Darkest Hour
Rachel Churcher
(Independently published, Oct. 10, 2019)
'This series is raising the standard for YA dystopian fiction, and I canโt give it less than 5 stars' - AyJayPageFarer Book Blog Bex Ellman and Ketty Smith are fighting on opposite sides in a British civil war. Bex and her friends are in hiding, but when Ketty threatens her family, Bex learns that her safety is more fragile than she thought.The Battle Ground series is set in a dystopian near-future UK, after Brexit and Scottish independence.โฆ..Iโm lying in the dark, hidden and silent, the gun shaking in my hand while Ketty tears the room apart, searching for me. My knees press against the line of boxes, my body twisted and curled to keep me hidden. My hands grip the gun, finger trembling on the trigger. She kneels down. Lifts the valance. Glances under the bed.I won't go with her. I won't go to London. She reaches out for the box, tucked against my knee.She lied, and she used my family to bring me here. I'll shoot if I have to. I aim the gun, willing my hands not to shake.The box begins to move.