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To Cage a Wild Bird

The hottest slow-burn enemies-to-lovers dystopian fantasy romance and instant SUNDAY TIMES bestseller

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To Cage a Wild Bird

By: Brooke Fast
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
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THERE’S ONLY ONE RULE IN DIVIDIUM: OBEY OR DIE.

In Dividium, all crimes are punishable by life in prison. A prison that’s a life sentence in more ways than one. Where the wealthy can hunt the inmates for sport.

Raven’s mission is simple: infiltrate the infamous and deadly Endlock Prison to save her brother.

There’s just one problem: Raven has a target on her back. Her reputation as the most ruthless bounty hunter in Dividium precedes her, and the inmates she’s sent to Endlock want their revenge.

So when the prison guard she’s sworn to hate becomes her only chance to survive, Raven has no choice but to trust the one person she shouldn’t…

© Brooke Fast 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Dystopian Fantasy Genre Fiction Science Fiction Urban
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To Cage a Wild Bird bears the marks of every great 2010s dystopian. A gripping high-stakes plot that will have you on the edge of your seat with every page turn, and a delicious tension-filled forbidden romance that leaves you breathless. An incredible debut!
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I found this book quite refreshing
The story is interesting, the narration is easy to follow, and the romance is there while it does not take away from the main story at all

While the book has some elements of The hunger games, Divergent and Shawshank redemption, the totality of the book doesn’t come across as repetitive or “already read before”.
While my rating was a 4start for most of the book, it definitely got to 5 star at the end for the mere fact I couldn’t believe it ended like that! I just wasn’t ready for it to finish yet, and it feels like this could be a lovely set up to an amazing second book!

Great dystopian romance

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I really enjoyed this. I went in blind and didn’t realise it was a series. As I got near the end I figured that the story wasn’t going to be finished and there was going to be another book. Not mad about it. Had potential to be a lot darker but I quite enjoyed that it wasn’t that, for a change. I liked the FMC. Some spice. Looking forward to the next instalment and further world building.

Strong FMC

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Absolutely feral for this book! The narrator did an excellent job, though I would have loved a duet for the male voices. I have read 100 books this year and this is one of the top hands down. It scratches the dystopian 2010s itch. The vibes, the setting, the romance 🤌🏼🤌🏼😍

Fantastic Dystopian!

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amazing novel, and the narration is very good good use of voices. very good

amazing story

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