by Anna Silver
Published April 4th 2013
by Sapphire Star Publishing
Thoughts:
I was really curious as to how the author could come up with such an interesting idea in creating a dystopian world where everything is actually old or reprocessed. Even ideas and creative works are remade in Capital City so London; the main character definitely stood out and were even told to concealed her talents when she inadvertently invented a new song.
I've never encountered a dystopian book that focussed on musical and creative elements so it is indeed a welcome change after reading so much unecessary violence in YA dystopian books. However, it took some time for the story to pick up its pace and the rather slow beginning might confuse and turn off some readers.
What I love most however is the interesting characters and their individual traits. London and her bandmates are a colourful bunch who discovered that they have been experiencing something unique and then decided to take some action. I really can't wait for the next in the series to find out more about these characters and how can they solve the mystery of being an Otherborn.
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Summary from Goodreads:
London and her teenage friends live in a reprocessed world.
Confined within Capital City’s concrete walls, London has done the impossible and the illegal. She’s created something New- a song. But her mentor, club owner Pauly, is not impressed. Since the historic Energy Crisis forced everyone behind walls generations ago, the Tycoons have ensured there is truly nothing new allowed under the sun. Pauly warns London to keep her song to herself, if she knows what’s good for her.
What he doesn’t know is that London is keeping an even bigger secret: she dreams. And she’s not alone. London’s band-mates and friends have begun dreaming as well, seeing themselves in “night pictures” as beings from another world. As Otherborn, they must piece together the story of their astral avatars, the Others, in order to save their world from a dreamless, hopeless future.
When Pauly is murdered and an Otherborn goes missing, London realizes someone is hunting them down. Escaping along the Outroads, they brave the deserted Houselands with only their dreams to guide them. Can they find their friend before the assassin finds them? Will being Otherborn save their lives, or destroy them?
I was really curious as to how the author could come up with such an interesting idea in creating a dystopian world where everything is actually old or reprocessed. Even ideas and creative works are remade in Capital City so London; the main character definitely stood out and were even told to concealed her talents when she inadvertently invented a new song.
I've never encountered a dystopian book that focussed on musical and creative elements so it is indeed a welcome change after reading so much unecessary violence in YA dystopian books. However, it took some time for the story to pick up its pace and the rather slow beginning might confuse and turn off some readers.
What I love most however is the interesting characters and their individual traits. London and her bandmates are a colourful bunch who discovered that they have been experiencing something unique and then decided to take some action. I really can't wait for the next in the series to find out more about these characters and how can they solve the mystery of being an Otherborn.
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