dystopian fiction about a near future where the protagonists are forced to seek refuge in a women’s commune. the text was easy and quick to read, and I finished the text within 24 hours. I have already read the author’s Vox, which I preferred, but can see now the author’s recurring plot points and focuses. This text was more shocking in comparison, and could have used a trigger warning as I chose to read this as it would be a bit of a lighter, less content-heavy text. The text only touched the surface on many issues, especially the role of transgenderism in the feminist movement, and the protagonist felt like a (white) saviour at times, who enjoys playing devil’s advocate - it felt like the author reflected herself in the protagonist too. the representation of trauma post-sexual assault felt very surface level and in fact forgotten quite quickly, which felt inauthentic. I would like to see more in-depth or diverse analysis of intersectional feminism in this author’s texts.

I didn't find this one as gripping as the others by this author. And found the plot vague and hard to understand at times. However it's was still a nice flowing and easy to read book and I enjoyed the ending

Miranda and her teenage daughter Emma are forced to flee to the only safe place left after another Great Depression destroys the United States' economy. The only thing is that this safe place is a feminist colony created by her mother whom Miranda fell out with years ago. When Miranda and Emma finally make it to Femlandia, they are met with skepticism. Emma, who experienced a traumatic event on the trip, attaches herself to Miranda's adopted sister Jen who runs the colony. Miranda feels like Emma is being taken away from her especially when she discovers that Emma is pregnant. Things don't feel right to Miranda, so she does a little snooping. What she finds changes everything she thought about Femlandia and her mother. #Femlandia #NetGalley

This had so much potential to be a great story, but just ended up women being horrible to one another.

This is The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, but worse for boys. Very well executed!

I’m a huge fan of Christmas Dalcher’s work having really enjoyed Q and Viox and was delighted to find an early copy on NetGalley .Even more amazing was that it coincided with me discovering how to load NetGalley books onto my kindle
Feminism and Dystopia are amongst the best topics for a novel and I had very high expectations of this book .
After reading some reservations mainly in the set up for the “end of the world” in this case it was a global financial crisis .I would have liked more about this as I felt the story too quickly ended up with a depopulated scenario with the main character and her daughter amongst the very few survivors without really looking into the how this happened
Once the pair had reached the women only refuge of Femlandia the story picked up and the characters gradual realisation that all was not right was sinister and exciting
I found this book much lighter than her previous magnificent novels ,this one was more Stephen King than Margaret Atwood .If you are in the mood for a quicker less thought provoking read though I think this book will be for you .I’d pack it in my suitcase or kindle next time we are able to fly to a beach holiday
A tiny end note was that this was the first time I’d loaded NetGalley onto my kindle and I was disappointed by the formatting there were numbers at the end of every line and odd setting of lines which made reading a less enjoyable experience.You could say well wait abs but the book when it’s published and you are probably right but then I am trying to develop a book blog and mostly concentrating on books about to be released