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A review by mellabella
Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera
4.0
I was torn on what to rate this book.
It was definitely interesting. Chief Rocka aka Nalah is the leader of the all girl crew La Mal Criadas.
She has her sights on her and her crew living in the towers (ruled over by a despot named Déesse) of their dystopian world.
As far as Nalah is concerned, she's an orphan. Her mother is dead. Her sister and father missing. They deserted her years ago. Her crew is her family.
All that's standing between her and her dream is a fight with the Deadly Venoms. Her and her crew are sure they can beat them. But Déesse's son approaches Nala about throwing the fight. It's what his mother (who Nalah idolizes) wants he says.
Now Nalah was never really straight with her crew. She also never asked questions the leader of a crew should ask. Like "Why?". It was tough to remember that she was a teenager.
What follows is a pilgrimage of eye opening discoveries.
There are a lot of themes. Classism, capitalism... This dystopian novel takes place in a world that is ruled by woman. Men are eye candy or workers. Not equals.
4 stars
It was definitely interesting. Chief Rocka aka Nalah is the leader of the all girl crew La Mal Criadas.
She has her sights on her and her crew living in the towers (ruled over by a despot named Déesse) of their dystopian world.
As far as Nalah is concerned, she's an orphan. Her mother is dead. Her sister and father missing. They deserted her years ago. Her crew is her family.
All that's standing between her and her dream is a fight with the Deadly Venoms. Her and her crew are sure they can beat them. But Déesse's son approaches Nala about throwing the fight. It's what his mother (who Nalah idolizes) wants he says.
Now Nalah was never really straight with her crew. She also never asked questions the leader of a crew should ask. Like "Why?". It was tough to remember that she was a teenager.
What follows is a pilgrimage of eye opening discoveries.
There are a lot of themes. Classism, capitalism... This dystopian novel takes place in a world that is ruled by woman. Men are eye candy or workers. Not equals.
4 stars