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A review by writerrhiannon
Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom
1.0
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I was intrigued by this novel's summary because I love to read any feminist dystopias, and although I was skeptical that a male author could write one well, I was willing to give it a shot since it was available as a Netgalley audiobook. Yikes! I rolled my eyes when I realized the tone and style was YA (I believed this was adult fiction when I requested it.) I was bored with the endless descriptions of food and clothing being printed on demand, and frustrated with the handling of non-binary characters affected by the virus, but when the protagonist started dreamily detailing how she wanted to feel her sexual power over men and have their hands on her-- the nail in the coffin. If you want to read a feminist dystopia from that guy in your timeline who's always saying #notallmen, then this is the book for you.
I was intrigued by this novel's summary because I love to read any feminist dystopias, and although I was skeptical that a male author could write one well, I was willing to give it a shot since it was available as a Netgalley audiobook. Yikes! I rolled my eyes when I realized the tone and style was YA (I believed this was adult fiction when I requested it.) I was bored with the endless descriptions of food and clothing being printed on demand, and frustrated with the handling of non-binary characters affected by the virus, but when the protagonist started dreamily detailing how she wanted to feel her sexual power over men and have their hands on her-- the nail in the coffin. If you want to read a feminist dystopia from that guy in your timeline who's always saying #notallmen, then this is the book for you.