I received a copy of AQUIFER by Jonathan
Friesen from Thomas Nelson via BookSneeze.
I was thrilled at the chance to read it, as I’d seen the book in Barnes
and Noble, and fell in love with it. The
cover caught my attention first – you can feel the raised bubbles – and the
synopsis stole me away. Water is scarce
and those who control it are in charge.
It sounded like a great futuristic young adult novel. Then, a friend recommended I read it. She’s obsessed with dystopian stories so she
reads a lot of them, but she only tells me about the winners.
So, there I was, with a copy of the
book in hand. I was gripped from the prologue
forward. The action was nonstop, mixed
in with mystery, and the characters were riveting. The only downside I found involved the
descriptions. At times, I had trouble
picturing what was going on. Since this
was a whole new “world,” I would have liked to be immersed more. The first part of the story did set the stage
well – I must admit, it did drag at times – but I couldn’t picture the setting
or the characters, or what exactly they looked like.
I recommend this to dystopian fans,
and I will definitely look for more of his work.
...immersed...
ReplyDeleteA deliberate pun, Jori? ;o)