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Seed
by Lisa Heathfield
**thanks to NetGalley and Running Press Kids for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
SEED follows a 15-year-old girl, Pearl, and her life at Seed, a “family group” led by a man named Papa S. The men, women and children worship the land and Mother Nature, and reject the Outside, though they sell fabric and produce in the local market. The children at Seed do not know who their real mother’s are; they are told they come from Nature, though Pearl secretly hopes that Elizabeth is her true mother.
When Pearl reaches womanhood, she can now become one of Papa’s Companions. “I’m so lucky to have been born here, to know only this” she thinks. When Ellis, a boy her age, and his family relocate to Seed, Pearl’s acceptance of everything Papa S and the community has taught her begins to waver.
This is Heathfield’s debut work and I think she did a great job with character development and plot pacing. While most of the story is from Pearl’s perspective, there is an unknown narrator at the end of some chapters. These excerpts give the book a more sinister feel in contrast to the love Pearl has for her community. The ending is left open (and a cliffhanger!) and I believe the author has indicated this would be a duology. I look forward to continuing Pearl’s story, but I must say this book is not for the faint of heart. Though not terribly violent, this book messes with you psychologically as readers uncover what is really going on at Seed.
SEED follows a 15-year-old girl, Pearl, and her life at Seed, a “family group” led by a man named Papa S. The men, women and children worship the land and Mother Nature, and reject the Outside, though they sell fabric and produce in the local market. The children at Seed do not know who their real mother’s are; they are told they come from Nature, though Pearl secretly hopes that Elizabeth is her true mother.
When Pearl reaches womanhood, she can now become one of Papa’s Companions. “I’m so lucky to have been born here, to know only this” she thinks. When Ellis, a boy her age, and his family relocate to Seed, Pearl’s acceptance of everything Papa S and the community has taught her begins to waver.
This is Heathfield’s debut work and I think she did a great job with character development and plot pacing. While most of the story is from Pearl’s perspective, there is an unknown narrator at the end of some chapters. These excerpts give the book a more sinister feel in contrast to the love Pearl has for her community. The ending is left open (and a cliffhanger!) and I believe the author has indicated this would be a duology. I look forward to continuing Pearl’s story, but I must say this book is not for the faint of heart. Though not terribly violent, this book messes with you psychologically as readers uncover what is really going on at Seed.