It is a quiet, uneventful existence, cluttered with small traumas within her family that run deep, but it is life, and Morgan is fairly satisfied with it. She and her family have been shamed by the event, but it doesn't bother Morgan too much. Morgan knows, because her brother, Lex, was one of those Jumpers. Few people approach the edge of Internment, to do so, to look down beyond the expanse of space and land is to invite madness. Over the past centuries, society has developed, it has developed a culture and a religion of its own, and not much at all is known about the Earth, what is known to the people of Internment as the Ground.
It is a small island, it can only support so many people, it is ruled by Decision Makers, and has a King. The setting is Internment, an island removed from the Ground, now ripped up and floating in the sky. The concept may be familiar, but the premise is completely different regardless, I very much enjoyed this rendition. What drew me to the book was the idea of a floating island in the sky, because it reminded me of the Miyazaki film: Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Frankly, Perfect Ruin is anything but a ruin for me it is a nearly flawless YA dystopian. I hate gushing reviews, and I will try not to do so here, but in my opinion, this book is pretty aptly named. The only failing is in the weaker second half of the book, where the plot delved into somewhat of a hurried mess, with some really strange twists that just came out of nowhere. The world building is intricate, the main character is likeable, and the side characters are immensely well-crafted. A beautifully written book that is superior to most YA dystopian novels I have read this year.
Ignore the men in uniforms that stand at length, sullying the image. Stay in this little place where awful things happen, but where beauty hides in beams of sunlight, in the green grass and the gentle lapping of the lake forming and destroying watery shapes.
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