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A review by geekwayne
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
4.0
A good solid entry in the dystopian future genre for YA readers. The book is set in a future world that has been ravaged and ruined by the previous inhabitants (known as Wreckers). The cause (disease? environmental? nuclear war?) is not revealed in this book, but it is not necessary to know.
Saba and her twin brother Lugh live with their father and younger sister in a remote location, rarely, if ever, seeing other people. The twins wonder what lies beyond their small environment, and before long, events force the issue. Lugh is kidnapped and Saba is left to somehow try to rescue him from his kidnappers.
The story is told in an interesting dialect which takes a few pages to get used to, but starts to flow before too long. A cast of unusual characters rounds out this novel, and Saba is a likeable and capable heroine.
This is the first book in a proposed trilogy and film rights have already been secured, but this book works fine as a stand alone novel. Recommended for fans of The Hunger Games and The Knife Of Never Letting Go.
Saba and her twin brother Lugh live with their father and younger sister in a remote location, rarely, if ever, seeing other people. The twins wonder what lies beyond their small environment, and before long, events force the issue. Lugh is kidnapped and Saba is left to somehow try to rescue him from his kidnappers.
The story is told in an interesting dialect which takes a few pages to get used to, but starts to flow before too long. A cast of unusual characters rounds out this novel, and Saba is a likeable and capable heroine.
This is the first book in a proposed trilogy and film rights have already been secured, but this book works fine as a stand alone novel. Recommended for fans of The Hunger Games and The Knife Of Never Letting Go.