![]() And some would probably find their way underground, where such a thing is possible. There would surely be groups of people, entire communities that would go back to old values. (Hot water has been banned and the government controls fish byproducts, or something along those lines.) But in a world destroyed by a disease, with no government, internet or means of transportation, extremely violent gangs would undoubtedly form, as they did in Deuce’s world. ![]() I need them to make sense, but sometimes they truly do appear as if they’d been created by YA Dystopia Story Generator. Let’s start with the worldbuilding, shall we? I can be rather nitpicky when it comes to dystopian worlds. I’m very familiar with her work – I’ve read everything she’s published under her own name, some books more than once even, and I’ve long ago stopped being surprised by how consistently good she is. The list of reasons why Ann Aguirre’s books always affect me so deeply is about three miles long. There’s a reason for everything, and a million reasons for some things. No, I was terrified because, even before starting it, I knew it would crush me into tiny Maja bits. After reading 11 of her books and loving them all, I know perfectly well what she’s capable of. (Oh, stop trying to run away, I’m not about to start singing for real.) I must admit I was terrified of reading this book, but not because I doubted Aguirre in the least. Here we are again: me singing praise to Ann Aguirre and you guys putting up with me. ![]()
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