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A review by nuhafariha
Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez
3.0
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the Reader's Copy!
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Catherine Hernandez's dystopian fantasy "Crosshairs" seems all too close to reality today with immigration detention camps across the United States, reports of forced sterilizations and "iceboxes" and a resurgence of hate crimes and hate groups. After all, slightly less than 50% of the country voted for a man who condoned white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys this November.
The story follows Filipino drag queen Kay after a traumatizing conversion effort by his mother's conservative church community. As he starts to work as a dishwasher in a local drag bar, Kay is mesmerized by the host & discovers a passion for a new line of work. Unbeknownst to Kay, though, his blissful domestic paradise is about to be shattered when a hate group, The Boots, starts to relegate all minorities into concentration camp. Yeah, it gets wilder and wilder as the story continues with indigenous activist groups, underground rebel factions and some good old political subterfuge.
Crosshairs is an inventive novel that confronts our present reality, our precarious precious hold on life itself. Hernandez asks her readers what they would do themselves to protect their lives, their loved ones and their very humanity. A stirring call to action and stunning tour de force.
Now available on Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Indie Bookstore.
Catherine Hernandez's dystopian fantasy "Crosshairs" seems all too close to reality today with immigration detention camps across the United States, reports of forced sterilizations and "iceboxes" and a resurgence of hate crimes and hate groups. After all, slightly less than 50% of the country voted for a man who condoned white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys this November.
The story follows Filipino drag queen Kay after a traumatizing conversion effort by his mother's conservative church community. As he starts to work as a dishwasher in a local drag bar, Kay is mesmerized by the host & discovers a passion for a new line of work. Unbeknownst to Kay, though, his blissful domestic paradise is about to be shattered when a hate group, The Boots, starts to relegate all minorities into concentration camp. Yeah, it gets wilder and wilder as the story continues with indigenous activist groups, underground rebel factions and some good old political subterfuge.
Crosshairs is an inventive novel that confronts our present reality, our precarious precious hold on life itself. Hernandez asks her readers what they would do themselves to protect their lives, their loved ones and their very humanity. A stirring call to action and stunning tour de force.