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A review by bookish_blanche
This Fragile Earth by Susannah Wise
5.0
A breathtaking and gut-wrenching story
In the near future, Signy and her family live in London, now ruled by drones, AIs and technology. But when electricity stops working altogether, her life becomes that much harder. She can't use her phone, pay anything, open her door... While her husband is certain it's only temporary, Signy has a terrible feeling. And having a six-year-old son to take care of does not help. When there's no water and gas anymore and drones start acting strange, Signy decides it's time to leave London. But is anywhere else any safer?
This book is very addictive. Past the first few chapters that are a bit slow, although they give a good depiction of the dystopian world the author created, it became harder and harder to close the book. I became hooked on the story and I just needed to know what was going on and what would happen to Signy and her family. The twists and turns were really well written and the author kept me guessing during the entire book. I liked the characters and the relationships they had with our protagonist. It was interesting to see how different people reacted in times of crisis and reassuring to discover that not everyone turned into selfish animals. I found it quite original for the genre to have the mother of a six-year-old as a main character and it was really heartwarming to see how she dealt with everything with her son, deciding what to tell him and how to behave despite the horrible situation they were in. I found it really realistic. I also really enjoyed the different trials the characters were put through and the ending was quite enlighting.
I would recommend if you like dystopia/apocalyptic stories that will keep you on your toes.
"Something was happening, something bigger than her. She wasn't up to it."
TW: gun violence, blood, violence, death, murder, assault
In the near future, Signy and her family live in London, now ruled by drones, AIs and technology. But when electricity stops working altogether, her life becomes that much harder. She can't use her phone, pay anything, open her door... While her husband is certain it's only temporary, Signy has a terrible feeling. And having a six-year-old son to take care of does not help. When there's no water and gas anymore and drones start acting strange, Signy decides it's time to leave London. But is anywhere else any safer?
This book is very addictive. Past the first few chapters that are a bit slow, although they give a good depiction of the dystopian world the author created, it became harder and harder to close the book. I became hooked on the story and I just needed to know what was going on and what would happen to Signy and her family. The twists and turns were really well written and the author kept me guessing during the entire book. I liked the characters and the relationships they had with our protagonist. It was interesting to see how different people reacted in times of crisis and reassuring to discover that not everyone turned into selfish animals. I found it quite original for the genre to have the mother of a six-year-old as a main character and it was really heartwarming to see how she dealt with everything with her son, deciding what to tell him and how to behave despite the horrible situation they were in. I found it really realistic. I also really enjoyed the different trials the characters were put through and the ending was quite enlighting.
I would recommend if you like dystopia/apocalyptic stories that will keep you on your toes.
"Something was happening, something bigger than her. She wasn't up to it."
TW: gun violence, blood, violence, death, murder, assault