The world is divided by a river filled with toxins, Patrus and Matrus, separated by gender. The main-protagonist Violet Bate’s has a record for being a rebel and when she was sent to death for her crimes she gets an offer to work a case. She is assigned to retrieve an egg stolen from her city. Throughout the books, she battles the rivalry of going undercover in the other city, the clues to where her missing brother is kept, and forbidden love with her escort Viggo Croft. As they get further into the plot, more and more of the true intentions of the cities are revealed and more secrets are unfolded behind the gender division of the world. I read this book previously in 6th grade and had the book already so I decided to re-read it and it was not an exceptional book, but it wasn’t the worst I’ve read. The plot was a bit slow and doesn’t truly tie everything together in the singular book alone. The series is needed to finish the main plot so the singular book doesn’t end as a finish but instead a cliffhanger to continue the series. The book does although do a good job of giving the characters’ personalities, the authors change the perspective of whom is going through the plot which adds to how the characters view and perceive the plot. For future readers, the Gender Game series is a long one, and unless you’re initially into the first book, you’re in for a long one. I would recommend this for those who do like and will appreciate the character development and don’t mind the slow plot.
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