Life in Slake Patch by Mandy Eve-Barnett
Life in Slake Patch
by Mandy Eve-Barnett
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
Page after page revealed a life unthinkable. Evan could not imagine the possibilities. Images of men and women with children sitting, eating, and playing together in strange dwellings, so different from their log structures. Some made of a smooth, consistently shaped stone of sorts, while others towered above ground with shiny, gleamingsurfaces. There were no words to express the amazement. Surely, these pictures were the wild imaginings of a person possessed; they could not be true - especially compared to life in Slake Patch.Evan’s first exposure to this inconceivable life was through a trusted friend and mentor, Jacob. Shared through the secretive exploration of banned books and creative storytelling, Evan internalized the great tales of fantasy. Life prior to the Grand War was lived differently. Change came to the world due to that drastic event thus calling for extreme measures. Wise old Jacob could see the Grand War as reason enough for society to evolve in a fundamental way.Intrigued by the stories and burdened by the concepts he found to be desirable, Evan’s existence comes into question when he sees thatmaybe these unbelievable truths—things of the past—weren’t all that bad...
My Thoughts
We all get reading slumps. Even those of us who live on books, who spend more on books than on food, who have lived a thousand lives through reading. It’s always innocuous. It hits when you least expect it.
It hit me in June. The whole month, I could only stomach a chapter of reading at a time. I fell behind on all of the books I should have been reading for Fictionist, for Fiction Forward, and for myself.
Reading this book was the best decision I could have made. Because I want to shout from the rooftops about how amazing this book is. Within the first page, I was already hooked, which was heartening considering my slump.
Mandy Eve-Barnett's writing is immaculate. The characters are lovable, flawed, and interesting. The lore is unbelievably vivid and engrossing. The research she must have put into this book is astounding.
Highly Recommended!
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