~ Annabelle Blume
Publisher ~ Inkspell Publishing
Published ~ 7 August 2012
My Rating ~ 5 out of 5
Cressenda lives with her two sled
dogs, Tonk and Tilo, out in the icy wilderness far from the Collective. She’s
an Outlier, a Missing Person and if she’s caught (Reaped) she’ll be sent back
to the Collective to a work camp and Matched against her will. For ten years,
ever since her parents were Reaped when she was 16, she’s been on her own.
Surviving. Every trip to the Trade Path in the Collective runs the risk of
getting caught, but she has to get supplies every few months and it’s time to
make another trip. How much longer will her luck hold out?
I was sucked into this story
right from the start. It’s a short well-written dystopian story about a strong
woman and a strong man in an impossible hopeless situation. The world building
is excellent without wading through a lot prose. Sparse yet effective wording made
me feel as if I was right there living in that desolate world. So much so that
it was a shock when the story ended and I found myself sitting in my office
chair, feet up on my desk, A/C and fans running to beat the 100º heat and
wondering why I wasn’t traveling on a sled behind Tonk and Tilo speeding off
into my future.
I will most definitely read more
by Annabelle Blume. Bring it on!
*The publisher provided this
story to me for review. Please see disclaimer page.
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