families have established a city of survivors where citizens live in uneasy peace. Life is tolerable, but sacrifices must be made; punishment for not following the rules is harsh, with offenders banished outside of the protective fence that surrounds the city — a fate worse than death.  Ivy Westfall — the daughter of the family that founded the city, but lost the war — has just come of age. In a yearly ceremony, the daughters of the losing faction are married to the sons of the winners. This year, it’s Ivy’s turn — she will be married to the president’s son,…