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False Flag (Battle Ground YA UK Dystopia Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Rachel Churcher (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
Two young women. A dis-united Kingdom. Opposing sides in a British civil war.

'This series is raising the standard for YA dystopian fiction, and I can’t give it less than 5 stars' - AyJayPageFarer Book Blog

Ketty Smith is an instructor with the Recruit Training Service, turning sixteen-year-old conscripts into government fighters. She's determined to win the job of lead instructor at Camp Bishop, but the arrival of Bex and her friends brings challenges she's not ready to handle. Running from her own traumatic past, Ketty faces a choice: to make a stand, and expose a government conspiracy, or keep herself safe, and hope she's working for the winning side.

The Battle Ground series is set in a dystopian near-future UK, after Brexit and Scottish independence.

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Trapped. Cornered. And all I can feel is the pain. The bullet against my knee.

I crawl between the trees, into the darkness, fighting to get away from the voices on the path.

Survive, Ketty. Live through this. Get out of sight, and away from the guns. Away from the tiny fighters.

I crawl, clenching my teeth against the pain, while the children behind me argue about putting a bullet in my back.

Discipline, determination, backbone. Keep quiet, and keep moving.

Let them go. Protect yourself.

Get through this.

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    Battle Ground YA UK Dystopia Series
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  5. Publication date
    August 28, 2019
  6. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
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'A fast-paced book full of action and conspiracy' - My and My Books Blog

'A post-Brexit dystopian series with a kickass female lead' - Herding Cats Book Blog

'The second novel in Rachel Churcher's Battle Ground series is a real treat' - Joe Jots Blog

'The perfect second book in an exciting series' - Amazon review

'I am totally hooked on this series, and I can't wait to see what happens next' - Mai's Musings Book Blog

'After reading Book One I was obsessed with this series, but Book Two has increased that obsession tenfold' -
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07X47G3S4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taller Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 28, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Battle Ground YA UK Dystopia Series
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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Rachel Churcher

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Award-winning YA author and passionate YA reader. Always looking for the next great YA novel, whether it's a dystopia with an awesome female lead, a historical adventure, or a contemporary High School drama.

SF and dystopia are my comfort zones, but I'll step outside my happy place in pursuit of a good story. I have a book-buying habit, and a large library at home (I think of it as a portal to other worlds). I love physical books, and curling up in front of the fire to read. I firmly believe that there is no such thing as too many books - just not enough book shelves.

'Battle Ground', Book One of my YA Battle Ground series, was published in July 2019. Book Two, 'False Flag', Book Three, 'Darkest Hour', Book Four, 'Fighting Back', and Book Five, 'Victory Day' are available now. A tie-in novel, 'Balancing Act' is also available, along with 'Finding Fire and Other Stories', a book of Battle Ground Series short stories.

My standalone LGBTQ+ 'finding yourself' movel, 'Angels', is available now. The perfect read for Pride Month!

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  • 5hmoo
    5.0 out of 5 stars things are rarely black and white
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019
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    I bought this book because I thoroughly enjoyed Battle Ground (book 1 in the dystopian Battle Ground series). Although the book wasn't what I expected, I wasn't disappointed.

    In book 1, we follow Bex, and her friends after her high school class has been conscripted to fight the war against domestic terrorism. As we watch them grow through their military training we also see how terrible their main instructor/nemesis, Ketty Smith(barely older than they are), treats them. But, as in life, that's not the whole story.

    In book 2, we see Ketty's version of events. Rather than continuing the story where book 1 left off, we start back when the fresh recruits, Bex among them, arrive at the recruit training grounds. We learn why Ketty treats the recruits the way she does, and see other events from her point of view. We also get to learn a little more about the structure and roles of the military/government that she's a low-level part of. If you read this after reading book 1, you may end up wondering whose truths, Ketty's or Bex', are more often correct.

    I really enjoyed seeing a different perspective of the events from book 1, as well as gaining a deeper understanding into Ketty's character and background. It may not be the traditional choice for a second book in a series, but it worked. If you're a fan of YA dystopian fiction, you should read these books. They're well written, engaging, and kept me wanting to know what happened next. I'm looking forward to book 3.
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  • Jessica Belmont
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rachel Churcher is fantastic at world building and character crafting.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019
    I hopped on this blog tour immediately because I absolutely loved the first book in this series and was so excited to get to this book! I absolutely love that False Flag tells the same story as Battle Ground from someone on the other side’s point of view! Rachel Churcher is fantastic at world building and character crafting. It made it really difficult to decide which side I should be on!

    I just gushed for an entire paragraph about this book because I just can’t get enough of this series. I really feel like I’m in the world – which, mind you, is terrifying. This isn’t a place you’d want to be! Terrorism, war, violence, False Flag has it all…but it’s done with such finesse.

    I urge you to check this series out if you enjoy this type of story. I don’t think you will be disappointed at all!

    *I received a complimentary copy of this book as part of a blog tour with Rachel's Random Resources. All opinions are my own.*
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  • Lorraine
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and Plausible
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
    In Battle Ground, the first book of the series, Ketty Smith was Bex Ellman’s nemesis and not a particularly nice person. However, there are two sides to this story.

    Instead of following on from book 1, as I expected, this book revisits the same events only this time from Ketty’s point of view.

    Although we already know what happened during this timeframe, the shift in viewpoint added depth and showed new aspects of the events.

    I now understand Ketty as a person, although because of the ambiguous political backdrop to the story, I’m still unsure which side I should be rooting for!

    I am enjoying this fascinating and plausible series and I’m looking forward to reading book 3.
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  • Julia Blake
    5.0 out of 5 stars A tense and well-written novel that is scarily plausible
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2020
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    To say I liked this book a lot would be an understatement. Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the series, Battle Ground, and its companion novella, Making Trouble, I was looking forward to reading it but was uncertain if I would enjoy it. I was aware it’s a retelling of events that occurred in the first book from the viewpoint of the antagonist, Ketty Smith, and I’m not usually a fan of different POV books. I tend to think they’re money for old rope, and don’t usually add anything to what the reader already knows or moves the plot along in a series.

    This was absolutely not the case with False Flag. Right from the start, it was clear that this book not only added depth and meaning to the original plot but was a book that had to be read in order to understand the underlying politics and dynamics of the military structure. In the first book I had marked Ketty Smith down as being merely a “mean girl”, but in the second book, we are shown that there is so much more to her than that. From her beginnings as a neglected child hungry for self-improvement to a young woman intent on scaling the promotion ladder no matter what it took, Ketty gradually reveals her complex and driven personality.

    By the end of the book, I didn’t like Ketty anymore than I did at the beginning, but I understood her. There are motives for her actions and occasionally through the self-serving persona, glimmers of potential for growth are seen. I feel she is at heart a good person who has not yet had a chance to realise it. In her eyes, she is tough and uncompromising, and this is fundamentally true, but there is also a core of integrity to her that I fully believe will come to the fore in future books and maybe divert Ketty from the path she has chosen for herself.

    One of the strengths of this series is the characters. Totally human, intensely real, and three dimensional, the author has deftly drawn them in shades of grey to illustrate that no one is ever completely good or bad. We are all a complicated mix of both, and this is very evident in these books. The writing itself is crisp and sparse, suiting the military tone of the book. Flowery prose and overlong descriptions would be as out-of-place in this novel as stilettos on an assault course.

    As in Battle Ground, Churcher’s worldbuilding is flawless and all too scarily believable. Looking around at our society today, I can see that only a very few small steps need to be taken for us to be inhabiting her near-future vision of martial law, compromised personal freedom and censorship. It is close, so very close, and maybe this series of books should be seen as a grim warning.
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  • BPH
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent followup in a gripping series.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2019
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    I enjoyed book two of the Battle Ground series even more than book one - perhaps because I really like books where the narrator is morally ambiguous (or even downright nasty). This book retells the action of the first book from a completely different angle, allowing the reader to realise that things were a lot more complex than the central character in book one realised - and that all is not as it seems. The fact that it is going over events that the reader saw in book one doesn't make it predictable though - there's still plenty of drama and revelation. A gripping page-turner.
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  • Karen MacLaughlin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Love or hate... there's always two sides
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2019
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    Intense and complicating continuation of the story started in Battle Ground. Telling reminder that there are two sides to any story. More insight into the antagonist you love to hate.

    Note: I read an advance copy from the publisher
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  • Guru
    5.0 out of 5 stars The plot deepens
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2019
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    If the rest of the books in the series are as good as the first two we are on to a belter. Just finished False Flag and can’t wait to get my teeth into the next book.

    The writer’s style is simple yet fluent as the plot in this book is as seen from the other side. In the brutality of the government’s actions there are flashes of humanity and that’s where hope lies. Bring on the next book.
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  • Bishop Joey
    5.0 out of 5 stars A new twist on a great dystopian story...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2019
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    This is a fantastic follow-up to Battle Ground. We now get the same story from the point of view of Ketty, the antagonist in the first novel, which puts a whole different spin on the original. if you’ve already enjoyed Battle Ground, you definitely want to get Ketty’s side of the story.

    And if you haven’t enjoyed Battle Ground yet, you should grab that one too.
    Note: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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