Shannon's Review - Unchosen by Katharyn Blair

Title: Unchosen
Series: Not at the moment
Author: Katharyn Blair
Illustrator/Book Cover Design: Chris Slabber and Molly Fehr
Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopian
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Received: Free For Honest Review
Release Date: January 2021
Pages: 416
Rating:





Author Katharyn Blair’s Official Websites:





Website:
https://www.katharynblair.com/

Blog:
https://www.katharynblair.com/blog

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Shannon’s Thoughts:

Charlotte and her two sisters have survived the virus that has spread throughout the world. There is a mythology about the chosen one who will save the world. The chosen one happens to be Charlotte’s younger sister. Her older sister is the leader of their compound who fights the infected. Charlotte feels average but fights for her life not to be.

I enjoyed this from the very beginning. The character Charlotte is very relatable. She will do whatever she can for her family even if that means being cannon fodder for them. The facts we learn about the virus and how it affects people was interesting and different from anything I had seen before. The different levels of infection made a good creepy atmosphere.

Charlotte was sometimes very whiney. She very much had the “Jan Brady Complex” going for her which isn’t flattering. I tried to chalk it up to she is a teenager and dealing with life the way it was for her...so she was allowed some whining. If it were me as a character I bet I would have whined more.

I enjoyed the story and at times reminded me of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The writing was very easy to jump into, and I feel I will be reading more from the author, Katharyn Blair.

Shannon's Review - The Color Of Rain by Cori McCarthy

Title: The Color Of Rain

Series: N/A

Author: Cori McCarthy

Genre: Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Young Adult

Publisher: Running Press

Received: From Author For Review

Release Date: May 2013

Pages: 352

Rating:

Author Cori McCarthy Official Websites:

Website

http://www.corimccarthy.com/

Blog

http://www.corimccarthy.com/category/blog-posts/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/authorcorimccarthy/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/CoriMcCarthy

Shannon’s Thoughts:

Teenager Rain lives in a dark world where many of the people catch an illness that robs them of their memory not unlike alzheimer's.  She has already lost both parents and a brother and she is now about to lose her younger brother, the only family she has left. She does what she has to find a cure and save him even if that means she has to sell herself to do it.

I had never really read a story like this.  I usually stay away from sci-fi but I was pleasantly surprised with The Color Of Rain. The fact that Rain goes to any extreme to save her brother, her friend and sometimes herself was a little shocking to me. The story had a darkness to it.  Just when you thought things might get better it got a little worse.

The Color Of Rain is another ones of those stories that falls in the category wanting more after finished. I wanted a sequel.  It ends well enough but I just wanted to know what else happened. I am also a little surprised it is considered a young adult book.  It does have some heavy adult themes.

I finished the book a few months ago and the story still sticks with me. Which to me means it was a good read.  My mind still wanders to the characters wondering what they are doing.  Or if I would sacrifice myself for my family the way Rain did. The story cuts deep and shocks your core a little but worth a read.