A review by megstro
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

3.0

I think it has the makings of a great trilogy, and it's a pretty good book. Isabel is not on fire for the revolution or for the Tories--she's on fire for whoever can keep her alive. And while that might not make her as conventionally interesting, I think it's a lot more realistic. I think the best thing that Anderson did for Isabel was
Spoilernot having her absolve Lady Seymour for being a "nice white lady." As Isabel put it--a person doesn't want to be bought and sold like a basket of eggs, even if the person cracking the shells is nice.