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A review by luckyshmo
Sketching Rebellion by Felicia Ketcheson
4.0
Sketching Rebellion is a YA novel that takes place in the city-state of Lexum where societal benefit over individual expression is law. Everything is dictated to you: job, friends, food, and even furniture. Creativity is outlawed and individual belief is punished by public execution. Those that turn you in get rewarded.
The book has some Hunger Games vibes that ask the question: can there be a freer world when individuals are brave enough to stand up against governmental conformity and fight through seemingly impossible odds?
Overall, a good start to a soon-to-be series. The world-building was interesting and the backdrop all too close to a future reality of our own. The characters were engaging and the pacing was quick. My only issue was the main character, Breel, and the way she reacted to people around her at times. This is wholly do to the fact though that she is 17 and has reactions that show she has zero life experience. If I was 17 again, I could have related to her more but being 20 years past that, her reactions and thoughts on people were a bit immature and a little off-putting. This is more of an indictment on me as the reader though and not really being the intended audience of the book.
Even with that, I recommend the book and am looking forward to the next in the series. This is great for those with kids or young adults as there is no language or sexual content, however, there is some disturbing public violence but nothing too graphic.
Thanks to Felicia Ketcheson and Netgalley for the free copy so I could voluntarily review this! Happy reading everyone!
The book has some Hunger Games vibes that ask the question: can there be a freer world when individuals are brave enough to stand up against governmental conformity and fight through seemingly impossible odds?
Overall, a good start to a soon-to-be series. The world-building was interesting and the backdrop all too close to a future reality of our own. The characters were engaging and the pacing was quick. My only issue was the main character, Breel, and the way she reacted to people around her at times. This is wholly do to the fact though that she is 17 and has reactions that show she has zero life experience. If I was 17 again, I could have related to her more but being 20 years past that, her reactions and thoughts on people were a bit immature and a little off-putting. This is more of an indictment on me as the reader though and not really being the intended audience of the book.
Even with that, I recommend the book and am looking forward to the next in the series. This is great for those with kids or young adults as there is no language or sexual content, however, there is some disturbing public violence but nothing too graphic.
Thanks to Felicia Ketcheson and Netgalley for the free copy so I could voluntarily review this! Happy reading everyone!