Carmine
by Alan Janney
Genre: YA Dystopian/Adventure/Romance
Sparkle Press
Summary:
She wakes as society crumbles
She wakes up with no memory
She wakes up a queen
The girl once known as Katie Lopez wakes up in an abandoned
Wal-Mart with no memory, possessing only the vague sense that something
has happened. Where is her family? Where is her
boyfriend? She has a faint recollection of him, a ghost of a memory.
The world, she discovers, is staggering from the weight of rampaging mutants,
victims of a bizarre surgery gone wrong. Once intended to bring about a
utopia, now the victims threaten societal meltdown. Much to her surprise,
the girl with no memory discovers she is their queen.
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we have a young woman who awakens in an abandoned Wal-Mart with no recollection
of who she is. She has a feint feeling that she has a boyfriend but she doesn’t
know who he is or where he is. She has also wonders where her family is. After
wakening she starts to explore Wal-Mart and decides she needs to do a little “shopping”
while she is there before she sets out on her journey. While she is shopping
she sees other people there doing a little shopping of their own. It doesn’t
take her long to realize that these people are watching her and begin to follow
her.
She
wonders why all these people have decides to follow her but she decides to keep
quiet about it for the time being. She soon learns that they consider her their
queen. She tries telling them that she is not a queen but they don’t listen.
But with Carmine being the person she is with a big soft heart and someone who
has always liked taking care of people and being like a mother to them just
lets it go. Besides these people just need someone take charge and tell them
what to do. So she does what she does best and that is to help people. So she
becomes their leader and helps them to build up a new society and a new L.A.
While
Carmine has a big heart and lots of people following her she still has a few
enemies out in the world who what nothing more than to destroy her and take
over their new home. But Carmine won’t back down to anyone. She may have a soft
heart but she is very strong and becoming stronger everyday with the virus
running through her body. Although she is strong her enemies are stronger.
She
does have a few people out there that are like her or born with the infection
who is on her side and wants to help her fight her enemies but Carmine does not
trust easily and has no intentions of accepting help from anyone. She can fight
her own battles. War is coming. Can Carmine fight her own battles or will she
end up needing help from her new friends?
I
liked the world that the author has created for Carmine and her new family. I
like all the character well most of them anyways but I would like to know more
about Carmine and her life before. I would also like to know more about the “Outlaw”
who he is and what is his story? And what about Kayla and her life/story. I
would also like to see more of Kayla and a certain someone get to spend more
time together. I can’t wait to see what the author has instore for Carmine, the
Outlaw, Kayla and all the rest of the characters. Where will they go next?
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1 comments:
This one seems like a really interesting read, and it seems like you really enjoyed it so on the TBR list it goes. Great review.
-Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
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