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A review by piperkitty
Feast of Ashes by Victoria Williamson
4.0
The story takes place in the year 2123 and begins with the statement: "...This is the day I killed fourteen thousand seven hundred fifty-six people." Well, that got my attention!
The idea of a world in which nothing grows, prospers, or survives because our planet's ecosystems have succumbed to our abuse and become completely toxic to all things. life is so relevant that it attracts one's attention.
Entering Adina's world without a biohazard suit or a blood-filtering biofilter placed via a pin in the back of the neck - would kill anyone who tried it.
Adina is a technician at Gardens of Eden Five in Africa. She's good at her job and has natural talent, but she also has a lot of distractions at times. Her father and mother had a strained relationship, and her father had an affair several years earlier that resulted in the birth of a sister, Chiku, whom Adina hated. However, Tash, her younger sister who lives with Adina and her parents, is the one in her eyes. A boy, Otienno, also distracts Adina from what she should be doing.
His best friend is Dejen and they have known each other for a long time. Dejen is especially talented as a scientist and works in the lab - where Adina often visits him to inform him of his next wild plans! An older character, Baba Weseka, is a bit of an outcast. It is said that when he was young, he spent a short time outdoors, and this brief exposure changed his brain, causing him to become strange, and now he has convulsions. jerking, he then manifested visions and prophecies. Adina was in danger of being eliminated but still helped him as best she could.
And then there's the apple. A red fruit, juicy and smooth, ripe and ready to pick. Adina is determined to eat that perfect apple.
When Adina helps Baba get out of trouble, he encounters another crisis and tells of a disaster that began with an apple and ended with a terrible fire. She dismisses this as just Baba's ramblings...but is it?
#feastofashes
The idea of a world in which nothing grows, prospers, or survives because our planet's ecosystems have succumbed to our abuse and become completely toxic to all things. life is so relevant that it attracts one's attention.
Entering Adina's world without a biohazard suit or a blood-filtering biofilter placed via a pin in the back of the neck - would kill anyone who tried it.
Adina is a technician at Gardens of Eden Five in Africa. She's good at her job and has natural talent, but she also has a lot of distractions at times. Her father and mother had a strained relationship, and her father had an affair several years earlier that resulted in the birth of a sister, Chiku, whom Adina hated. However, Tash, her younger sister who lives with Adina and her parents, is the one in her eyes. A boy, Otienno, also distracts Adina from what she should be doing.
His best friend is Dejen and they have known each other for a long time. Dejen is especially talented as a scientist and works in the lab - where Adina often visits him to inform him of his next wild plans! An older character, Baba Weseka, is a bit of an outcast. It is said that when he was young, he spent a short time outdoors, and this brief exposure changed his brain, causing him to become strange, and now he has convulsions. jerking, he then manifested visions and prophecies. Adina was in danger of being eliminated but still helped him as best she could.
And then there's the apple. A red fruit, juicy and smooth, ripe and ready to pick. Adina is determined to eat that perfect apple.
When Adina helps Baba get out of trouble, he encounters another crisis and tells of a disaster that began with an apple and ended with a terrible fire. She dismisses this as just Baba's ramblings...but is it?
#feastofashes