The rain become toxic after scientists meddling with the weather, and people are dying from contact. War is raging with neighboring sections, corrupt The rain become toxic after scientists meddling with the weather, and people are dying from contact. War is raging with neighboring sections, corrupt leaders, resistance blooms, ... And in the middle of all of that is a father fighting to find and to save his daughter.
An interesting dystopian science fiction. Which I loved. What I found more intriguing is that the author is a biology professor. But I was disappointed with the end. How from the rain becoming toxic without a direct contact and people dying just from volatile toxicity, to just finding the cure and the toxic rain just gone! Seemed too quick too fast of a solution.
I received the audiobook thanks to NetGalley and the publisher....more
أول رواية ديستوبيا عربية أقرؤها، ويا لها من قراءة!!
الطابور والبوابة ونواتج "الأحداث المشينة"..
الطابور أصبح يمثل حياة الكثيرين الذين توقف أغلبهم عن مماأول رواية ديستوبيا عربية أقرؤها، ويا لها من قراءة!!
الطابور والبوابة ونواتج "الأحداث المشينة"..
الطابور أصبح يمثل حياة الكثيرين الذين توقف أغلبهم عن ممارسة حياتهم العادية ليقفوا بالطابور الذي يؤدي ل "البوابة" التي تمثل السلطة وصاحبة القرار في كل الأمور الحياتية للشعب. أغلبهم يقف بالطابور للحصول على "شهادة صلاحية المواطنة"، الشهادة التي تثبت أنه مواطن صالح يستحق العمل، يستحق العلاج، ... يستحق الحياة!! هذا الطابور الذي يمتد لكيلوميترات يقيم به قاطنوه ليل نهار بانتظار أن تفتح البوابة، بذلك الإيمان العميق بما ستقدمه لهم البوابة بعد أن تفتح لهم مصرعيها وستفتح لهم مصرعيها ربما بعد ساعة أو بعد يوم أو بعد أسبوع أو شهر لكنها ستفتح...
الرواية تركز على حكاية يحيى الذي أصيب في حوضه برصاصة يوم الأحداث المشينة، هذه الرصاصة التي لا نعرف مصدرها ولا كيف أصيب بها فعليا لكن البوابة تقوم بحاربته بشتى الطرق لإثبات عدم وجودها أصلا!!...more
This was DAAAMN good!! Though the first half was really boring, it got better!
I liked the Maven's story and I kinda shamelessly wanted more of him!! HThis was DAAAMN good!! Though the first half was really boring, it got better!
I liked the Maven's story and I kinda shamelessly wanted more of him!! How twisted and psycho his mother made him to be and his sick sweet spot for Mare!! Well I like him more than Cal the puppet 😠 I hope his character gonna give us some surprises next year!! 🙌
The book lift off perfectly from the last book to fall in a boring cycle of boring events...
Though the last chapters were really good, I didn't like hThe book lift off perfectly from the last book to fall in a boring cycle of boring events...
Though the last chapters were really good, I didn't like how she ended this book! Well mostly, I liked the beginning and then the last chapters when the true conflict of who really Mare is was at the peak 👌
Eager to see what Victoria Aveyard's would bring us next!!...more
Red Riding Hood.. The story of Scarlet and Wolf, and what an amazing story it was! And how amazingly Marissa twisted the classIt was amazingly great!!
Red Riding Hood.. The story of Scarlet and Wolf, and what an amazing story it was! And how amazingly Marissa twisted the classic story of Red Riding Hood we all know to bring out this epic story!...more
The first sci-fi I've read this year. And what a journey! A future where the world is destroyed, people are homeless and starved. And the only escape The first sci-fi I've read this year. And what a journey! A future where the world is destroyed, people are homeless and starved. And the only escape was inside a videogame! A huge universe size simulation!
It was just my type of a book, except I'm not really a videogamer! I used to play with my brothers when I was young ages ago!
So why just the 4 stars! I guess some little parts were off with me, I dont seem to be able to determine what exactly!...more
I really enjoyed my time reading this book, I never got bored and I never got enough of it!! And I certainly loved it more than I loved the first one,I really enjoyed my time reading this book, I never got bored and I never got enough of it!! And I certainly loved it more than I loved the first one, though I liked the latter big time as well..
The absense of Skylier the Purenet heroine did't messed up things rather than the rising of Dax in this book gave it another taste.. Though I've missed those two together, and I'm still waitting what this special bond they have.. Therefore I'm super excited about the continuation.. What Dax is gonna do? What happened to Skylier? Who is this famous Ayah? And what part is Trinity gonna play next?...more
I read it first as an ebook I won in a giveaway, then I got my free copy from the author and I couldn't help it but to reread it again <3
It was differI read it first as an ebook I won in a giveaway, then I got my free copy from the author and I couldn't help it but to reread it again <3
It was different from my first reading for I always enjoy my paperbacks better and though I loved it I didn't enjoy it as my first reading which makes every sense..