I am reviewing the science fiction novel The Perimeter by Shalini Boland which is a very good book that I read on kindle unlimited. This book is the 3rd and last part of the Outside series. It is set in Britain in the near future just after the Afghanistan War when in the book the government becomes totalitarian and the army almost become gangsters. Shalini lives in Dorset which I think is probably why a lot of the story is set in and around Salisbury. The story does feature a religious sect based at the cathedral there and Liss escaped in the last book but FJ had been brainwashed and was the leaders right hand man. Again in this book each chapter follows a particular character, mostly Liss, Riley & Jamie. Liss has to go back into the religious sect to rescue others. Riley organizes the people in the compound where he lives with his parents into battle with the religious sect led by Father Grey. When they do finally have a battle like in a lot of post-apocalyptic novels bullets and weapons are scarce among the religious sect. Jamie joins the religious sect because he doesn’t know any better. He gets a lift off someone who notices he has a bad limp and the lady who treats him is a member of the sect. The book isn’t very graphic in keeping with many teen fiction books. It is around 400 pages so is quite a substantial length. I also did quite enjoy reading it and would recommend it. It’s quite reminiscent of the Hunger Games.
