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The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed

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lisvxdro's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I’m a bit conflicted on this book. For one, there were multiple storylines opened and only 2 closed “successfully”. I’m not sure what this books goal was nor if this is serving for a larger world in an upcoming book. Overall, too many issues and not enough points to praise upon.

My biggest gripe is the underdeveloped stories. These were what I figured as the storylines:

The Howse University journey
The CAD virus
The random death of what I think was a child molestor
The pig hunt

What was the point of mentioning the first story if we never got to go see what it was about? I’m still confused on how that was made the main point of the story. The CAD virus is not explained thoroughly and feels like it’s a thing that exists and we must accept it as it. Which, for this type of genre, would have worked but not enough was explained for its importance or origins.

The third point was mentioned at the beginning and brought up once. Not enough to consider this a spoiler at all. The pig hunt was probably the best plot line and the only that truly made sense.

All in all, this is one I would not recommend.

backpackfullofbooks's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

adancewithbooks's review

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dark mysterious reflective

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ever since its release I'd heard a slight buzz around this novella. I wasn't quite sure if this was going to be one for me as dystopia so very often can be a miss for me. But I was pleasantly surprised and I ended up really liking it.

We meet Reid just as she has received her invite to a further education, a mission. She lives in an old university with her mom and a whole community. This invite means she has to leave everyone behind. There is even the question if it is even real. It is a hard decision, and where some congratulate her, others show their dislike.

What I loved about this book was how it showed how the community worked, the explanations and the idea behind the ending of our known world. And in a way it makes a lot of sense. The resources of our planet isn't going to last forever and we certainly don't have a solution for that yet. Then there is the CAD which adds a whole other dimension to their troubles. Its not bad enough that they might starve or not have enough water or the sand storms. The CAD can kill them.

But mostly what I really liked about this book were the feels. The conflict Reid had about whether or not to go. The grief for her fathers loss, the grief for having the disease of CAD, the duty she feels towards her mother and the community. The guilt that this decision brings with it. It is a very well written story.

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