This book takes place in the Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras world. If you haven't read anything previously in this series, I would highly recommend starting at the beginning and reading them. I adore these books. I also don't think that Impostors is going to make much sense if you haven't read the previous stories. There's a lot of lore in this world that is referenced, which if you've read the previous books make sense. If you haven't... then you'll probably be like, what is a rusty and why does this matter?
I adore Scott Westerfeld as an author. Apparently the only book I've previously blogged about is AFTERWORLDS, which kind of makes sense considering the timeline of my blogging life. Eh. Unfortunate, but it is what it is.
ALSO, check out this GORGEOUS cover!!! It makes a lot of sense to the story, and it's also freaking fantastic.
An amazon summary, "Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . two edges of the same knife. But Frey's very existence is a secret.
Frey is Rafi’s twin sister—and her body double. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. So while Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, Frey has been taught to kill. Her only purpose is to protect her sister, to sacrifice herself for Rafi if she must.
When her father sends Frey in Rafi’s place as collateral in a precarious deal, she becomes the perfect impostor—as poised and charming as her sister. But Col, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her. As the deal starts to crumble, Frey must decide if she can trust him with the truth . . . and if she can risk becoming her own person.
With Impostors, master storyteller Scott Westerfeld returns with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling Uglies—a world full of twist and turns, rebellion and intrigue, where any wrong step could be Frey’s last." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
Frey is the twin to Rafia (Rafi), and Frey has been raised in secret her entire life. She is designed to be a body double to Raafi, and does all the dangerous things in public when Rafi is required to make an appearance. The building she lives in has been designed with secret hallways and rooms for Rafi to exist in, and there are only a select few people within the staff that know of Rafi's existence.
There's a pivotal moment where Frey is going to make a public appearance for Rafi, and an assassin bursts into the room. Frey saves Rafi, kills the assassin, and it's the moment in her life where she has felt the most alive. Frey spends most of her time in training while Rafi is learning the histories of the world, different languages, the best ways to dress, and so on; everything they need to know for their role in life. Frey spends the next couple years training, when suddenly her training shifts. Frey is going to stand in for Rafi as a hostage to a neighboring country, Victoria. Rafi spends a month trying to learn to truly be Rafi; learning different languages, learning how to eat, learning how to move her body as Rafi, learning how to speak, etc. Be Rafi while she's a hostage in Victoria.
When Frey gets to Victoria, it's nothing like her own country run by her Father. Her father uses spy dust to keep track of all the citizens, he doesn't let anyone dissidence against his reign... but in Victoria, the citizens have privacy. They're able to make choices. Frey is amazed with Victoria, and also amazed with the son of the rival leader, Col. In a pivotal moment... Frey indicates she likes Col to her family...and well, all hell breaks loose.
That's enough summary.
This book is on the same level as all the previous books in the series, well except for Extras, which has it's place, but this book was on the level as the original three books. I loved every moment of it. It was well paced, the technology was still futuristic crazy intense, and the character development stayed on point. It was such a fascinating take and look on how the world has progressed since the events of Tally's decisions so to speak.
I also think Frey makes for a fantastic narrator. I think everything from how she thinks, reacts, and goes into the next situation is very in line with her upbringing, the story, and her hopes.
There's going to be a sequel, I'm pretty excited for it.
Happy reading!
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