Review: Rebirth
It's an exceptional author who can move you with the beauty of the emotions they evoke. It's more obvious when it's joy, hope or love that you're talking about. But just as beautiful, in their own way, are the wrenching feelings Sophie Littlefield elicits in her dystopian Aftertime trilogy. In this second installment, we see grief, despair, and hopelessness. It's heartbreaking, but you can't look away. You don't want to look away. You keep reading, refusing to relinquish the hope that after the darkness will come the dawn; after the misery, we'll be rewarded with some kind of triumph.
Cass is devastated by Smoke's abandonment. She blames herself for allowing him access to her heart. She acts out, trying to harden herself. She makes reckless choices that you can see like a train wreck a mile away. And maybe that will alienate some readers. To me, it just made me see her as more broken. She is trying to rebuild the wall around herself that Smoke had penetrated, and somehow manages to drag Dor into her warped decisions in the process. The book follows Cass, Dor and Ruthie as they infiltrate the Rebuilder camp and learn more about the group's nefarious plans.
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Rebirthby Sophie LittlefieldRelease Date: July 19, 2011Publisher: Luna Books
Labels: ARC, by Jen, post-apocalypse, Sophie Littlefield, Zombies
3 Comments:
Wow, I can tell you really liked this book. Fab review! And no hearing that there were zombies was a complete surprise. I trust you that it is merely a backdrop though :)
I did love it! It's the sequel to Aftertime. The zombies played a bigger part in the first book, but it still was really more about the characters. I can't wait to read the last book in the trilogy... but it's still months away.
I love zombie apocalypse books & you are correct that you barely know that they have a role in this book. I love this series. Wondering where the ending will go. Great review, thanks for sharing.
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