
An intriguing start with a brave heroine * Kirkus Reviews * Thought-provoking, poignant, and sexy! Readers will burn the midnight oil to finish The Book of Ivy and fall asleep with the name Bishop Lattimer on their lips * * The Book of Ivy has every ingredient you look for in an epic novel: from the spine-tingling plot and exhilarating characters, to every entrancing word penned by Amy Engel * Insightful Mind Reviews * With her debut, Amy Engel has pulled off one of the best dystopian romances that I have ever read. Ivy is forced to question her family's motivations as Bishop keeps surprising her, and she surprises herself with her growing feelings for him. has immediacy, and there's justification for plenty of teenage angst. The Book of Ivy is the first novel in a thrilling dystopian young adult duology from the author of The Roanoke Girls, perfect for fans of the Delirium series.

But I can't falter now - I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy. I never expected that my new husband would be the one person in the world to truly understand me. My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill Bishop Lattimer, the president's son and my soon-to-be husband, and return the Westfall family to power. Now, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing faction to the sons of the winning side in a yearly ceremony. Two families fought to govern our new society. No one knows what lies beyond the fence only that to be cast outside it is a fate worse than death. A new nation of survivors lives within a fenced community.


What would you kill for? After a brutal nuclear war, our country was decimated.
