Review by em23jjh - Awake in the Floating City

em23jjh 's review for:

Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This story is not your traditional sci-fi. It takes place in a future where climate change has decimated the United States. There has been a mass migration of people to safer climates. But some people stay. And this story is about the people who stay. Mia is a woman nearing the end of her life. He family lives overseas. She is alone and isolated. Bo is a young woman with her entire life ahead of her. However, due to life circumstances, she can't bring herself to leave and join her family where it is safer. This story is really about Mia and Bo. It's about how they need each other to face their demons and grow. It's about how they help each other find joy while living in a place that is becoming more inhospitable by the day. This story is about their relationship, and about their personal growth and change. The characters in this story had a lot of depth. They were relatable. This is a sci-fi story that focuses on human relationships. I very much enjoyed this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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