Life by Rebecca BellistonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
(I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.)
This dystopian novel finds the USA in a state of ruin after a series of stock market crashes. It's a nice change from the usual alien invasion or world war 3 catalysts that we are used to reading. Although I believe the situation of stock market crashes would cause the mass chaos that ensued, I find it hard to believe that no major threat was issued from other countries. There's no mention of any military presence or of a force to protect the citizens - just the every day patrolling by local police whose main concern is arresting illegals.
The character building of the people living in the clan is wonderful. You get a great insight into how different personalities would react to the living circumstances.
Life is essentially a romance novel and the love blossoms realistically. No insta-loving, insta-infatuation or insta-attraction/lust.
Belliston does a fantastic job with the story and I look forward to the sequel Liberty.
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