Dashing young medic Justen Helo claims to have turned against the revolution that betrayed his family’s legacy-but can Persis trust him with her secret? Beneath the science-fiction veneer, the plot follows its source almost beat for beat, sacrificing some swashbuckling and suspense for lush scene-setting, secondary character development and a large dose of teen angst. The Wild Poppy, her alter ego, is clever, courageous and noble, crossing the sea to rescue aristos imprisoned by the tyrannical revolution. On a Pacific island in a high-tech future, 16-year-old Persis Blake seems the epitome of a lady: beautiful, charming, stylish…shallow and stupid. Peterfreund follows up her post-apocalyptic version of Persuasion ( For Darkness Shows the Stars, 2012) with a gender-flipped Scarlet Pimpernel.
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