Book Review- Carve The Mark- Vanessa Roth

If you liked Divergent, you will love this book titled Carve The Mark. It is the same author as the book series. The main characters are named Cyra and Akos. Cyra is the sister of brutal leader in the planet named Shotet. Everyone around the galaxy has a current gift, some can see into the future, some cannot feel pain. But Cyra’s current gift causes other people pain, and herself. Her brother only sees her as a blade in his hand. He uses her to torment his enemies. Cyra is smarter than her brother knows, she is intelligent, and quick on her feet.
Akos is a fated child meaning he has to die doing what he was born to do. Having a fate was very rare for most families. But Akos’s fate says he has to die for the Benesit family which is Cyra’s. Akos’s current gift allows him to contro the current. Meaning he can stop Cyra’s gift from hurting herself and others. He can’t feel the pain she gives.
Ryzek is the older brother of Cyra. His current gift is unknown. But he uses Cyra to his advantage, because Ryzek holds bricks on Cyra’s shoulders meaning if she does something he doesn’t like, he will tell the village something she regrets doing and she wasn’t able to control. One of my favorite quotes is on he back of the book, the quotes says, “I didn’t choose the blood in viens.” Cyra said this when she was getting to know Akos. Akos has said that brutality runs in her blood. When really Cyra can not control her brutality because with just one touch she can kill an entire army.