Monday, March 25, 2019

Review: The Book of Flora (The Road to Nowhere #3) by Meg Elison

The Book of Flora (The Road to Nowhere #3) by Meg Elison  (releasing April 23, 2019 from 47North)
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  

Goodreads Summary: 
In this Philip K. Dick Award–winning series, one woman’s unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution. In the wake of the apocalypse, Flora has come of age in a highly gendered post-plague society where females have become a precious, coveted, hunted, and endangered commodity. But Flora does not participate in the economy that trades in bodies. An anathema in a world that prizes procreation above all else, she is an outsider everywhere she goes, including the thriving all-female city of Shy. Now navigating a blighted landscape, Flora, her friends, and a sullen young slave she adopts as her own child leave their oppressive pasts behind to find their place in the world. They seek refuge aboard a ship where gender is fluid, where the dynamic is uneasy, and where rumors flow of a bold new reproductive strategy.
When the promise of a miraculous hope for humanity’s future tears Flora’s makeshift family asunder, she must choose: protect the safe haven she’s built or risk everything to defy oppression, whatever its provenance.

My Review:
I loved the first two books in this series: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife and The Book of Etta (check out my reviews for those HERE and HERE). I'm all about a feminist dystopian novel and while some have been weak (*ahem...Red Clocks...ahem*) Meg Elison delivers a post apocalyptic story full of characters who pull you in and make you invested in whatever comes next! Part Mad Max, part The Giver, but all original, this series is really one of my favorites and I can't wait for the next installment already! I definitely recommend this to lovers of Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam series, dystopia lovers, or anyone looking to read about a wide variety of gender identification, themes, and struggles. 


Share:

2 comments

Judy Krueger said...

One of these days I will get to this series. You make them sound so appealing. The Maddaddam is a top favorite of mine.

jack johnson said...

Thanks for sharing this wonderful information. View this also - Dystopian Book reviews

© Ivory Owl Reviews | All rights reserved.
Blog Layout Created by pipdig