Genre: Satire
Description:
“Christmas 2032: The British Republic’s citizen government are about
to begin the second year of their time in office. Last year was pretty rough
for some of the randomly chosen ministers, despite the best efforts of the
Cabinet Support Team to keep them in line. But they survived, and news that the
nation came close to disaster never did leak out. They are wiser now. And a bit
cockier and possibly a tad bolshier. It’s just a pity someone will have to put
their life on the line this year…”
Author:
A native of the UK, Carolyn has worked in a number of professions,
from psychologist to driving a semi-truck to an editor and proofreader. Then
there's this author thing too, with two non-fiction books to her credit as well
as contributing to several more. This is the second book in her first fictional
series.
Appraisal:
This picks up the story of Queenie Mason who was introduced in the
first book of the series, Queenie’s
Teapot. It is taking place in the near future after the world’s political
systems have gone through some major upheaval and revisions.
In this
installment, Queenie continues to practice her own style of diplomacy while the
various other governmental officials scramble to deal with a crisis or two,
brought about due to how they handled a crisis in the first book. As in the
first book, this is an interesting combination of political satire and a future
world that may or may not be dystopian. (I can say for sure that it isn’t
utopian though.) If you liked the first installment, you’ll want to read this
one as well.
FYI:
Some adult language.
This is the second book in a series. Although it could probably be
read as a standalone, I advise reading the first book prior to reading this one
to get a full understanding of the political world it is happening in.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant errors.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 90-95,000 words
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