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A dystopian world where people have eradicated diseases and believed they have produced healthiest children only to have those children live short lives; females to their 20th birthday and males to their 25th birthday before a mysterious virus claim their lives. This is the world our protagonist, Rhine Ellery, lives in. She is 16 and as the novel opens, she has just been kidnapped and chosen to be a bride; one of 3 brides to a young man who's current wife is dying.
So yep, that last bit I was str ...more
So yep, that last bit I was str ...more
I loved The Handmaid's Tale, and although there are similarities in the book that cannot be denied, this book is not the same. Thus, as much as I enjoyed this book, I could not give it 5 stars because I was constantly comparing it to The Handmaid's Tale.
You see this book spins the tale of a society where they were able to genetically engineer children to be strong, and without illnesses like cancer and other issues. Great, right? The problem is that after that the children of these perfectly he ...more
You see this book spins the tale of a society where they were able to genetically engineer children to be strong, and without illnesses like cancer and other issues. Great, right? The problem is that after that the children of these perfectly he ...more
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Deedee
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