A review by beytwice
Redder Days by Sue Rainsford

2.0

Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this book! Redder Days is an atmospheric, stream-of-consciousness style dystopian read at its finest; the imagery is horrific and downright surreal and probably the strongest point of the book for me. Rainsford does an excellent job of capturing the fear of the ‘redness’ and I enjoyed the dipping back and forth between characters and unravelling what was really happening. I didn’t mind the ambiguous narration and felt it lended to the book, however I think some characters bled into one another and became quite unmemorable, while some chapters and scenes felt unnecessary and lacked follow up. With some tight editing I think Redder Days could have had major potential but as the plot felt so scantly strung I struggled to read along and remain invested. Nonetheless I loved the writing style and will look out for more from this author.