A review by shh_reading85
Manna City: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller by Geoffrey Pierce

adventurous dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 This might have been one of the more different dystopian novels that I have read, for sure. There were similar topics of cannibals, running out of resources, fighting to survive, starvation that is common in this genre, but a pregnant woman's full-out determination to get to a place she's only seen in dreams and heard about in rumours definitely made it different. The common tropes made the risk of getting Nista there unscathed even more prominent, considering she was ready to give birth at any time.

Sometimes the plot did seem like it was driving towards figuring out how to kill Nista's husband Dane. I kind of felt bad for the guy the entire time I was reading the book, especially as he was just trying to provide for his pregnant wife. The loss of their first child also made me sad for Dane as well.

I actually almost yeeted the entire book in the beginning because it is one thing to kill to survive or in defence, but it is entirely another to lead innocent lambs and dogs to senseless slaughter. I survived and prevailed into the read but still!

I received a free copy of this book from the author and I am leaving a review voluntarily. 
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