Today, I am a host for the blog tour of Carmine, co-ordinated by YA Bound Book Tours.
Carmine by Alan Janney
Genre: YA Dystopian/Adventure/Romance
Publisher: 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 isher 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.
WRITING STYLE:
This book is told in the first person from the perspective of Carmine. The amount of effort put into building the world of New Los Angeles is what drew me in. The plot slowed in some places but I feel this was to allow room for character development, the introduction of new characters and some epic world building.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
The readers are reminded on many occasions that Carmine is only nineteen and in charge of a large number of people. Carmine herself states that she gets bored of strategic planning and has been designed for fighting… Carmine begins this novel waking up in an abandoned Wal-Mart with amnesia and suddenly finds herself the leader of a new created race of people and trying to find a place for them, just wanting to survive. The arc of Carmines character was amazing to read. Carmine slowly learns how to come to grips with her new power and become the Queen others see her as.
THEMES:
POWER: Power and might play a strong role in this novel. From political power and the development of a new type of government to strength and using that strength for great good or great evil.
POLITICS: When building a new dystopic society in fiction politic will always play a strong role. Much of this novel was devoted to world building and developing a society that is slowing being able to support itself and its citizens.
PASSION: Whether it is passion for her people, passion to survive, or passion for someone that she can’t seem to remember. Carmine displays this passion through the book and the outcomes of this passion on the society that has been built.
OVERALL THOUGHTS:
This was a book I went in not knowing what to expect. The world building of this dystopian society was amazing. I enjoyed the different personalities and new regime in New Los Angeles and found that there was something there for pretty much everyone. With action, romance, grit and angst… everyone will find something to enjoy about Carmine.
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LINKS:
Buy Link: Amazon
Author Links:
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GIVEAWAY:
Enter to win one of fifteen free copies of Carmine, OR Amazon gift cards!
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Thank you for being a part of this book tour and best of luck in the giveaway.
Keep Calm and Read On,
Kati
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