Bea has a particularly strong relationship with her as does Alina. Along their travels, they discover a middle-aged/old (?) woman called Maude, who rounds out the team, sort of pitting the gang against each other. The secondary characters aren’t too detailed, but at least they’re necessary to the plot! What the blurb fails to mention is that this isn’t just a trio, but a quartet.

She gets into trouble a lot, is head strong, and compassionate.Ī pretty good mix, if you ask me! They work together well as a team, even though they don’t hit it off to begin with. He’s not very good at reading other people’s emotions and seeing what’s in front of him.Īlina: rebel girl extraordinaire! Part of the resistance, working in the Pod to help those on the Outside. He’s not as clever as Bea, but still intelligent. Quinn: son of a main guy from Breathe, under large social pressure to do well and marry a Privileged girl. She’s rational, super smart and independent, good at keeping her emotions in check.

Quinn is Privileged and Bea is not, but they’re not about to let their caste dictate their friendships, together they leave the Pod and get caught up in RATS, the rebellion that wants to expose Breathe and forge a new world where everyone has the right to breathe.īea: best friend of Quinn – she also happens to be in love with him – whose family struggles to survive. After reading Under the Never Sky and eventually really liking it, I thought I would give this series a try, since it seemed pretty similar! In a world where there are no longer any trees, your oxygen is controlled by Breathe and unless you’re Privileges, you lead a very restricted life. I’ll admit it here and now, this was a bit of a cover buy.

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