Review: The Beginnings of A Chilling Dystopia
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2013
If you haven't read The Breeders Series, you really need to.  It is a well written, chilling dystopia that captures you from the first page.  While Nessa was not a favorite character from the first one, this story definitely gave her my empathy and made her more human than she is later.  Since females are a nearly extinct part of the population, they are highly valued and treated as objects, not people.  The men are brutal and tough and the possibility of love is slim.When 19 year old Merlin finds 18 year old Nessa, she has been physically abused by a gross older man for the past seven months.  Merlin wants her physically too, but Nessa finds herself attracted to him and they form a bonding relationship where he keeps her safe with lots of reading material and she gives him comfort.  When she finds herself pregnant, she is alarmed knowing that it will be taken away from her.In the end, Nessa believes the cynical doctor that love could fade, but safety lasted and makes her decisions accordingly.  Apparently her decision to turn off her heart made her into the woman she becomes in The Breeders.If you haven't read The Breeders Series Book One, I highly recommend it. Katie French is a descriptive and talented writer.  This book is YA17 with talk of sex and bloody killings. There is also a lot of  GD's  and other profanity.Would I/Did I buy it? Free DownloadWould I read it again?  YesWould I recommend it to friends? Yes