Thursday 29 October 2020

Review of Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom

 


Athena Vosh lives just like any other teenager from the year 2099. She watches reality shows with her friends, east well and occasionally wonders to herself what like would be like if men were still alive?

It has been almost 50 years, since an experimental virus accidentally killed all of the men on earth. However a controversial project is currently underway to bring men back. There's just one catch. The project has been sabotaged and stolen.

So begins Athen's Choise. When the police of 2099 are tasked with finding the saboteur, they recieve a mysterious command to investigate the otherwise innocuous Athena Vosh. After it becomes clear that the young girl might know more than she lets on., Athena is brought into partcipate in the official investigation. Simultaneously, the girl begins to experience a series of cryptic and confusing dreams which feature solely around a ruined library and an old book containing all the clues which reveal the saboteurs identity. As the police close in on the prize, Atthena find herself on a journey of her own. Her clue fillled dreams and the incorruptable spirit bring her face-to-face with a pair of forgotten truths about happiness and gender. The world in this book waits to see if men will return as Athena fights a seperate battle, culminating in the choice that will define her and others lives.

I found this young adult novel very compelling and this has something to do with Athena's narration and also her age as she is telling her story in her own words. I found this story a very captivating and i usually dont like science fiction however i love this story and it very unique story telling format. I like the elements in this book and it held me in the story and i wished that we has several more chapters to show what decision Athena makes in the end of the story.