BOOK TITLE: Prismatic
AUTHOR: Sarah
Elle Emm
GENRE: Fiction
/ YA/ dystopian
NUMBER OF PAGES: 249
FORMAT: Digital
SERIES / STANDALONE: Harmony
Run #1
REVIEW BY: Dhivya
Balaji
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: I
thank Debdatta D Sahay for this review copy.
SUMMARY:
Rare glimpses of birds are the only
reminder of the freedoms Rain Hawkins once had. Now segregated into a
mixed-race zone within the United Zones of the Authority, under tyrannical rule
of President Nicks, Rain is forced to endure the bleak conditions set upon her.
The possibility of a way out arises when Rain discovers an organized resistance
called The Freedom Front, and learns that she, along with many other
multi-racial people, has special abilities. Determined to overcome her situation,
Rain sets out on a mission with the resistance that will fill her life with
wonder, romance, and the undying hope for a better world.
REVIEW:
REVIEW:
Tyrants everywhere fear the people
they oppress, for one day; the people rise up in revolt and can easily
overthrow the establishment.
Prismatic follows the same kind of
story line - it is a first person narrative of Rain, a teenage girl. The story
starts in 2046 and most of it is in 2050. USA as we know it has been taken over
by Elizabeth Nicks, a fifty something woman who has plans for world domination.
She has become president through elections and once she gained power, had
completely abolished the current political system and instead pacified people
by giving out perks like renewable energy powered vehicles.
Rain and her family are only few of
the many people who have been moved from their residence to some government
controlled enclosed space. Far from the comforts of the homes they built from
their own sweat and blood, the people are being forced to live in segregated
colonies. The character of Elizabeth seems umbridge-sque, and of course, like
all tyrants, she wants every communication channel controlled and people
segregated racially. Placed among other segregated people, Rain learns of the
many horrors committed and with the helps of others like her attempts to
overthrow the system.
The concept of calling the tyrant
'Tricky Nicky' made me smile everytime I read it, no matter how serious the
book was at the time. Maybe because I had read too many stories where teenagers
revolt against an establishment, or because all stories follow more or less the
same path and sometimes show that the protagonists have special powers, I felt
that this book did not offer anything extraordinarily new. But for someone who
has not read these types of novels, every twist and turn would be intriguing
and the struggle of the characters might seem inspiring. This is basically a
novel about human fight for freedom from a tyrant's oppressive rule.
The language is fairly decent and the
plot, though predictable keeps the readers interest alive. The writing makes
sure I will read the other books of the series. The characters are written with
decent depth. The expected quintessential romance angle is also present, making
the book lively for a set of readers. Overall, a nice read generally and a
really interesting story if you have not tried this genre yet
WHAT I LIKED: The
language and writing style
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: Personally
felt that it follows stereotypes of this genre – but not a deal breaker
VERDICT: Gives
what you expect from a novel of this genre.
RATING: 3.8/5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sarah Elle Emm is the author of the HARMONY
RUN SERIES, a young-adult fantasy and dystopian series, released in May 2012 by
Winter Goose Publishing. (PRISMATIC, May 2012, OPALESCENT, February 2013,
CHATOYANT, September 2014, NACREOUS, August 2015) Her debut fiction novel,
MARRYING MISSY, was published by Bird Brain Publishing in October 2011. Sarah
is a graduate of The University of Evansville, she has lived and worked in
Mexico, Germany, England, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and has traveled extensively
beyond. Sarah lives in Naples, Florida with her family. When she’s not walking
the plank of her daughters’ imaginary pirate ship or snapping photos of
Southwest Florida scenery, she is writing.
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Kindle, Paperback
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Kindle, Paperback
PRICE: $1.99 for Kindle and
$11.75 for Paperback
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