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Harvest Day
- The Sovereign Code
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Godley
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Humans saved bees from extinction…and created the deadliest threat we’ve seen yet.
The loss of bees was heralded as the sixth wave of extinction. Economies crashed. Ecosystems collapsed. Wars were waged as countless starved. Luckily, humans were able to alter bees’ genetic code to deal with the hazards of pesticides and disease.
Inadvertently making their venom fatal to humans.
River grew up in the Green Zone, a haven for those who are Immune. Bees are free to fly, pollinating their prolific crops. Echo was raised in the Dead Zone, where bees are exterminated so vulnerable humans like her can live. Stealing from the heavily guarded Green Zone is a necessary part of survival.
River and Echo are both in their 17th year. They’re both about to have their immunity tested. And they’re both about to have their futures forever altered.
Ultimately, they’re about to become part of the final fight for human survival. Are bees really the enemy they need to defeat? Or is mankind a far greater threat?
Lovers of The Hunger Games and Maze Runner, prepare to be blown away. The authors of the best-selling series, The Thaw Chronicles, have crafted another unique dystopian adventure full of romance, twists, and excitement.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Ashdust
- 03-07-23
Disappointing
I really liked the concept of this book and having lived the Thaw Chronicles I was expecting good things. I was however sadly disappointed.
First the narration. The general reading was ok, but I found some of the voices so overdone and cartoonish I just couldn't listen anymore. I know it must be difficult to differentiate so many different characters, but I felt with this that at times I was listening to a cartoon, the voices in some cases were so extreme. One example is Reed.
The story itself was ok, unfortunately though not interesting enough to make me continue past my frustration at the voices.
I do have a couple of issues with the idea though...I get the idea of the story and it is very topical right now. I was interested to see how the author dealt with it...but first why did they need to test immunity in this way? Why put all your kids into an arena style situation, which couldn't be controlled and where the families stood and watched half of them die needlessly? Why not just inject kids with a controlled dose of bee venom at 16 in a lab, give them the antidote if needed, then send them off to the relevant area? Second why assign roles for important jobs randomly? Why not test aptitude for jobs to get people in places they can be most useful?
I do find issues like this with a lot of young adult dystopian novels, there needs to be suffering and drama for the story, but I do believe the suffering should be more than just a plot device for the story to touch people.
Maybe a reason is given later in the book. If it is I won't get far enough in to find out.
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