Boca Raton by Lauren Groff
Series: Warmer #2
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction
Pages: 34
Published By: Amazon Original Stories on 30th October, 2018
Format: Ebook
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Book Synopsis:
During an eco-friendly cleanup at the beach, Ange finds something horrifying in the brush. The sickening, heartbreaking evidence of an irreversibly changing earth triggers dread about the future for her daughter. But as reasoned worries slide into paranoia, reality itself begins to untether. For Ange, there may be no stepping back from the destructive darkness of her sleepless nights.
Book Review
As part of my โAmazon Originalsโ Summer Project, I am reading through short stories published by Amazon. A spin wheel picked them at random, and I ended up getting the second book in the โWarmerโ series. I hadnโt heard of this author before, so I was intrigued to find out what I would think of their writing. Because I have Amazon Prime, the eBook was included, so I didnโt have to pay for it either.
Iโll start by saying that Iโm not really a dystopian reader, so I was very apprehensive going into this one. I enjoyed the other book Iโve read in this series, but this one left me completely baffled. I went into the story completely blind, knowing nothing about the plot, characters, or what to expect. Unfortunately, that sense of anticipation made the experience even more disappointing. What I hoped would be an engaging read ultimately fell flat, leaving me deflated and confused by the time I reached the end.
Perhaps Iโm the problem rather than the book. I suspect I either missed something important or simply failed to connect with it in the way the author intended. Whatever the reason, the experience didnโt work for me. I also donโt feel that it fully explored the climate change theme that I believe this series is tackling. Instead, it seemed to focus more on a depression linked to pollution rather than climate change itself.
There isnโt much more I can say because I spent most of the book wondering, โWhat on earth is going on?โ I found the plot difficult to follow because of the chaotic nature of the main character. I understood why she was behaving that way, but it still made the story incredibly confusing at times. When I finished the book, I was left thinking, โWhat did I just read?โ
I personally wouldnโt recommend this story, but reading is subjective. If you decide to pick it up, you may enjoy it far more than I did. Iโm a little apprehensive about what the rest of the books in this series have to offer, considering I had a fairly strong start. I also donโt think Iโll be rushing to read another Lauren Groff story any time soon.
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