The two main characters drive the action. The characters come to life and add interest to the story. The world of Koyanagar is mesmerizing and unique. Because Kiren’s point of view is in prose, it is easy to keep track of which character is speaking. Sudasa’s story is written in verse however after reading the first page, the reader will be so engrossed in the story that they forget that they are reading poetry. As she wrestles with the right thing to do-for herself and for Kiren-she discovers Koyanagar isn’t based on fairness at all.ĥ to 1 is written from both Sudasa’s and Kiren’s point of view. Yet, she also knows that Kiren doesn’t want to win the test and be forced to marry her. Sudasa knows that Kiren may be her only hope in avoiding a marriage to a cousin who she despises. But there’s a slight problem, as Kiren hopes to gain his freedom by losing the test. The only boy who could possibly beat Sudasa’s cousin is Kiren. Someone wants to make sure her cousin is the clear winner of the test. As she watches the test though, she realizes her cousin is among the contestants and has been given an unfair advantage over the others. Sudasa should feel excited about having young men compete for her hand in marriage. Everyone knows once you’re sent to guard the wall, it’s only a matter of time until you end up dead. Those who do not have a wife-and do not give their wife a female child-will be forced to guard the wall. If they want chance at having a better life, the boys of Koyanagar must compete for a wife.

But to accomplish this, they had to put men into their place. Women built Koyanagar into a country where women could do anything. This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of view-Sudasa's in verse and Kiran's in prose-allowing readers to experience both characters' pain and their brave struggle for hope.ĭieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.Women rule the land. 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.

5 to 1 by Holly Bodger