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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
There is a lot I loved about this book, but it's heavily overshadowed by using some graphic child sexual abuse against a minor character only to serve as a catalyst for a main character to leave a place. The perpetrator was never dealt with, the victims were mentioned in passing once afterwards but not present again. Very uncomfortable and weird to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment
This felt more like checking off boxes for bipoc/queer characters, rather than being incorporated into the story. It was pedantic imo
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
I didn’t realize this was a follow-up to Yours For the Taking. Due to the multiple storylines, it acts as both a prequel and a sequel. The timeline jumps didn’t work for me on this one. I think it would have been better to focus on the earlier storyline and then have it hit you how it’s all connected.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
This novel......I loved every single page. A story about humanity, what it means to be interconnected, and the end of the world. When you meet other people, who could use your help, or who have challenges and need your help......what will you approach them with? The reader will explore morality, moral competency, integrity, and acceptance.
In this dystopian LGBTQ novel, we are taken into a world of the future. The government has collapsed, there is a climate apocalypse. Many coastal cities are underwater, and the air has become to dry and the heat to hot to sustain long -many drown or have heat strokes.
Certain people are chosen, and are allowed to live in a self-sustaining, climate controlled commune community, sealed from the outside world; with pure air and water, but it also has very stringent and strict rules. Those not chosen, wander the earth, barren and hot, and must somehow find a way to survive. Those inside don't like the many many rules, but know escape is to outside world, and they will not survive.
The story is told through two different viewpoints.....just before the apocalypse, and, after, in the year 2080. The different viewpoints bring the perspective of the world of "then" and "now", and the vast differences between the times. Queer and non-binary characters are represented. It shows how their representation had changed, over time. Very Interesting. Fantastic world and character building within this world.
I can't wait to read more from Gabrielle Korn. She has amazing talent and insight.
In this dystopian LGBTQ novel, we are taken into a world of the future. The government has collapsed, there is a climate apocalypse. Many coastal cities are underwater, and the air has become to dry and the heat to hot to sustain long -many drown or have heat strokes.
Certain people are chosen, and are allowed to live in a self-sustaining, climate controlled commune community, sealed from the outside world; with pure air and water, but it also has very stringent and strict rules. Those not chosen, wander the earth, barren and hot, and must somehow find a way to survive. Those inside don't like the many many rules, but know escape is to outside world, and they will not survive.
The story is told through two different viewpoints.....just before the apocalypse, and, after, in the year 2080. The different viewpoints bring the perspective of the world of "then" and "now", and the vast differences between the times. Queer and non-binary characters are represented. It shows how their representation had changed, over time. Very Interesting. Fantastic world and character building within this world.
I can't wait to read more from Gabrielle Korn. She has amazing talent and insight.