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Uppstigandet (2014)

by Karen Bao(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

9174995847 (ISBN13: 9789174995848)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Modernista

series

Dove Chronicles

review 1: Just read the ARC for this book and met the author at a Penguin sponsored dinner. She is a super smart and very interesting as one would expect from meeting her characters and seeing the world she had created. Really enjoyed the refreshing point of view and multicultural cast of characters. Keep in mind that she wrote this when she was 17! The lead character experiences a lot of feelings and drama but she sees things in a rational observation of the world around her. She interprets things using her understanding of science and physiology and physics. The knife throwing arc or pupil dilation lie detector test etc...Highly recommended for a YA reader who is tired of the boys being the only ones who get to fight and save their world. In this book the girl can volunteer and ex... morecel at that role. It is honestly struggled for. Highlights: environmental themes, girls doing science! how to succeed against violent bullies, family loyalty, great little sister character, how to grow food on the moon, international relations between a moon colony and earth,
review 2: This young adult dystopian/science fiction novel follows Phaet, a fifteen year old girl living on the moon. Taking place during the 2300's, the moon has been colonized for several generations as life on Earth deteriorated. Phaet's mother has been arrested for unknown reasons and Phaet decides to join the Militia in order to keep her siblings out of the dangerous "Shelter" and to pay for her mother's legal fees. I absolutely loved the lunar setting and the science behind the world building. The set-up of the bases and the governance of the moon are compelling and conceivable in regards to the story. Overall it is a well written book but I think that the characters, especially Phaet, were inconsistent throughout. She was all over the place emotionally and while it could be chalked up to her age, I don't think that some of her actions were quite credible. That said, I really did enjoy this book and the ending set up extremely well for the sequel. I received this book from Penguin's First to Read program in exchange for an honest review. less

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