About the book:
Her
whole life Amy has been taught the people of New Lithisle deserve to
die, but when she falls for Daniel, she determines to save him.
Sixteen-year-old
Amy doesn't like anything to die, she won't even eat the goats or
chickens her mama has butchered every fall, but she can't let herself
pity the inhabitants of New Lithisle. In a few short months the dome
they built to isolate themselves from the deadly pandemic is predicted
to collapse, but her whole life Amy has been taught it's God's will they
die. They traded their souls for immunity to the swine flu virus,
brought God's curse upon themselves by adding pig genes to their own.
Then,
while on a scavenging trip with her father, Amy is accidentally trapped
in New Lithisle. At first her only goal is to escape, but when she
meets Daniel, a New Lithisle boy, she begins to question how
less-than-human the people of New Lithisle are.
Amy's
feelings grow even more conflicted when she learns she didn't end up in
New Lithisle by mistake. Her father is secretly a sympathizer, and was
trying to prevent the coming destruction.
Now
time is running short and Amy has to decide if she will bring the
computer program her father wrote to his contact or save herself.
Installing the program could prevent the dome's collapse, but if Amy
doesn't find her father's contact in time, she'll die, along with
everyone else.
My review:
This was a very interesting and original story with a ton of action! Amy was a very strong character and I liked how she kept trying to do the right thing, even when it wasn't easy. She also stood up to Daniel and others; she could be quite stubborn! I was a little disappointed in her at one point, for almost giving up rather than verifying the truth. I liked Daniel, also, who was similar to Amy but played more by the rules. There was some romance and some talk of eternity and God being love. Daniel prays and talks about Believers in his sector but Amy seems to not be as familiar with prayer or know what to think of God. Faith or salvation in Jesus weren't explained at all. I also felt other things weren't explained very well, such as where are the other six daughters of Allarice and how exactly did the present situation come about. We learn more as the book progresses but a lot is never answered. Maybe it will be in future books? This felt like a timely story, what with talk about human and animal genes, experiments and creating features you want in your child. The story got resolved so I wonder what will happen in the next book. Overall, it was a very interesting read and I'd recommend it if you like dystopian or science fiction stories.
I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
More reviews here!
My review:
This was a very interesting and original story with a ton of action! Amy was a very strong character and I liked how she kept trying to do the right thing, even when it wasn't easy. She also stood up to Daniel and others; she could be quite stubborn! I was a little disappointed in her at one point, for almost giving up rather than verifying the truth. I liked Daniel, also, who was similar to Amy but played more by the rules. There was some romance and some talk of eternity and God being love. Daniel prays and talks about Believers in his sector but Amy seems to not be as familiar with prayer or know what to think of God. Faith or salvation in Jesus weren't explained at all. I also felt other things weren't explained very well, such as where are the other six daughters of Allarice and how exactly did the present situation come about. We learn more as the book progresses but a lot is never answered. Maybe it will be in future books? This felt like a timely story, what with talk about human and animal genes, experiments and creating features you want in your child. The story got resolved so I wonder what will happen in the next book. Overall, it was a very interesting read and I'd recommend it if you like dystopian or science fiction stories.
I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
More reviews here!
Rondi
Bauer Olson is a reader and writer from Michigan's Upper Peninsula,
where she lives on a hobby farm with her husband, Kurt. She has four
grown children, works as a nurse, and also owns a gift shop within view
of beautiful Lake Superior.
Find out more about Rondi at http://rondibauerolson.weebly.com.
Stay up all night reading this thrilling new book from Rondi and enter to win a Kindle Fire!
One grand prize winner will receive:
- A copy of All Things Now Living
- A Kindle Fire
No comments:
Post a Comment