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A review by sc104906
Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
4.0
I got this as an eARC through Edelweiss.
It is difficult to summarize this novel, because it is both a futuristic dystopian novel and a historical novel. Anderson explores three perspectives throughout time, all of which are connected through letters and a turtle named Galapagos.
Adri lives in 2065 and she has been chosen to colonize Mars. Before she leaves earth, she must relax and prepare to leave the only home she has ever known. Adri spends her last few weeks on earth with a distant aging relative in Kansas. While there, she uncovers Catherine's journal, which is set during the dust bowl. Things are becoming increasingly stressful for Catherine as her sister sickness from the dust and her romantic interest is falling for another. Along the way, Lenore's story in England during WWI is uncovered. Lenore is working through the grief of losing someone to the war and developing feelings for a soldier whose life was irreparably changed by the war.
This novel was fantastic! I would read hundreds more pages of this book and would even be cool if it were turned into a series. I think Lenore's perspective could have been better developed and clarified further. However, I couldn't put this book down and loved its unique perspective!
It is difficult to summarize this novel, because it is both a futuristic dystopian novel and a historical novel. Anderson explores three perspectives throughout time, all of which are connected through letters and a turtle named Galapagos.
Adri lives in 2065 and she has been chosen to colonize Mars. Before she leaves earth, she must relax and prepare to leave the only home she has ever known. Adri spends her last few weeks on earth with a distant aging relative in Kansas. While there, she uncovers Catherine's journal, which is set during the dust bowl. Things are becoming increasingly stressful for Catherine as her sister sickness from the dust and her romantic interest is falling for another. Along the way, Lenore's story in England during WWI is uncovered. Lenore is working through the grief of losing someone to the war and developing feelings for a soldier whose life was irreparably changed by the war.
This novel was fantastic! I would read hundreds more pages of this book and would even be cool if it were turned into a series. I think Lenore's perspective could have been better developed and clarified further. However, I couldn't put this book down and loved its unique perspective!