This is the front end of a doubleshot. This afternoon, look for Fredlet's take on the same book.
Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: YA/Dystopian
Approximate word count: 45-50,000 words
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Author:
A former
high school math teacher, S.L. Baum now works as a substitute elementary school
teacher, chauffeur for her kids, and novelist. She lives with her family in the
Southwestern United States. Her The Immortal Ones series has four books, thus
far. Her book Lush began a dystopian serial
for young adults with Hush as the
continuation.
Description:
Hush is the continuation of the serial
which began with Lush. In this
installment Bluebell has a kind of coming out as the “Lush Ambassador.” She
then does a tour of each of the four regions of Concord, the fictional
dystopian world where the story takes place. As Bluebell visits each Concord region
she learns more about the world she’s living in as well as more about things
she’s not meant to find out, including her past.
Appraisal:
In my
review of Lush, the first installment
in this dystopian serial, I discussed how its world was unlike a typical
dystopia. The primary difference is that the standard of living is high,
lacking the squalor and poverty of a normal dystopia. But like most dystopias,
life is far from ideal. In Concord, life appears good, with a healthcare system
that provides a long, good life. However, with the government also making many
life decisions for the people, maybe it isn’t so good after all.
As the
story continues we, through Bluebell, begin to see the chinks in the armor.
Maybe some of the positives about Concord are only illusion. As more
information comes out about Bluebell’s mother, Bluebell is given clues to some
of Concord’s faults. When I finished Lush,
I was interested in seeing where this serial was headed, both because I found
the world interesting and wanted to see what happened to the characters. But I
didn’t feel fully invested. This installment changed that.
Format/Typo Issues:
Review is
based on a beta copy which means I’m unable to grade the final product in this
area.
Rating: ***** Five stars
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