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A review by bookgirl0925
Folsom by Willow Aster, Tarryn Fisher
2.0
2.5 Stars
I was expecting so much more from this story but just felt very disappointed in the end. Let me start by saying that I love The Handmaids Tale, so for this story to be very similar only with the reversal of the men being needed for procreation versus the woman piqued my interest. However after reading this story I can tell you there is no way this is even in the same league as THT. This story is all over the place and the reasons why the men have to “perform” vs just using a sperm sample is just ridiculous. I mean seriously, if the average man can produce up to 300 MILLION sperm per ejaculation that would indicate that you have a better chance at repopulating the world by artificial insemination that you would by having him have sex with a couple women everyday.
I don’t know how I feel about Folsom, I have a hard time believing that he is instantly in love with Gwen but I like his softness when he thinks of his life “before”. The way he talks of his mom especially. Gwen on the other hand was not very likable and at times acted like an immature brat. She did redeem herself somewhat when it came to her wanting to protect Laticus and her willingness to be an advocate for The End Men. In the end it seemed like this is a combo of THT and The Hunger Games and it just became too much. So while this story ends in a cliffhanger, I really have no interest in continuing the series.
I was expecting so much more from this story but just felt very disappointed in the end. Let me start by saying that I love The Handmaids Tale, so for this story to be very similar only with the reversal of the men being needed for procreation versus the woman piqued my interest. However after reading this story I can tell you there is no way this is even in the same league as THT. This story is all over the place and the reasons why the men have to “perform” vs just using a sperm sample is just ridiculous. I mean seriously, if the average man can produce up to 300 MILLION sperm per ejaculation that would indicate that you have a better chance at repopulating the world by artificial insemination that you would by having him have sex with a couple women everyday.
I don’t know how I feel about Folsom, I have a hard time believing that he is instantly in love with Gwen but I like his softness when he thinks of his life “before”. The way he talks of his mom especially. Gwen on the other hand was not very likable and at times acted like an immature brat. She did redeem herself somewhat when it came to her wanting to protect Laticus and her willingness to be an advocate for The End Men. In the end it seemed like this is a combo of THT and The Hunger Games and it just became too much. So while this story ends in a cliffhanger, I really have no interest in continuing the series.