As the tests advance, Sudasa and Kiran thwart each other at every turn until they slowly realize that they just might want the same thing. Sudasa, though, doesn’t want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well.
Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife. In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Part Homeless Bird and part Matched, this is a dark look at the near future told through the alternating perspectives of two teens who dare to challenge the system. This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of viewSudasa's in verse and Kiran's in proseallowing readers to experience both characters' pain and their brave struggle for hope.From the Hardcover edition. Sudasa, though, doesn't want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. I found it very original and well written, and got a good sense of the characters’ personalities and their dreams for a better future.Part Homeless Bird and part Matched, this is a dark look at the near future told through the alternating perspectives of two teens who dare to challenge the system. Arranged marriage, gender issues, and risking it all to live your own way are some of the themes in this book. The reader follows their story- in verse for Sudasa and prose for Kirin, as they struggle against their repressive society and family pressures. If the boys aren’t chosen, they will be called into military service and live a very restricted and short life defending the country.
In this dystopian future, women have the power and these boys, if they marry, will be at the beck and call of their wives. Sudasa is approaching marriageable age, and she (along with other girls) is required to watch a group of boys compete in “tests” for their hands in marriage. P7Q9.ĥ to 1 refers to the ratio of boys to girls in India in 2054.
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