#Dustborn review skin

I loved that! I never really believed in the Gods that they kept talking about, but it was awesome that their origin was a General just trying to give his people hope.

I love that he ended up being her half brother instead.Īlso, the twist of Verdant being a lie was awesome! The scene where they found Eden, the underground bunker, with all of the Old World tech and their history was easily my favorite part. I’m grateful for that twist, too, because I was worried the book was setting up for a love triangle. I also appreciated that there were a few surprises along the way! View Spoiler » I guessed that the man who gave Delta the lodestone was her father, but the fact that Reed was her brother totally caught me by surprise! It takes a lot to surprise me these days. I flew through the first half of it in one sitting – I was super bummed because I had to put it down to sleep! I easily could have finished it all in one chunk if it weren’t for adulting. It was awesome! I absolutely LOVED the post-apocalyptic dust world, it was fantastic! The pacing was fast and the story was compelling, and I found myself gobbling this book up. It felt a lot like Blood Red Road paired with a reverse Waterworld. Contagion was good, Taken was okay, and I didn’t like Vengeance Road. The cover and synopsis drew me in when I first heard about this one, but I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy it because Bowman’s books have been hit or miss for me. This is the book I’ve been waiting for and didn’t even know it! In the sea of 3 star books I’ve read in the past few months, it was refreshing to read something that sucked me in, and I needed that. My thoughts I was born of this dust, and I am never going to escape it. What Delta doesn’t count on is what waits at the Verdant: a long-forgotten secret that will shake the foundation of her entire world. If Delta can trust Asher, she just might decode the map and trade evidence of the Verdant to the General for her family. So when raiders sent by a man known as the General attack her village, Delta suspects he is searching for her.ĭelta sets out to rescue her family but quickly learns that in the Wastes no one can be trusted-perhaps not even her childhood friend, Asher, who has been missing for nearly a decade. In a wasteland plagued by dust squalls, geomagnetic storms, and solar flares, many would kill for it-even if no one can read it.

#Dustborn review skin

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adultĭelta of Dead River sets out to rescue her family from a ruthless dictator rising to power in the Wastes and discovers a secret that will reshape her world in this postapocalyptic Western mashup for fans of Mad Max and Gunslinger Girl.ĭelta of Dead River has always been told to hide her back, where a map is branded on her skin to a rumored paradise called the Verdant. Published by HMH Books for Young Readers ()