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Bezig met laden... What We Harvestdoor Ann Fraistat
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. What We Harvest is Ann Fraistat's debut novel - a YA read entitled What We Harvest. For 150 years, the four founding families of the small village of Hollow's End have prospered. Their animals and crops are marveled at by visitors. Wren's family grows 'rainbow' wheat that is delicious in bread. Some even say it has almost magical health benefits. All four families are thriving until…the blight arrives. The last farm to be touched is Wren's family farm. Wren believes it's up to her to save the farms - as she thinks she caused the blight. There's one other person she can ask to help - her ex boyfriend Derek who is also a descendant of the original four families. The will they, won't they romantic storyline is well done. And - what book doesn't benefit from a loyal dog? If you’re kind of a fan of zombie movies (raises hand) you’ll enjoy Fraistat's world building. The blight is mercurial, slithering and sliding into everything and everyone. It gave me goosebumps. Wren is great lead character - she’s strong, brave, a bit reckless, but determined save the farms and folks of Hollow's End. What she finds isn’t it at all what she expected. Or me either. There’s lots of action and danger as encounters and skirmishes with the blight increase both in frequency and danger. How can the blight be beaten? Will Wren have to sacrifice herself for the good of the town and it's inhabitants? I do think there was perhaps one too many skirmish for me. It started to feel just a tad repetitive to me. I was eager to get to the resolution. Isn't the cover gorgeous? And I liked the title's nod to the phrase "You reap what you sow." What We Harvest is a strong debut. I would happily pick up the nest book from this author. Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I got a copy of this book through NetGalley to review. Thoughts: This was a bit of an odd book but I enjoyed it. It's about a small town known for its farming that is caught under some weird sort of plague caused by a quicksilver-like material. It ends up being a strange blend of zombie horror, alchemy, and a mysterious almost cult-like history. I enjoyed the characters and the story well enough. It was engaging and easy to read. It was pretty different from anything I had read before, so I really appreciated the premise and creativity here. It gets a bit spooky at points but is never outright scary. There is a bit of a love story between a couple of the main characters, but that’s not really the focus of the story. The story focuses more on Wren trying to find her parents and figure out what is causing the plague. My Summary (4/5): Overall I enjoyed this. It was a creepy little read that initially looks like a zombie story but ends up being something completely different. If you are looking for a quirky, spooky read about a farming community getting into things they shouldn't, this may be the book for you. I will definitely be checking out future books by Fraistat. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The farms of Hollow's End were blessed with miracle crops, especially the shimmering, iridescent wheat of Wren's family farm, but then the black mercury blight came, and the blight destroys everything: crops turned to silver-black sludge, animals sickened and blinded, even people; Wren believes she is responsible, and desperate to save Hollow's End she turns to her ex-boyfriend--but they find that there is a lot they do not know about their town and its miracle crops, and that their ancestors have a lot to answer for. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The cast of characters is superb, the action and creepiness right up there, and the ending one where readers will feel as wrung out as the players when they close the book. Definitely a good choice for library collections where YA horror is popular. ( )