Gilded Cage by Vic James

Not all are free. Not all are equal. Not all will be saved.

Our world belongs to the Equals — aristocrats with magical gifts — and all commoners must serve them for ten years. But behind the gates of England's grandest estate lies a power that could break the world. 

A girl thirsts for love and knowledge.

Abi is a servant to England's most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of the noble-born sons, Abi faces a terrible choice. Uncovering the family's secrets might win her liberty, but will her heart pay the price? 

A boy dreams of revolution.

Abi's brother, Luke, is enslaved in a brutal factory town. Far from his family and cruelly oppressed, he makes friends whose ideals could cost him everything. Now Luke has discovered there may be a power even greater than magic: revolution. 

And an aristocrat will remake the world with his dark gifts.

He is a shadow in the glittering world of the Equals, with mysterious powers no one else understands. But will he liberate—or destroy?

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★★★★☆

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I recieve a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

Gilded Cage is a dark dystopian with seven alternating POVs and a solid ending that leaves you wanting mORE NOW LIKE RIGHT NOW. As someone who doesn't really like dystopians, I did have some trouble getting through the beginning and middle parts of this. That was really when the author was establishing the world and explaining the awful life these people lived.

Also in the beginning and throughout a majority of the book, really is Luke. Luke is the younger brother of Abi, and you can tell from the very beginning that his path is going to be dark and he is going to be a fairly intense character.

Wdajsdkw I don't know man. Pretty much, this whole book had the very dark and dystopian feel around it. Though I did find it slow in some parts, there were also other parts of the book where I felt like I couldn't put it down.

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