Cody T. Luff

Set in a dystopic future, calories have become currency. In the farms, girls are raised to be meat, and manipulated by fear mongering women. In the farms, ordering an A ration, means that a fellow girl is killed and processed. Cynthia, accused of ordering an A ration is beaten by the other girls in the farm. In revenge, she orders A ration after A ration, forcing the deaths of a whole floor of girls. In punishment, she is force fed A ration after A ration by Ms. Glennoc. When the farm owner finds out, she turns out Ms. Glennoc and Cynthia to the streets.

This was a very odd world. I wish much more had been explained about the system. I spent most of the book cringing, yet I kept reading because I needed to know what happened next. I'm not sure I would re-read this book, but I would pick up another book by this author. Overall, 3 out of 5 stars.… (más)

I received a copy as an Early Reviewer.

Maybe I'm jaded from watching and reading too much horror, but I didn't find this to be as shocking as a lot of other people did. There certainly is plenty of gore, and I can see how some might even consider it gratuitous, but it seemed rather par for the course for me. The story feels a bit like a typical grimdark dystopian, though it stands out for being entirely focused on female characters (in this world, all men are dead). I found the world-building to be frustratingly vague.

Overall this is the kind of book I would enjoy reading in the moment, but not one that will particularly stick with me down the line.… (más)