Review: Interesting ideas and beautiful love stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
The idea of this book is really interesting, a future version of Earth where gay couples are the norm and being straight is considered an anomaly. It's a nice reminder that "normal" is just a concept defined by majorities and we shouldn't take it too seriously, nor rush when labeling something as "abnormal."I do believe love is just that, not bound by gender and circumstances, and couple dynamics in this book draw you in. But it all seemed a bit rushed. There's a bunch of new names (and variations of them) right from the start, a lot of background details on the post apocalyptic world and its rules, and so many love stories that develop at the same time, that I think some parts of the story needed more attention. The version I downloaded from Amazon also needed some more editing, but I could overlook that.The 2 mothers + 2 fathers family unit is quite fun to explore. Raven and Tanis are by far my favorite couple and there's a lot of potential for this story to evolve in future books. I am extremely curious to see how the new ruling family will interact.